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10,270 km 2 (3,966 sq mi) • Water. 5,630 km 2 (2,175 sq mi) The Thumb is a region and a peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan, so named because the Lower Peninsula is shaped like a mitten. The Thumb area is generally considered to be in the Central Michigan region, east of the Flint area and the Tri-Cities and north of Metro Detroit.
January 25, 1971. Sanilac Petroglyphs Historic State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Michigan. The park, also known as ezhibiigadek asin ( Ojibwe for "written on stone") [ 5] consists of 240 acres (97 ha) in Greenleaf Township, Sanilac County, in Michigan's Thumb. It contains the largest collection of Native American petroglyphs in ...
At a total area of 97,990 square miles (253,800 km 2) – including those territorial waters – Michigan is the largest state east of the Mississippi River, and the eleventh largest state overall. More than half of the state's land area – 30,156 square miles (78,100 km 2) – is still forest . The state lies roughly between 41° and 49 ...
[1] [4] The county was created by Michigan Law on April 1, 1840, from land in Sanilac County and attached to Saginaw County for administrative purposes. [5] The Michigan Legislature passed an act on March 2, 1850, that empowered the county residents to organize governmental functions. [1] [2] Tuscola County is one of five counties in the Thumb ...
St. Louis. Mid-Michigan Correctional Facility and Pine River Correctional Facility consolidated October 17, 2010 and now called Central Michigan. Charles Egeler Reception and Guidance Center. RGC. Jackson. Chippewa Correctional Facility. URF. Kincheloe. Cooper Street Correctional Facility.
73000949. Added to NRHP. March 20, 1973. Pointe aux Barques ( / pɔɪnt ə bɑːrks / point-ə-BARKS) Lighthouse and Maritime Museum is an active lighthouse and adjoining museum located in Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located along the shores of Lake Huron on the northeastern tip of the Thumb.
Part of Corewell Health. Formerly Mecosta County Medical Center and Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital. Part of Munson Healthcare. Formerly Mercy Hospital–Cadillac. Part of McLaren Health Care Corporation. Formerly Caro Community Hospital. Part of University of Michigan Health - Sparrow. Formerly Carson City Hospital.
Lansing, is the capital of Michigan and centrally located in the Lower Peninsula. It is the fifth largest city in the state. The Lansing-East Lansing metropolitan area is the third largest metro area in Michigan. Flint is the sixth largest city in the state and an important center for Michigan's automotive industry.