Talk:The Thumb

message: I'm from Michigan, and I've NEVER heard it called this. "The Thumb" yes. Never thumb country. I went around and asked my fellow Michiganders, and they'd never heard of such a thing either. Neither has google. Refactoring to follow. Mackensen (talk) 23:08, 20 Dec 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: The colored map looks nice, but it needs to be replaced. It makes multiple errors.  Lansing is not in Southern Michigan, and the region south of the Thumb is Southeast Michigan.  Much of it (not all) is coextensive with Metro Detroit, but they are two separate concepts. Funnyhat 17:50, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Usage

message: I'm from Huron county and I most often hear the thumb referred to as Huron, Tuscola, and Sanilac counties.  However, Thumb Area Michigan Works includes Lapeer county as well.  However, I have never seen or heard of Saint Clair county being included in the thumb.  We need to find an authoritative source on this or reach a consensus on what to do about these two disputable counties. Bradkoch2007 21:47, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: In responce from the above, when I came across this page I thought the counties reffered to as the "thumb" were not streatching it one bit. In the physical aspect, St. Clair and Lapeer Counties pass the test for being thumb counties. Also, Bradkoch2007, St. Clair Community Collage has campuses in Sanliac and Huron Counties. There are many businesses in St. Clair County with "Thumb" in their title, and there are many businesses in St. Clair and Lapeer Counties that serve the thumb area.Also Many tourists come to St. Clair and Lapeer counties for the same reason they come to Huron, Tuscola, and Sanilac counties. If that's not enough, crops grown in St. Clair and Lapeer Counties are exactaly the same as the thumb. Sugarbeets, Corn, Navy Beans, Soy Beans and more. To me, Everything adds up to just one thing: Lapeer & St Clair Counties are in the Thumb!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cgord (talk • contribs) 23:15, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Which counties are in the thumb? 

message: FWIW, I fixed up the road section, so they are complete with signs and proper links.
What it needs is a discussion of what each of the roads do.  See, for example, the way I did it in Northern Michigan.  The end of road links and a description would be helpful.  The links and the basic descriptions are all now tied in to the road links.
I'm not trying to give out assignments, but if somebody is motivated it would be a great project to complete.
My spouse wants me to get back to earning a living.
Best to you all.
7&6=thirteen (talk) 02:16, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: There seems to be confusion over M-25 and where it ends in Port Huron, Michigan. Refering to the St. Clair County, MI map, it shows M-25 starting at exit #266 on US I-94 near Marysville, Michigan. Other resources state that M-25 starts in downtown Port Huron. I'm form the Port Huron area, and the signage for M-25 starts up where M-29 merges into M-25 at the north end of Marysville. I would like a second opinion, so that corrections can be made.Cgord (talk) 16:41, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: FWIW, In the road section of the article (on M-25), I put in a link to the end point photographs.  Of course, if you go to the M-25 page itself, they have the narrative.  I don't personally have an opinion on this.  Thanks for helping.7&6=thirteen (talk) 16:48, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Roads

message: I think it looks funny at the end of the article, but I don't know how to move it.  Anybody have any thoughts, methods etc.?
7&6=thirteen (talk) 02:58, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: The Thumb Area chart of large municipalities seems to be in the wrong spot

message: This article would benefit from having a listing 9with appropriate references and links to local and regional events.  Help would be appreciated.  See Northern Michigan for an example.
7&6=thirteen (talk) 18:37, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Local and Regional events

message: I am actually not sure about the spelling on that.  It is a unique product made by Cargill at St. Clair, Michigan plant.  It is done from brine, and is run on machinery that is over 100 years old.  It produces cupped crytals, not normally shaped sale crystals.  I know from personal knowledge.  In any event, anyone who wants to correct the spelling (could have a "u" in it) should feel free.  7&6=thirteen (talk) 00:10, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Alberger salt

message: I am noticing that the conflict with Deford, MI is making it's way into this article as well. As I am backing up my information with sources about Deford, MI having 1,611 residents for it's entire ZIP Code  and nobody else seems to be able to back up their claim, they should not be allowed to make these claims that Deford, MI is somehow a "large city." If anybody else from the Thumb knows Deford, MI, please come to my aid with anything else that can refute what certain users on Wikipedia are trying to accomplish. Mrhercli89 (talk) 05:32, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Deford, MI

message: This might be the beginning for some sources.
===Further reading===
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* County histories published in Michigan History Magazine. Some back issues that include these histories are still available for purchase.
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7&6=thirteen (talk) 03:51, 7 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Unreferenced section

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* County histories published in Michigan History Magazine. Some back issues that include these histories are still available for purchase.
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7&6=thirteen (talk) 03:51, 7 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Further reading

message: When some-one from Michigan is asked where in Michigan s/he is from, unless it is the UP, Detroit and perhaps a few other well-known places, the usual response will be to hold up the right hand and point to some-place on the hand analogous to its location on the "mitt" of Michigan.  I don't know if this is worth mentioning in an article and if so if this is the right article, nor how this would be documented unless it has been written about in some folklore journal.  I'm just throwing it out for consideration. Kdammers (talk) 02:28, 30 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hand map 

message: The photo showing rolling farmland is not representative of farmland in the Thumb. The three northernmost counties are flat. St. Clair and Lapeer counties range between gently rolling and nearly level (soil science terms). I'm from a farm in the Thumb and have degrees in agriculture. ProfessionalCommunicatorEducator 02:42, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Photos

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