Category Archives: Bay City

The coal mines of the Saginaw Valley

December 13, 2011 – 8:31 am

driver boy by j3net What lies beneath: A look at Saginaw’s coal mining past from yesterday’s Saginaw News says that the new “Mining for Prosperity: Coal in the Saginaw Valley” exhibit at the Castle Museum identifies 29 coal mines in Saginaw County and notes that In the early part of the 20th century, more than [...]

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Photo Friday: Bay City Fireworks by MD2!

July 2, 2010 – 8:14 am

On Michigan in Pictures, we featured Michigan fireworks, a great place to learn about Fourth of July and other firework displays. MD2! has sets including My Favorites and Michigan (slideshow). Check out his Flickriver and have a fantastic Fourth!! Check it out big and on black! Share this:

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When Ice Attacks: Saginaw Bay homes damaged

March 12, 2009 – 8:10 am

Embedded video from CNN Video Weird Wednesday already? Nope. Huge piles of ice were pushed by NE winds into homes along Linwood Beach (just north of Bay City), forcing evacuations and causing damage. Linwood Beach residents return to find ice piled around, inside and atop their homes from the Bay City Times begins: “I was [...]

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Winds of Change?

October 2, 2008 – 5:03 am

One thing I can tell you is you got to be free by sgs_1019 A new report titled Michigan’s Offshore Wind Potential from the Land Policy Institute at Michigan State University says that Michigan has the potential to become a big player in offshore wind energy: The preliminary analysis finds that Michigan’s portion of the [...]

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