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The Thumb Fire took place on September 5, 1881, in the Thumb area of Michigan in the United States. The fire, which burned over a million acres (4,000 km2) in less than a day, was the consequence of drought, hurricane-force winds, heat, after-effects of the Port Huron Fire of 1871, and ecological damage wrought by the era's logging techniques. The blaze, also called the Great Thumb Fire, the Great Forest Fire of 1881 and the Huron Fire, killed 282 people in Sanilac, Lapeer, Tuscola and Huron counties. The damage estimate was $2,347,000 in 1881, equivalent to $78,300,776 when adjusted for inflation. The fire emitted enough soot and ash into the atmosphere to partially obscure sunlight at many locations on the East Coast of the United States. In New England cities, the sky appeared yellow and projected a strange luminosity onto buildings and vegetation. Twilight appeared at 12 noon. September 6, 1881, became known as Yellow Tuesday or Yellow Day because of the ominous nature of this atmospheric event.

Bad Axe is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Huron County in the Thumb region of the Lower Peninsula. The population was 3,021 at the 2020 census, making it the largest community in Huron County and second largest in the Upper Thumb, after Caro.

The Albert E. Sleeper House is a private house in Bad Axe, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

Bad Axe High School is a public high school located in Bad Axe, Michigan, United States. It serves grades 7-12 for the Bad Axe Public Schools.

WLEW (1340 AM) is a radio station licensed to Bad Axe, Michigan, United States. with a power output of 1,000 watts, covering much of Huron County, Michigan. The station is owned by Thumb Broadcasting and broadcasts from studios on South Van Dyke Road in Bad Axe. Its country music format simulcast on the FM band by WHST, licensed to Pigeon, Michigan, at 94.1 MHz, with an effective radiated power of 15,000 watts.

Verona Township is a civil township of Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,210 at the 2020 census. The city of Bad Axe is on the western boundary of the township but is politically autonomous.

Colfax Township is a civil township of Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,753 at the 2020 census.

Huron County ( HURE-on, -⁠ən) is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 31,407. The county seat is Bad Axe. Huron County is at the northern tip of the Thumb, which is a sub region of Mid Michigan. It is a peninsula, bordered by Saginaw Bay to the west and Lake Huron to the north and east, and has over 90 miles (140 km) of shoreline, from White Rock on Lake Huron to Sebewaing on the Saginaw Bay. Huron County's most prominent industry is agriculture, as with most of the other Thumb counties. Huron County enjoys seasonal tourism from large cities such as Detroit, Flint, and Saginaw. Much of the tourism is in the Port Austin and Caseville area.

Lincoln Township is a civil township of Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 727 at the 2020 census.

Rapson is an unincorporated community in Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan, located in what is popularly called the Thumb portion of the Lower Peninsula. It is situated at the corners where four townships meet at Rapson and Verona Roads: Bloomfield on the northeast, Sigel on the southeast, Verona on the southwest, and Lincoln on the northwest.

Oliver Township is a civil township of Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,419 at the 2020 census.

Elkton is a village in Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 796 at the 2020 census. The village is within Oliver Township, along the Pinnebog River. It was incorporated in 1897.