The plaque, which is a permanent reminder of what happened, notes that the inferno raged for three days, calling it the "Great Fire of 1881." Contact Frank Witsil: 313-222-5022 or fwitsil ...

Alan Naldrett recently wrote a titled "Michigan's Great Thumb Fires of 1871 and 1881" ... and Museum at 3 p.m. Sept. 23 to discuss the disastrous fires that swept through the Thumb in 1871 and 1881.

How Michigan's Great Fire of 1881 launched American Red Cross disaster relief. ... This is one of several drawings of the Great Thumb Fire of 1881 that appeared in national magazines of the era.

But before that, nearly 150 years ago this month, what may have been an even more deadly fire swept across Michigan’s Thumb, in Huron, Tuscola, ... calling it the "Great Fire of 1881." ...