# Michigan's 1881 Firestorm and the Mackinac Bridge Walk | September 5

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Podcast: [Michigan Minute](https://stenobird.com/podcast/michigan-minute-6463805)
Published: 2026-09-05T04:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.wkar.org/podcast/michigan-minute/2026-09-05/michigans-1881-firestorm-and-the-mackinac-bridge-walk-september-5
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## Resource

On this day in 1881, a massive firestorm in Michigan's Thumb burned over a million acres, killing at least 282 people. In 1959, the Mackinac Bridge Walk was moved to Labor Day, with Governor G. Mennen Williams leading the 4.5-mile walk across the "Mighty Mac."

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