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  • Victorian Festival

    NORTHVILLIANS, I wanted to give you plenty of time to get ready for this year’s Victorian Festival weekend which begins Friday 9/20, with students gathering at the Mill Race Historic Village and culminating the night with the Victorian parade at 6:30 PM. The weekend’s activities include Concerts, the American Legion Beer Tent, Dedications, Car shows,…

  • Schools

    NORTHVILLIANS, Over the past few weeks, I have written about summer happenings in town (both past & present) and Labor Day activities in the Ville. This week we transition to the 2024-25 school year. With that, I’ve chosen to highlight my alma mater (NHS) and the various elementary and middle schools I’ve been associated with…

  • Labor Day

    NORTHVILLIANS, The summer has now wound down and the Labor Day weekend is upon us… we just concluded a truly outstanding weekend in town with concerts, gatherings and fellowship. In this issue I will touch base on Labor Day celebrations through the years in our “Hamlet in the Hills “or “Switzerland of Wayne County” we…

  • Maybury

    NORTHVILLIANS, The summer theme continues this week as we celebrate local greenspaces, gardens and waterscapes, our love affair with automobiles and the splendor of the summer season. This week, we will talk about our recreational area known as Maybury State Park. In our locality, we are fortunate to have not only city and township parks,…

  • Crazy for Cars

    NORTHVILLIANS, The summer theme continues this week as we touch on our “Car Crazy” culture in the Detroit area. In today’s newsletter, I will talk about the Woodward Dream Cruise and the auto touchpoints in the Northville area. Cars have been part of our DNA since the turn of the last century. Northville was an…

  • Parks

    NORTHVILLIANS, The summer theme continues this week as we touch on our local parks, under the supervision of Northville Parks and Recreation (where I serve as Vice Chair to Chair Supervisor Abbo). The Township and City work hand in hand developing and maintaining our shared greenspaces, all for the betterment of the community. This is…