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  • Labor Day

    NORTHVILLIANS, As you have read each week, we’ve been marching through the history of Northville, touching on all kinds of memories and topics.  Last week, it was the early-day car culture in The Ville. Today, we’ll look back in time to see how Northvillians have paid tribute to the achievements of American workers on this…

  • Automobiles

    NORTHVILLIANS, Recently, we’ve touched on actions around The Ville and some special characters in town. Today we will talk about how the car culture has been part of our DNA since the turn of last century. Northville has been a car town since the construction of the longest stretch of cement highway in the country,…

  • Old Timers Luncheon

    NORTHVILLIANS, Over the past few weeks, we’ve touched on actions around The Ville.  We will now transition from Northville local activities to events & gatherings that recognize our esteemed seniors who have made a difference over time. I always believe we must know our history and appreciate where we are today to truly envision our…

  • Cooling Off

    NORTHVILLIANS, Over the past few weeks, we’ve touched on activities around our Bennett Arboretum (oldest in Michigan) and wrote about Henry Ford’s Hydro-electric “Village Industry” plants on our waterways. Northville grew to be the number two economic power in the state behind Detroit during the late 1800’s & early 1900’s because of industrialists like Ford,…

  • Ford’s Village Industries

    NORTHVILLIANS, Last week, we touched on activities around our Bennett Arboretum (oldest in Michigan) and mentioned we would talk more about Henry Ford’s Hydro-electric plants on this waterway, which he called “Village Industry Plants”. Most of these started as gristmills in the late1800’s and were purchased by Ford in the 1920’s. Northville’s Valve Plant was…

  • Running in Northville

    NORTHVILLIANS, After talking about activities in our Northville Community last week, an NHS Athletic Hall of Fame Coach and friend of mine (Ed Gabrys) reminded me of all the running activities that have taken place in the Bennett Arboretum on the parkway. This inspired me to share some of that  info along with a few…