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  • Recreation

    NORTHVILLIANS, Summer activities are booming in your Northville Community! I wanted to share some opportunities for these long summer days, including various options from venues downtown to refreshing green space areas to explore at your leisure. Engage in your “Hamlet in the Hills” with its unique topography and waterways. Let’s take a look at some…

  • Dairies and Ice Cream

    NORTHVILLIANS, Happy Summer! I trust and hope you will all relax, enjoy the warmth in these coming months, and take some much-needed respite after sixteen LONG months battling this pandemic.  Summer months in Northville historically have meant ice cream at local stores.  Notably, Henry Ford was known to stop in for a cone at times,…

  • Fourth of July

    NORTHVILLIANS, Happy Fourth of July Weekend!  Yes, there will be a Northville parade (July 5th), thanks to the Chamber…and perhaps we can get back to some sort of normalcy seeing the State has lifted all restrictions. In this week’s article, we’ll conclude the series on “Patriotism” as we talk about our historic 4th of July parades…

  • Scouting

    NORTHVILLIANS, This week, we continue our “Patriotic Series” with a closer look at the scouting activities and their impact on the local community.  Notably, many of the Scout Troops were established by the American Legion.  Before the start of the pandemic, we had the Scouts open all our City Council meetings with the Pledge of Allegiance. They…

  • Rosie the Riveter

    NORTHVILLIANS, This week, we will explore our community’s connection to the World War II efforts through the eyes of the women in town … especially the impact of our local “Rosie the Riveters” and their stories afterwards.  Let’s take a look at the stories of women in our community who served in various capacities during…

  • Arsenal of Democracy

    NORTHVILLIANS, As we all remembered on Sunday D-Day of June 6th, 1944, this moved me to talk about the “Arsenal of Democracy” in the Detroit area, which begins our Patriotism series this month. This week, we will explore our community’s connection to the war efforts, then examine the impact of our local “Rosie the Riveters”…