Tag: Greenspaces

  • Gardens

    NORTHVILLIANS, Over the past few weeks, we have celebrated The Fourth of July Activities in the Ville, our Summer Car-Crazy cruising attitude with the Concours show at Mill Race this past weekend and next week, we will touch on swimming getaways. Today, we continue the summer theme by highlighting special garden activities. Appropriately, the Northville…

  • Gardens and Beautification

    NORTHVILLIANS, Over the past few weeks, we have celebrated the greenspace around Northville, the water getaways and the splendor of the season. This week we will continue the summer theme by talking about garden activities, as we are just coming off the Northville Garden Walk held earlier this month, sponsored by the Country Garden Club of…

  • Greenspaces

    NORTHVILLIANS, Enjoy your summer in the peaceful parks and greenspaces around Northville! Today, we continue our seasonal theme talking about where Northvillians relax around town. Many walk through our various parks, taking in the summer breezes, wildlife, and splendor of the topography of our beloved village. As I’ve recounted before, our hilly scenic vistas around…

  • Fish Hatchery Park

    NORTHVILLIANS, Last weekend we honored our graduates, and just previous to that, we engaged on Memorial Day tributes to our military veterans. Also, this past week, it was my honor and privilege to represent the needs of all Northvillians at the Michigan Policy Conference with the Governor. Last year we were successful in receiving generous…

  • Meadowbrook

    NORTHVILLIANS, I have written in the past about our green spaces and recreational venues in the Ville over time. These topics are not new to our burg. Henry Ford spent his honeymoon here in the 1880’s and enjoyed its river views so much he donated land to our City along the waterway. As a result,…

  • Earth and Arbor Day

    NORTHVILLIANS, Last week, we all came together celebrating Easter, Passover, Ramadan (and even the Easter Bunny) and enjoyed the weekend. We started last week’s activities with a vigil for Ukraine where many in the community met at FUMC-Northville. That night, I read an emotional note written by Davi Reich (Ukrainian resident living at Allen Terrace)…