Tag: Holidays

  • Holiday Lighted Parade

    NORTHVILLIANS, As part of our Remembrances Series, this week’s topic will center around Northville’s Holiday Parade through the years. Last week, we spoke about our Veterans Day activities, and I had an opportunity to spend time at the VFW Post as well as stop by the American Legion, along with other events that included a…

  • Veterans Day

    NORTHVILLIANS, First, I want to thank each of you for assisting our community in having a safe and enjoyable Halloween celebration in town. It was fantastic seeing Northvillians go “all out” decorating their homes for the thousands of youths that converge on our downtown. If you haven’t walked the downtown area during Halloween, it is…

  • Halloween

    NORTHVILLIANS, The Community is gearing up for our Norman Rockwell “Halloween in the Ville” this Monday.  Halloween Comes to NORTHVILLE – let’s look at activities through the years: 1908 – The Record reported that on this Halloween night some young pranksters took the front steps off a residence in the Historic District, and in 1938 a sugar beet was…

  • Juneteenth

    NORTHVILLIANS, We started off July celebrating our nation’s birthday when we had activities at the Mill Race Village, our All-American Parade and festivities going on throughout town. On this day, we in the community had a chance to gather with civic leaders, have fellowship with other Northvillians and share some BBQ with friends. I would…

  • July 4th

    NORTHVILLIANS, Happy Fourth of July Weekend – we are now in full summer!  As we ready for the holiday festivities, I thought it would be interesting to look back at yester-year celebrations in our town (historically referred to as our “Hamlet in the Hills” or “Switzerland of Wayne County”). This week, we’ll look at Patriotism as we…

  • Memorial Day

    NORTHVILLIANS, Today, it’s truly my honor & pleasure to share a few words about Memorial Day. During my childhood, the remembrance ceremony at Rural Hill Cemetery was the most important part of the weekend for our family. Patriotism was “part & parcel” to our lives growing up.  My mother was born on Armistice Day, the…