Tag: Winter

  • New Year’s

    NORTHVILLIANS, Happy Pre-New Year! This is the last Mayoral Newsletter of 2024.  As we ready for New Year’s Eve, I understand that the traditional colors for ringing in the New Year include Gold, Silver and Red. The color red historically represents bravery and fearlessness along with exuberance of joyous optimism … this all ties into…

  • Christmas

    NORTHVILLIANS, Today, I’m writing about past holiday Northville traditions. One of my grandfathers (the electrician in town) told stories about Henry Ford, and how he and wife Clara, who had their honeymoon here in the 1880’s hosted Christmas square dances in the Ville. My other grandfather (the barber) spoke about cutting Henry’s hair on occasion. Early…

  • Winter Wonderland

    NORTHVILLIANS, Winter has absolutely hit Michigan with record-setting snow of over 25 inches in one day in Gaylord last week. Add that to the nearly 40 inches of snowfall in Sault Ste. Marie in the past 10 days.  Winter activities are in full swing to the North of us and creeping their way south to…

  • Winter Wonderland

    NORTHVILLIANS, I hope your New Year is starting off well … we’ve seen our Spartans win the Peach Bowl against Pittsburgh (31-21) and, alas, we’ve watched the Wolverines  battle unsuccessfully against Georgia in the Orange Bowl.  As we enter 2022, I continue to encourage you to share your time & talents with all those in…