Katharine McCormick’s unwavering advocacy helped shape the women’s suffrage movement, the League of Women Voters, and modern reproductive health, including funding the first birth control pill. By the Dexter Area Historical Society Photo: Suffragette Katharine Dexter-McCormick shown on the left. Courtesy MIT Museum Editor’s Note: Katharine Dexter McCormick, the granddaughter of our founder, Samuel Dexter, ...
Photo: Sue Kelch with “Elvis.” Courtesy of Saline Senior Center Although the Saline Area Senior Center (SASC) had to bring their annual July summer picnic indoors, it didn’t stop anyone from having a ball. After all, Elvis was in the building. Celebrating their 50th anniversary, the SASC kicked off the year with a 50s theme ...
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Did you know Abraham Lincoln popularized “Michigander” as an insult? Discover the surprising political jab behind Michigan’s nickname and how it evolved into a badge of pride. Photo: Lincoln while campaigning for the U.S. Senate in 1858. Credit: picryl.com In Michigan, we love our nicknames. Residents of the Upper Peninsula refer to themselves and are ...
Despite a torrential downpour, Chelsea broke ground on Main Street Park, a long-awaited community space years in the making. City leaders, supporters, and donors celebrated the start of construction on the formerly contaminated site. Photo: Joe Ziolkowski speaks to the crowd as rain pours down during the Main Street Park groundbreaking ceremony. Photo by Doug ...
Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation has announced that the Title IX Plaza located in Dexter, Michigan, has been selected for two recent awards. The first award, given by the Michigan Recreation & Park Association, is the 2025 Landscape Design Award, which celebrates uses of land and interpretative projects. The second award, the 2025 Trails & ...
In 1889, the schooner Bavaria was found intact, but its crew had vanished. Dive into the eerie mystery of Lake Ontario’s Marysburgh Vortex. Image: Google Maps May 1889: The Great Lakes schooner, Bavaria, lay quietly aground, upright and undamaged, as if it had docked itself with purpose. Inside, everything was in perfect order. A pan ...
Here is your 60-second local news recap for July 3-9, 2025. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Awci2yZd4
Annie G’s Dairy in Saline blends innovative technology with traditional values, offering A2A2, vat-pasteurized milk through vending “milkbots”—and flavors like chai spice and chocolate. Photo: Annie G’s Dairy photo by Sue Kelch I found a humorous, if not eerie, futuristic cartoon from 1961 by Arthur Radebaugh that featured an “electronic driver” helping the milkman deliver ...
Post-Tensioning System Under Evaluation The Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC), in collaboration with its engineering consultant Great Lakes Engineering, is conducting a detailed evaluation of the Maple Road (Foster) Bridge over the Huron River. The bridge is located between Huron River Drive and Country Club Road in Ann Arbor Township. This review follows the discovery ...
After years without a permanent home, the Dexter Senior Center officially opens today in a brand-new facility at 2740 Baker Road. The move marks a major milestone for the organization, which serves older adults across the Dexter area. The new center is part of a larger multigenerational complex that also includes the Dexter Wellness Center. ...
After two decades within the University of Michigan’s PCAP, the Linkage Community, a statewide creative network for formerly incarcerated artists, will officially become an independent initiative on August 1, 2025. After two decades of transformative work within the University of Michigan’s Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP), the Linkage Community will officially launch as an independent ...
Here is your 45-second local news recap for June 26 – July 2, 2025. https://www.facebook.com/reel/1912026589582157
The Chelsea Depot grounds are now home to two new raised flower beds, thanks to a longtime partnership between the Evening Primrose Garden Club and the Chelsea Depot Association. The beds, constructed from durable wood, were recently installed on the depot’s grounds with funding from the Depot Association, design guidance from Bernice Ramsey, and craftsmanship ...
Webster Township is one of over 50 communities receiving funding to preserve and share local stories for the 250th anniversary of the United States. The Webster Township Historical Society (WTHS) has been awarded a $4,965.86 grant to begin digitizing its extensive archival collection, marking the first phase of a multi-year preservation initiative. The project is ...
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