BICENTENNIAL IN THE NEWS
Before Ann Arbor was Ann Arbor, it was home to Native Americans
Long before white settlers arrived in 1824, Native Americans had their own villages and carved extensive trails through the forests and river valleys of the Great Lakes region, converging near the Huron River in what would become Ann Arbor.
Ann Arbor's Black Elks lodge launches fundraiser to renovate building after a century of service
For over a century, the James L. Crawford Elks Lodge at 220 Sunset Rd. on Ann Arbor's West Side has been much more than merely a home base for the local chapter of the world's largest Black fraternal organization.
Ann Arbor to Be Inclusive in its Bicentennial Celebrations
WEMU - "Throughout the year, there are going to be occasions and celebrations, and it's going to look back on how the city got to this place and time and look ahead to what can be done to create a more diverse, equitable and inclusive community."
Ann Arbor celebrates city’s 200th birthday in style, bicentennial poem recited
Mlive - Local author John U. Bacon was the MC for the Bicentennial Kickoff event at the Michigan Theater on January 19. A bicentennial poem was recited by poetjournalist Aaron Dworkin and a bicentennial tile by Motawi Tileworks was unveiled.
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