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AARP Surveys Help Determine Grant Direction

AARP Surveys Help Determine Grant Direction

Albion College student interns Dejanay Robinson and Sarah Starkey have been meeting with seniors at the Forks Senior Center to ...
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May Flowers Superior Arts Event

May Arts and Flowers Pop-Up Event

Arts & Flowers | May 5-6, 2023 Looking for that perfect Mother's Day gift this year? #savethedate to attend Superior ...
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8 Quality of Life Domains

8 Quality of Life Domains

What makes a community more livable? Albion is aiming to be more “Age-Friendly.” Here are 8 Quality of Life domains ...
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Local News

Dedication of the Hoop House

Dedication of the Hoop House

Dick Porter, of Albion Community Gardens shares gratitude for the many people and organizations that made this development possible. Not all of the remarks are captured here in this video. The hoop house in particular ... Read More
Local Harvest Brings Smiles to the Growers and the Eaters

Local Harvest Brings Smiles to the Growers and the Eaters

Participants in the Community Table of Albion program enjoyed some local fresh produce last week thanks to the Center for Sustainability & the Environment (CSE) at Albion College. Most of the 100 pounds of fresh ...
Potawatomi Chief Crane and Brave

Indigenous Peoples’ Day

On Monday, October 4, 2021 Albion City Council unanimously approved the adaptation of the resolution to observe Indigenous Peoples' Day on the second Monday of each October. The updated resolution includes the names of additional ...
Ménwabek Meadow Park Trail extension

Ménwabek Meadow Park Trail extension

NEW PARK IN ALBION NAME UNVEILING The Calhoun County Parks and Recreation Department hosted a name unveiling and community walk on June 4 at the newly completed park in Albion Township at 10750 28 Mile Rd, ...
Albion Farmers' Market June 2022

Albion Farmers’ Market June 2022

Albion Farmers' Market has a variety of vendors for the 2022 Season The market is located at Stoffer Plaza Albion, behind the Bohm Theatre.   The hours are Wednesday afternoons from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.  ...
June 2022 Happenings

June 2022 Happenings

Lots of fun things are happening in Albion in June 2022! June events are shown here beginning with National Trails Day in Albion. On the first Saturday in June, the whole country celebrates National Trails ...
Historical Marker for Mother's Day

Historical Marker for Mother’s Day

The first known observance of Mother's Day occurred on May 13, 1877, and was held in Albion, Michigan over a dispute related to the temperance movement. According to local legend, Albion pioneer Juliet Calhoun Blakeley ...

Looking for some green space to get some fresh air?  If so then you’ve come to the right place!  Each of Albion’s 17 parks has a story related to the people of Albion. 


Albion’s Outdoor Spaces


Victory Park – with its iconic waterfall shown above, was begun with a plan in the year 1919 in honor and memory of our soldiers and sailors who served in World War I.  Victory Park is also the home of Albion’s “Sledding Hill,” and the Victory Park bandshell, where free music is offered many summer Sunday evenings. Learn more about the waterfall in Victory Park here: http://albionmich.net/victory-park-waterfall-albion-michigan-aerial-view/

Holland Park, named for Robert Holland, honors those who worked to bring about equity in the education of Albion’s youth. This park was once the home of a segregated school in Albion.  Learn more about Holland Park on this link: AlbionMich.net/black-history

Albion’s residents and visitors enjoy the use of over 90 acres of land set aside for public use, plus 5 trails that pass through the community.  This web site includes information about the land, and the community resources of Albion, Michigan.  Learn more about the trails in Albion on this page: http://albionmich.net/trails/

Browse select articles and covers from The Recorder newspaper, and information about other local media including Albion e-news. 

Our older website, AlbionMich.com, with the brick background was begun in 1995, and this includes more Albion history from Frank Passic.

Visit the index of helpful Albion websites for all of those links. http://albionmich.net/albion_index/


Trails and Community Engagement


Historical Business Profiles