Albion Blog

This page is where you can see the most recent posts. At the bottom of this page you can find all of the posts about each of the categories.

Albion Michigan continues to go through many changes. This website offers content on this page AlbionMich.net, and also now offers history by Frank Passic, and news from The Recorder newspaper.

Our goal is to support local businesses, educational institution, and local news sources.  See news from local restaurants who are offering carryout food during the rapidly developing Coronavirus crisis.  See the local news page with official news sources streaming, and also a page that relate to the Coronavirus news from Michigan.  See the Index of Albion Websites, where we link to official and community websites.

We look forward to seeing everyone in person, and wish the best to people now, wherever they are.  Below, we share some current posts, including a new directory of Albion Churches Online .


Thomas Lloyd - Visionary for Albion Community Foundation

Thomas Lloyd – Visionary for Albion Community Foundation

This is the first of several stories that lead up to the May 9, 2018 Albion Community Foundation Gala celebrating 50 years since the ...
Albion-Centric Events Preview

Albion-Centric Events Preview

See more photos and events that are Albion Centric by clicking here or on any photo ...
General Guide March 2018 - 30th Issue -  Spring Forward Edition

General Guide March 2018 – 30th Issue – Spring Forward Edition

We continued our one month version of General Guide for March 2018 which was sponsored by Dickerson Music. See more information about this Guide ...
Walk for Warmth  - Albion, MI

Walk for Warmth – Albion, MI

Albionites have invented quite a few different traditions and events.  One of them is Walk for Warmth, where volunteers get pledges to raise money ...
Men Who Cook

Men Who Cook

Men Who Cook is an annual event in Albion Michigan to benefit the Citizens to Beautify Albion.  It usually takes place on the third ...
Morning Star and the Recorder - Wilcox Newspapers

Morning Star and the Recorder – Wilcox Newspapers

The Morning Star is published by Wilcox Newspapers, bringing you news of your community ...
The Contestants - Cardboard Classic 2018

The Contestants – Cardboard Classic 2018

[supsystic-gallery id=2] The contestants from the Cardboard Classic 2018 ranged from families including two-year olds to adults who were as happy as youngsters to ...
Cardboard Classic - Original Albion Event

Cardboard Classic – Original Albion Event

The Cardboard Classic Sled Race began in Albion Michigan in 1990 and was created by the Greater Albion Chamber of Commerce.  The event was ...
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The Crowd at Cardboard Classic 2018

Local dignitaries at Albion's Cardboard Classic - an annual event that takes place at the sledding hill in Victory Park. The event was started ...
Cardboard Classic 2018 - most exciting video

Cardboard Classic 2018 – most exciting video

The Super Customized Over 14 Category was perhaps the most exciting minute of the entire Albion Cardboard Classic event. Click the full screen button ...
Sledding Hill - Home of the Cardboard Classic

Sledding Hill – Home of the Cardboard Classic

The Sledding Hill in Victory Park Albion is already a destination for those who love to race on a snowy hill, but once a ...
Courtyard by Marriott, Albion opening date information

Courtyard by Marriott, Albion opening date information

See a tour of the downtown Albion hotel here: Courtyard by Marriott – Albion – Tour – April 2018 Thanks to the Courtyard by ...
Why is February called Black History Month?

Why is February called Black History Month?

Why was February Chosen to be called Black History Month? Two famous abolitionists and social reformers were born during the month of February.   The ...
Superior Street, Albion, January 2018

Superior Street, Albion, January 2018

January, 2018.  This view from New Year's Day of  downtown Albion features the new Courtyard by Marriott hotel that will be opening soon.  This ...
General Guide – 29th Issue – February 2018 – Black History

General Guide – 29th Issue – February 2018 – Black History

The first ever February-only General Guide was delivered the weekend of January 27, 2018 to homes in Albion and Marshall Michigan.   The Guides are ...
Iron Belle Trail in Calhoun County Michigan

Iron Belle Trail in Calhoun County Michigan

Michigan offers spectacular natural and cultural resources, and hiking or bicycling is a wonderful way to experience the state's vast array of scenic views, cultural ...
North Country Trail in Calhoun County

North Country Trail in Calhoun County

Now - in Albion - watch for the sign posts near the Albion River Trail!  This is a walking trail - but some parts ...
Albion River Trail brochure

Albion River Trail brochure

Albion River Trail has been enjoying more use recently with the Albion Community Bike Rides, and the North Country Trail now using this route.  ...
MLK events in Albion Michigan

MLK events in Albion Michigan

Two events related to Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday will be happening in January 2018. The first is a day of service on the ...
Blizzard of '78

Blizzard of ’78

The Great Blizzard of 1978, also known as the White Hurricane, was a historic winter storm that struck the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes regions from Wednesday, January 25 through Friday, ...
Blue Moon - True Meaning

Blue Moon – True Meaning

The English language has quite a few phrases that we old timer know, and most of them come from Shakespeare, Benjamin Franklin, or the ...
Grand Street Park and Mural in Marshall

Grand Street Park and Mural in Marshall

Grand Street Park and mural are featured in General Guide XXVIII, the History Edition.  The mural has historic features embedded within each letter, including ...
General Guide - 28th Issue - January 2018 - History Edition - Depot

General Guide – 28th Issue – January 2018 – History Edition – Depot

We are starting the New Year off with a new look to the General Guide. Your copy of General Guide XXVIII was in the free Morning ...
Albion Train Depot - Mowrer Agency

Albion Train Depot – Mowrer Agency

Mowrer Agency, which is located in the train depot, is the sponsor for this special one-month edition of the General Guide for January 2018.  Mowrer ...
Albion Community Foundation - Sponsor of the Giving Edition of the General Guide

Albion Community Foundation – Sponsor of the Giving Edition of the General Guide

Albion Community Foundation has sponsored the Giving Edition of the General Guide in 2015, ,  , and . In 2017 the foundation moved to a ...
Civil Rights Monuments and Sculptures in Michigan and Canada

Civil Rights Monuments and Sculptures in Michigan and Canada

There was a trail to the north before the Civil War, that was unmarked, except for stories of following the North Star, looking for ...
Cozy Up With Art - 2017

Cozy Up With Art – 2017

Saturday, December 2, 2017 You are invited to a fun holiday shopping event at Schuler Arts in Albion Michigan.  There will be about 20 ...
Giving Tuesday - 2017

Giving Tuesday – 2017

#GivingTuesday What is Giving Tuesday? We know about Black Friday Small Business Saturday Cyber Monday Giving Tuesday was started in 2012 by the 92nd ...
New Bricks and Aerial View of New Hotel, Nov. 6, 2017

New Bricks and Aerial View of New Hotel, Nov. 6, 2017

Check out downtown Albion's new brick street and new displays of local artists showcased in many front windows. Also, be on the lookout for ...
Marshall Community Foundation

Marshall Community Foundation

Marshall Community Foundation was a co sponsor of General Guide XXVII, The Giving Edition, featuring Giving Tuesday. The Marshall Community Foundation has awarded thousands ...
General Guide Nov/Dec 2017 - 27th Issue - Giving Edition

General Guide Nov/Dec 2017 – 27th Issue – Giving Edition

Look inside your Morning Star or Ad-Visor & Chronicle this weekend if you live in the city of Albion or Marshall for your very ...
NextDoor.com

NextDoor.com

Things are happening in Albion and sometimes it is good for neighbors to talk with each other.  There are discussions on the app Nextdoor ...
Albion Michigan Big Read Leaders 2016

Albion Big Read

Albion's Big Read is a program that aims to empower youth and bring communities together through shared reading experiences. Albion Big Read was the ...
Festival of the Forks  2017 Aerial views

Festival of the Forks 2017 Aerial views

This year the Festival was not on the brick Superior Street, but in true Albion style we adapted to the situation and made it ...
Labor Day Walk the Trail Albion Michigan

Labor Day Walk the Trail – Albion Michigan 2017

The end of one season and the beginning of another is quickly approaching. This time of year thousands of people will be headed to ...
Show Me the Way - 4-H Creative and Expressive Group Performance AMRCP Cookout

Show Me the Way – 4-H Creative and Expressive Group Performance AMRCP Cookout

4-H Creative and Expressive Group did a performance of the original song "Show Me the Way" on August 18, 2018, at the Victory Park ...
Class of 2018 Albion College

Class of 2018 Albion College

From Albion College Facebook - "Say "hello" to Albion's Class of 2018!" "The enrollment growth of the past two years continues in 2017 for ...
Albion Momentum

Albion Momentum

Issue XXVI of the General Guide is sponsored by Albion College, which is continuing to invest in the community of Albion. Some exciting markers ...
Rebricking for Festival?

Rebricking for Festival?

This is how the Superior Street renovation looked in the third week of August 2017.  The bricks were not yet up to the Bohm ...
Albion River Trail Extension

Albion River Trail Extension

The Albion River Trail is being extended to go to the Nancy Held Equestrian Center. Here is some information from Albion EDC: Positive Impacts ...
General Guide to Albion – 26th Issue – September/October 2017 – Education Edition

General Guide to Albion – 26th Issue – September/October 2017 – Education Edition

General Guide XXVI, the Back to School Edition, was delivered as an insert to shopper newspapers the weekend of September 1, 2017. The Back ...
River Trail Walk 2016

River Trail Walk 2016

Albion Labor Day River Trail Walk 2016 The traditional Albion Labor Day River Trail Walk is sponsored by the Albion Health Care Alliance.  Everyone ...
Tearing up Superior Street Albion Michigan - June, 2017

Tearing up Superior Street Albion Michigan – June, 2017

The wonderful brick streets of Albion Michigan are beautiful from the ground, and more so from the sky. But the upkeep of these brick ...
Superior Street Albion MI - short clip -  curb appeal July 21, 2017

Superior Street Albion MI – short clip – curb appeal July 21, 2017

Short clip - The new shape of Superior Street Albion Michigan begins to appear with more room for bicycle paths through town.  The rebricking ...
General Guide XXV

General Guide XXV

General Guide XXV is sponsored by Parks Drug Store in Albion and several other co-sponsors. This issue features parks and landmarks in Albion, Marshall ...
July August 2017 - 25th Issue - Mid Michigan Parks General Guide

July August 2017 – 25th Issue – Mid Michigan Parks General Guide

General Guide XXV, the Parks Edition, was delivered as an insert to shopper newspapers the weekend of July 1, 2017.  The Parks Edition of ...
Albion's Farmer's Market Aerial View 2017

Albion’s Farmer’s Market Aerial View 2017

French Market 2017 Take an aerial tour of Albion's Stoffer Plaza by clicking on each photo to see it larger and to read the ...
Construction on Superior Street Albion June 8, 2017

Construction on Superior Street Albion June 8, 2017

Superior Street Albion Michigan has the longest stretch of continuously bricked street in the state of Michigan.  There is a lot of work involved ...