Albion Michigan – General Guide to the Community

Festival weekend continues as Saturday plans adjust for rain

Maggie — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 15:39:37 +0000

Festival weekend continues as Saturday plans adjust for rain By Maggie LaNoue – Contributing Writer – September 19, 2026 ALBION — Festival of the Forks got underway Friday evening with pleasant weather, a downtown car show, the Dobbins 5K and the dedication of Vera Simpson Way. Saturday’s rain has brought some changes, including moving the …

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Homecomers: What makes Albion home?

Maggie — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:08:24 +0000

Homecomers: What makes Albion home? By Maggie LaNoue – Contributing Writer September 18, 2026 Festival of the Forks has always been partly about coming home. People who grew up in Albion return to see family and old friends. Classmates reunite. People who moved hundreds of miles away walk Superior Street again alongside people who …

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Lankton brings ‘Motor City Boomer’ home to Jackson

Maggie — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 20:22:09 +0000

Lankton brings ‘Motor City Boomer’ home to Jackson By Maggie LaNoue – Contributing Writer – September 11, 2026 JACKSON — Before Larry Lankton began talking about the cars of his childhood at Ella Sharp Museum, some of the people who shared that childhood were already gathering. Bill Crossley, who lived next door to Lankton when …

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College property, buried dump among Albion council agenda items

Maggie — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 20:12:46 +0000

College property, buried dump among Albion council agenda items By Maggie LaNoue – Contributing Writer September 11, 2026 Labor Day had passed, the school year was beginning and Albion was moving from summer activities toward the Festival of the Forks when City Council gathered Tuesday, Sept. 8, a day later than usual because of …

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Albion Community Foundation move puts development partners under one roof

Maggie — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:07:11 +0000

Community organizations find a new home at Albion College’s Ludington Center By Maggie LaNoue – Contributing Writer – September 4, 2026 The Albion Community Foundation has a new home downtown, but its move to the Ludington Center is about more than a change of address. The Foundation now shares the building at 101 N. Superior …

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Albion police explain Flock cameras as questions about privacy continue

Maggie — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:25:03 +0000

Albion police explain Flock cameras as questions about privacy continue By Maggie LaNoue – Contributing Writer August 28, 2026 A network of 20 license plate-reading cameras around Albion can give police investigative information within minutes that once might have required officers to spend days canvassing neighborhoods, Albion Department of Public Safety Chief Aaron Phipps …

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Austin-Eaton intersection torn open for major water system work

Maggie — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:17:10 +0000

Austin-Eaton intersection torn open for major water system work By Maggie LaNoue – Contributing Writer – August 28, 2026 The Austin Avenue and North Eaton Street intersection is now fully engulfed in construction, with excavators, open trenches and barricades blocking one of Albion’s important routes between downtown and the west side of the city. On …

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Albion’s water-main work reroutes traffic

Maggie — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:45:35 +0000

Bigger pipes, closed streets: Albion’s water-main work reroutes traffic By Maggie LaNoue – Contributing Writer – August 21, 2026 Barricades, detour signs and heavy equipment have become familiar sights on Albion’s northwestern side this summer, near the western entrance to the city from I-94 Exit 121 and the I-94 Business Loop. But much of the …

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Flock cameras, construction and a full calendar

Maggie — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:41:39 +0000

Albion’s busy August: Flock cameras, construction and a full calendar By Maggie LaNoue – Contributing Writer August 21, 2026 August has already brought a flurry of activity to Albion, and Monday’s City Council meeting reflected a city moving from summer recreation toward back-to-school activities, fall programs and Festival of the Forks. Two other major …

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