Welcome to General Guide 2020, our 35th issue.* This annual edition was delivered in the Morning Star shopper newspaper to homes in Albion the weekend of January 4, 2020. It was also delivered to homes in Marshall as an insert in the Ad-Visor & Chronicle.
You can find the General Guide at the tourism centers in Albion, Battle Creek, and Marshall. Also most of the businesses listed on the back have some copies for the public.
To access the Google calendar of big Albion events click here. This page also is a hub of other Albion calendars.
Click any of the images below to access a printable pdf of the General Guide.
Correction: Please note that Albion College Homecoming is October 16 & 17, 2020.
Here is a link for Albion College homecoming 2020:
https://www.albion.edu/alumni/events/homecoming
Thanks to Albion Community Foundation for its continued sponsorship of General Guide.
A key project has been Giving Tuesday over the years, but now we are also sharing a history of the Foundation.
The Recorder published a series of articles about the 50 year anniversary which can be seen here.
General Guide 2020 is a double-wide edition due to the new content we have in collaboration with a number or organizations that participate.
Above – page 2 of the publication. Click any image to access a printable pdf.
Trivia Questions from General Guide 2020.
1) Who was the man that Marshall residents defended so he could escape to freedom in Canada in 1863?
https://albionmich.net/escape-to-canada-1863/
Another trivia question that people are searching for relates to Falling Waters Trail. See this article: https://albionmich.net/friend_of_falling_waters_trail/
Click here to see a “New” article posted now about the Falling Waters Park and one of the chiefs buried here.
See the newly posted article about The Purple Gang here. Part 1 – by Frank Passic.
SEARCH FOR CLUES
You may notice the references to trivia questions.
Try searching for Horse Rescue, Dog Park or Purple Gang.
See article about When Albion got a Southern Flavor by clicking here.
A special thank you to all of the participating businesses and organizations that contribute to General Guide through the web marketing program. They will each have extra copies of General Guide 2020 by mid-January and throughout the year. More information about these organizations is available throughout this website. Click here to see the top sponsors.
We’ll be covering fun things to do in the Mid-Michigan region. One key project to watch for is the Coca-Cola mural restoration project. We’ll be posting information about the restoration expert very soon.
Check back often for more of the details about this new General Guide!
In the meantime, please visit TheRecorderNewspaper.com to learn more about Albion.
* Earlier issues of the General Guide were bi-monthly, quarterly or monthly until 2019. Now in 2020 we decide to have a new midyear General Guide so that will be posted in mid July 2020. Also be watching for more archives of The Recorder, both front pages and also select stories.
Posts from General Guide – 2020
Albion becomes Michigan’s first sighting of the invasive mile-a-minute vine
By SYLVIA BENAVIDEZ Contributing Writer November 5, 2020 Finding the mile-a-minute vine in Albion in October is more of a trick than treat. Jason Raddatz,
Thanksgiving meals amid COVID-19 spike
By SYLVIA BENAVIDEZ Contributing Writer November 19, 2020 Families, friends, and neighbors have long enjoyed the hospitality of a good meal at various Albion churches
Albion College Extends Michigan Promise Deadline for Free Tuition
If you are a high school senior on track to graduate in 2020, put this note on your to-do list and calendar: Apply for enrollment
Albion Guide to Mother’s Day 2020
Mother’s Day 2020 might be a little different. See below for some gift ideas, local history about Mother’s Day in Albion and a new portrait
Giving Tuesday Now
#GivingTuesdayNow #SupportAlbion – May 5, 2020 From ABC Action News: We’ve gotten into the habit of Tuesdays being “Take-out Tuesday,” but this Tuesday is also
How one Albion man is making a difference: Sewing face masks to help people feel better
By MICHELLE MUELLER Contributing Writer ©The Recorder April 2, 2020 Twenty three. That is the number of confirmed local cases of COVID-19, the disease caused