Holiday Extravaganza Parade and WinterFUN Festival

Holiday Extravaganza Parade and WinterFUN Festival

Who doesn’t love a parade? Or a winter festival? A FREE winter festival and parade in downtown Pontiac, Michigan! Bring the whole family down!   Including a historic trolley tour of Pontiac’s historic buildings!

Victorian Open House

Victorian Open House

A Wisner Family Celebration When: Sunday, December 2, 2018 from 1 to 4 PM at  Pine Grove 405 Cesar E Chavez Pontiac, MI 48342 Admission: $7 per person, $15 per family of 5. Tour Governor Moses Wisner’s home all decked out in Victorian splendor! Visit with Good Old St. Nick, enjoy music, carols, cocoa and cookies Private Tours of the Wisner Mansion – December 9th and 16th from 1 to

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Book Signing – Leslie Pielack: “The Saginaw Trail: From Native American Path to Woodward Avenue”

Book Signing – Leslie Pielack: “The Saginaw Trail: From Native American Path to Woodward Avenue”

Join us at Pine Grove to hear from Leslie Pielack about her new book, “The Saginaw Trail: From Native American Path to Woodward Avenue”, get your copy and have it signed by Leslie, and enjoy some light refreshments as we continue to celebrate Pontiac’s bicentennial week! From: 6-8 PM in the Carriage House. Admission is free, donations are happily accepted.  

1818 Expedition and the Original Pontiac Plan

1818 Expedition and the Original Pontiac Plan

In October of 1818, five men spent twelve days exploring Oakland County’s lakes area. When they returned, they wrote a newspaper article describing what they found in glowing terms. When it was received in Detroit and New York, the article kicked off the settlement of Pontiac and the creation of Oakland County. Why did they go? What did they see? What did they do when they returned? As with all

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