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Welcome to MotorCities National Heritage Area (MotorCities), where you can Experience Everything Automotive! We invite you to join us as we take a drive down memory lane, gaze into the future and share with you an amazing automotive journey.

Pull out a calendar, road map and pen, and let the fun begin! We invite you to browse the many wonderful automotive museums, homes and gardens, tours and sporting events located in MotorCities and plot your path through the heart of the American automotive industry. If you need help, we're ready to jump in! Whether your visit lasts a few hours or a few days, you are guaranteed an exciting variety of places to see and things to do.

With over 100 sites and experiences waiting to be explored, go ahead and choose your category of interest - and get ready to Experience Everything Automotive!

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Thursday, 30 April 2020 19:39

Pontiac's Automotive History

By 1907, 77 percent of Pontiac's manufacturing workforce was producing vehicles. By 1910 General Motors had become the dominant employer here and remained such for…

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Thursday, 30 April 2020 19:53

Building Bodies at Pontiac's O.J. Beaudette Company

Oliver Joseph Beaudette learned woodcraft as a young apprentice in Michigan's logging frontier of Bay City before starting his carriage business in 1893. In 1909…

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Thursday, 30 April 2020 20:25

Tending the Guns: Pontiac's Armament Training Program

Along with building anti-aircraft guns, torpedoes and military vehicle parts, General Motors trained members of the United States Armed Forces in the operation, maintenance and…

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Thursday, 30 April 2020 20:29

From Trail to Pavement: Building the Roads in Pontiac

Pontiac began as one of Michigan's first inland settlements, and the first road cut through the wilderness to connect Detroit with Pontiac and was completed…

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Thursday, 30 April 2020 20:34

Wessen & Bagley: A Town Within the City

"The Corner" was an intersection of people who came for jobs offered by the explosive growth of Pontiac's automobile industry. The mostly-rural Southerners settled near…

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Friday, 01 May 2020 13:35

Grand River Avenue: Life Along Novi's "Main Street"

The first segment of Grand River Avenue was cut through the landscape in the 1830s from Detroit to Brighton. Several of Novi's early settlers were…

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Friday, 01 May 2020 13:45

Built for Fun on the Shores of Walled Lake

In the early 20th Century Walled Lake had been known for fishing, swimming and boating, but the development of automobiles and highways brought great numbers…

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Friday, 01 May 2020 13:56

Walled Lake Casino

The word "casino" originally meant a large building for civic or entertainment activities, and early automobiles allowed city dwellers to explore this distant pleasure, built…

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Friday, 01 May 2020 14:02

Worth the Drive to Walled Lake Amusement Park

The Walled Lake Amusement Park known as "The Picnic Wonderland" was the destination for all of southeast Michigan and was made possible by the automobile…

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Friday, 01 May 2020 14:18

Genevieve Gillette and the Treasures of Nature

Genevieve Gillette made it her life's work to perserve precious natural settings and make them available to the traveling public. She established important conservation groups,…

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