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Michigan Crossroads Council
The Michigan Crossroads Council (MCC) is a local council of the Boy Scouts of America that encompasses the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. The council was formed in 2012 by the merger of nine councils. History 2012 Merger The Scouting program in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan saw a drastic drop in membership beginning in the early 2000s. The decrease in population was due to the economy in Michigan and the resulting out-migration of population, jobs and industry. The Area 2 Project was created in 2010 and studied the impact on Scouting and presented the Crossroads Recommendation, which proposed that the ten councils in Michigan merge into one large council. Erie Shores Council in northwest Ohio voted not to join Area 2 project. Hiawathaland Council in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, voted against merging into MCC and later merged with the Bay-Lakes Council in Wisconsin. As a result, in 2012, the remaining Lower Peninsula councils were merged into the Michigan Crossroads Council ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boy Scouts Of America
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA, colloquially the Boy Scouts) is one of the largest scouting organizations and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with about 1.2 million youth participants. The BSA was founded in 1910, and since then, about 110 million Americans have participated in BSA programs. BSA is part of the international Scout Movement and became a founding member organization of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1922. The stated mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to "prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law." Youth are trained in responsible citizenship, character development, and self-reliance through participation in a wide range of outdoor activities, educational programs, and, at older age levels, career-oriented programs in partnership with community organizations. For younger members, the Scout method is part of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alger, Michigan
Moffatt Township is a civil township of Arenac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,184 at the 2010 census. Communities *Alger is an unincorporated community at , situated on exit 202 off I-75 at the junction with M-33. The ZIP code is 48610. Alger was established in 1883 as a railway junction. *Forest Lake is a small community around the reservoir named Forest Lake on the east-central part of the township. The lake is formed by a dam on Wells Creek. Water from Forest Lake is released into the Rifle River. History Moffatt Township was organized in 1874, and the community of Alger was named after Russell A. Alger almost a decade later. In 1882 to 1883, the area of Alger was created from the formation of a railroad junction along the Michigan Central Railroad. This junction came from the now defunct Bay City and Alpena Railroad out of Prescott, Michigan. It was constructed under the direction of Russell Alger, who later became the 20th governor of Michigan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rose City, Michigan
Rose City is a city in Ogemaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 653 at the 2010 census, which ranks it as the seventh-smallest city by population in the state. History Churchill was the original name of this lumbering town, which was located from its present location. Hiram Hodge was the first resident of the community. He built a hotel, but later left the area. The Rose family, including Allan S. Rose, his father and two brothers, came from New York State in 1875. Allan S. Rose formed a partnership with M.H. French, known as the "French and Rose Land Company", and started a new settlement. The many lumber operations were after the giant pine and old timber found in the area. They cleared land and built a general store, settler's cabins, and boarding houses. A post office opened with the name Churchill on September 8, 1875. On July 23, 1892, the settlement was moved to the east, and the post office's name was changed to Rose City, in honor of the Rose f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake, Clare County, Michigan
Lake is an unincorporated community in Clare County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Garfield Township. As an unincorporated community, Lake has no legal autonomy of its own but does have its own post office with the 48632 ZIP Code. Geography Lake is located in Garfield Township in southweastern Clare County about west of the village of Farwell along U.S. Route 10. The community is situated between two lakes: the larger Crooked Lake on the west and the smaller Perch Lake on the east. The community is located near many other smaller lakes, including Big Cranberry Lake, Gray Lake, and Mystic Lake. Eight Point Lake is a larger lake located to the west. Other nearby communities include Lake George to the north, Weidman to the south, the village of Barryton to the southwest, and Sears to the northwest. The city of Clare and U.S. Route 127 are about to the east via M-115. The Lake post office uses the 48632 ZIP Code. The current post ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mason, Michigan
Mason is the county seat of Ingham County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 8,252 at the 2010 census. Mason is the only city in the United States that serves as a county seat ahead of a state capital, as the nearby capital of Lansing is also largely located within Ingham County. Mason was named after Stevens T. Mason, the state's first governor. History In 1836 Charles Noble knew that Michigan would be seeking a central location for a new capital when it became a state. He purchased an area of forest, cleared , and founded Mason Center. The "Center" was soon dropped. In 1847, however, the state chose Lansing Township northward to be its capital due to its potential for water power. Noble managed to make Mason the county seat instead. Ingham County's first downtown courthouse was built in 1843, and was replaced in 1858, and then again in 1905. In 1865, Mason was incorporated as a village; in 1875 the town became a city. In the 1800s, Mason was the center of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lupton, Michigan
Lupton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Ogemaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population of the CDP was 318 at the 2020 census. Lupton is located mostly within Rose Township with a small portion extending south into Cumming Township. History Lupton was settled as early as 1880 by several Quaker families from Ohio, including that of Emmor Lupton. The community was first known as Lane Heights and given a post office under the name Lane on April 11, 1881. A depot on the Detroit, Bay City and Alpena Railroad was opened in January 1893. The post office was renamed Lupton in June 1893. The post office name changed to Lupton on June 8, 1893. The Lupton Schoolhouse was constructed from 1903–1904 and served Lupton as the Rose Township District No. 5 School. The two-room schoolhouse remained in operation until 1963. The site was dedicated as a Michigan State Historic Site on April 20, 1995. The community of Lupton was listed as a n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalkaska, Michigan
Kalkaska ( ) is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. Kalkaska is the county seat and only incorporated community of Kalkaska County, and is considered part of Northern Michigan. The population was 2,132 at the 2020 census, an increase from 2,020 at the 2010 census. Kalkaska is part of the Traverse City micropolitan area, and is often considered a bedroom community of nearby Traverse City. The town is also renowned for hosting the National Trout Festival, with the first festivities being held in 1935. History The land on which Kalkaska sits has long been territory under the Council of Three Fires; the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi. In 1872, Albert A. Abbott arrived on the land set to become the village from his hometown of Decatur. The following year, on May 12, 1873, Abbott platted his land, and became its first postmaster. In 1874, Kalkaska became a station on a new Pennsylvania Railroad line from Walton to Petoskey. Today, this line is part of the Great Lakes Centr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory, Michigan
Gregory is an unincorporated community in Livingston County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Unadilla Township. As an unincorporated community, Gregory has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own but does have its own post office with the 48137 ZIP Code. Geography Gregory is located within central Unadilla Township in southwest Livingston County. The community is located about southwest of the Brighton–Howell area. It is one of the westernmost communities included in the Detroit–Warren–Dearborn Metropolitan Statistical Area (Metro Detroit). Gregory sits at an elevation of above sea level. The community is centered along the northern terminus of M-106 (Main Street) at a curve along M-36. County highway D-32 (Church Street) also begins in Gregory at M-106 and runs for until merging into county highway D-19 near Pinckney. These are the only two county-designated highways in southeast Michigan. Other ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lapeer, Michigan
Lapeer ( ') is a City (Michigan), city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is the county seat of Lapeer County, Michigan, Lapeer County. As of the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census, the city population was 8,841. Most of the city was incorporated from land that was formerly in Lapeer Township, Michigan, Lapeer Township, though portions were also annexed from Mayfield Township, Lapeer County, Michigan, Mayfield Township and Elba Township, Lapeer County, Michigan, Elba Township. Lapeer is in southern Michigan, east of Flint, Michigan, Flint, on the Flint River (Michigan), Flint River. History By an ordinance of the Congress of the United States passed on July 13, 1787, the area lying northwest of the Ohio River, though still occupied by the British, was organized as the Northwest Territory. Lapeer County was once part of the Northwest Territory. In January 1820, the county of Oakland was formed, which served the area now known as Lapeer, until the County of Lapeer was formed in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Orion, Michigan
Lake Orion ( ) is a village in the northern outskirts of Metro Detroit in Oakland County, Michigan, United States. The population was 2,973 at the 2010 census. "Lake Orion" can refer to either the village or the much larger Orion Township, of which the village is a part. Lake Orion began as a resort town and over time has incorporated elements of a bedroom community. History Judah Church and Moses (or Samuel) Munson were among the first settlers. Munson, who arrived in 1824, built a sawmill in 1825, and planted the first orchard. Jesse Decker arrived from upstate New York with his wife, Mary, in 1825. He was energetic and became "everything to everybody", so that the place soon became known as "Decker's Settlement" and the town "Canandaigua," after Canandaigua, New York, where the settlers originated.Seeley, Thaddeus D. ''History of Oakland County, Michigan.'' Chicago & New York: The Lewis Publishing Company (1912), Vol. I, pp. 440-43. The settlement grew into a bustling commer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson, MI
Jackson is the only city and county seat of Jackson County, Michigan, Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 United States census, 2010 census, the city population was 33,534, down from 36,316 at the 2000 United States Census, 2000 census. Located along Interstate 94 in Michigan, Interstate 94 and U.S. Route 127 in Michigan, U.S. Route 127, it is approximately west of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Ann Arbor and south of Lansing, Michigan, Lansing. Jackson is the core city of the Jackson Metropolitan statistical area, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Jackson County and population of 160,248. Founded in 1829, it was named after President Andrew Jackson. Michigan's first prison, Michigan State Prison (or Jackson State Prison), opened in Jackson in 1838 and remains in operation. For the longest time, the city was known as the "birthplace of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party" when politicians met in Jackson in 1854 to argue agains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metamora, Michigan
Metamora is a village in Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 565 at the 2010 census. The village is located within Metamora Township. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 565 people, 216 households, and 151 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 245 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.1% White, 0.4% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population. There were 216 households, of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.1% were non-families. 24.5% of all hous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
