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Lucy Ann Lance Show: Michigan Auto Heritage Day (interview with Shawn Pomaville-Size)
WLBY-AM Ann Arbor | 10.24.2024


MotorCities Celebrates Michigan Auto Heritage Day (interview with Shawn Pomaville-Size)
News/Talk 760 WJR | 10.23.2024


Michigan Heritage Day is Today 
WWJ Newsradio 950 | 10.23.2024


Michigan Auto Heritage Day is This Week (interview on WJR Sunday with Bob Sadler - scroll down to Podcast Episode 591)
News/Talk 760 WJR | 10.20.2024


MotorCities National Heritage Area with Bob Sadler (43-minute podcast interview)
Break/Fix Podcast | 9.5.2024


Pontiac Transportation Museum to Celebrate Grand Opening (Mention of MotorCities)
Oakland Press | 7.24.2024


The Michigan Opportunity Radio Show (second segment features an interview with Shawn Pomaville-Size)
News/Talk 760 WJR | 6.29.2024


Gov. Whitmer Lobbying for U.P. Region to Become Michigan's Second-Ever National Heritage Area (Mention of MotorCities)
UPMatters.com (WJMN-TV Local 3 Marquette) | 6.6.2024


Keeweenaw Peninsula May Become National Historic Area. What That Would Mean. (section on MotorCities)
Bridge Michigan | 6.5.2024


Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in D.C. to Pitch Additional Economic, Workforce Development for Michigan (Mention of MotorCities)
CBS News Detroit | 6.4.2024


Whitmer in D.C. to Pitch Michigan for Economic, Workforce Development Aid (Mention of MotorCities)
Detroit News | 6.4.2024


Automotive History Experiences from City Tour Operators
Downtown Monitor | 5.30.2024


MotorCities Announces Its Tour Operator Partners for 2024 (scroll down for story)
dBusiness | 5.28.2024


MotorCities Names New Members to Board of Directors
dBusiness | 5.17.2024


New Car Museum Gives an Inside Look to the Public (Shawn Pomaville-Size has a brief sound byte from the new Pontiac Transportation Museum)
WDIV-TV Local 4 | 5.16.2024


Michigan Travel Show: Museums & Sailboats (Click Episode 162 - Co-Hosted by Bob Sadler and the second segment features an interview with MotorCities Deputy Director Brian Yopp)
News/Talk 760 WJR | 5.12.2024


Stabenow to Receive Centennial Leadership Award (mentions MotorCities)
Huron County View | 5.9.2024


Michigan Travel Show: The History of Automobiles (Click Episode 160 - Co-Hosted by Bob Sadler and featuring four partner attractions)
News/Talk 760 WJR | 4.21.2024


Stabenow Given Award by National Parks Conservation Association (mentions MotorCities)
SooLeader.com | 4.11.2024


Exploring MotorCities National Heritage Area (interview with Bob Sadler at the Pure Michigan Governor's Conference on Tourism)
My Michigan TV | 4.10.2024


Six of the Most Popular Classic Chevrolets Ever (and What They're Worth Today) (cites a past Story of the Week)
SlashGear.com | 4.10.2024


How to Get FREE Museum Admission in Metro Detroit (mentions MotorCities membership program)
LittleGuide Detroit | 4.5.2024


Remembering the 1932 Ford Hunger March: Detroit Park Honors Labor & Environmental History (link to our Fort Street Park page)
Skanner News | 3.1.2024


MotorCities National Heritage Area (brief article about our mission w/link to website)
dBusiness | 2.6.2024


MotorCities Awards Over $80,000 in Grants to 11 Projects around Michigan 
Visit Detroit | 2.5.2024


7 Awesome Michigan National Parks, Lakeshores and NPS to Explore This Year 
Awesome Mitten | 1.29.2024


Automotive Hall of Fame awarded for exhibit series 
Dearborn Press & Guide | 11.21.2023


Recently awarded grant helps students see the stars from a new perspective (mentions MotorCities as another grantee) 
Second Wave Media | 11.16.2023


MotorCities National Heritage Area Hosting 25th Anniversary Gala Tonight
dBusiness | 11.8.2023


Travel Michigan Radio Show (segment with Bob Sadler and Dave Lorenz starts at 29:25)
News/Talk 760 WJR | 10.29.2023


MotorCities National Heritage Area Marks 25 Years 
Grosse Pointe News | 10.18.2023


Nonprofit Demonstrates How Auto Industry Drives Past, Present
Grosse Pointe Times/C & G Newspapers | 10.10.2023


Michigan's Dave Lorenz Named State Tourism Director of the Year (mention of MotorCities)
USTravel.org | 8.21.2023 


National Parks in Michigan Offer Fee-Free Entry Friday (mention of MotorCities)
Detroit News | 8.4.2023


Explore Three Michigan National Parks for FREE on August 4, 2023 (mention of MotorCities)
AwesomeMitten.com | 7.6.2023 


Michiganders Encouraged to Take a Mitten State Road Trip (Plugs Shawn Pomaville-Size appearance on Michigan Opportunity Podcast)
SooLeader.com | 6.18.2023


MotorCities Announces Its Tour Operator Partners for 2023
VisitDetroit.com | 5.9.2023


MICHAuto's Paul Corbett Recently Named to MotorCities National Heritage Area Partnership Board of Directors
MICHAuto.org | 5.9.2023


MotorCities Announces Tour Operator Partners for 2023
dBusiness | 5.9.2023


Pure Michigan Live: A Return to Summer - Ann Arbor (interview with Bob Sadler by Dave Lorenz and Tom Daldin at the 51:20 mark)
Pure Michigan/Under the Radar | 5.8.2023 


MotorCities National Heritage Area Unveils News Officers, Board of Directors
dBusiness | 5.3.2023


Antique Car Tour to Cruise Detroit's Riverfront Starting April 6
WXYZ-TV | 4.1.2023


Antique Car Tour Coming to Detroit: What to Know
Detroit Free Press | 3.30.2023


Travel Michigan Radio Show (segment with Dave Lorenz and Bob Sadler starts at 18:15)
News/Talk 760 WJR | 3.12.2023


The Ford Shelby GR-1 Was an Incredible Retro Concept Car, and It's About to Make a Comeback (References a past Story of the Week)
Slashgear.com | 2.1.2023


Landmark Legislation to Ensure Long-Term Stability for National Heritage Areas Signed into Law
FordHouse.org | 1.12.2023


Legislation to Ensure Long-term Stability for National Heritage Areas Signed into Law 
dBusiness | 1.12.2023


Dingell Celebrates Preservation of MotorCities in National Heritage Area Act
Dearborn Press & Guide | 12.31.2022


The Michigan Opportunity Podcast (interview with Shawn Pomaville-Size)
Michigan Economic Development Corporation | 12.21.2022


Lucy Ann Lance Show (interview with Shawn Pomaville-Size on Michigan Auto Heritage Day)
WLBY-AM Ann Arbor | 11.30.2022


9th Annual Michigan Auto Heritage Day in Pontiac Gives Sneak Preview of New Museum
WDIV-TV Local 4 | 11.30.2022


Governor, Legislature Declare Wednesday, November 30 as the 9th Annual Michigan Auto Heritage Day
Michigan Business Network | 11.30.2022


Michigan Auto Heritage Day: November 30, 2022
Michigan.gov | 11.30.2022


Here's How the Junior Ranger Program is Impacting Kids
WDIV-TV Local 4 | 8.2.2022


MotorCities Is Now Seeking Applications for 2022-23 Challenge and Mini Grants
Dearborn Press & Guide | 7.21.2022


Grosse Pointe Academy Students Test-Driving MotorCities' New Junior Ranger Program
Grosse Pointe Times (C & G Newspapers) | 7.13.2022


MotorCities Opens Applications for 2022-23 Challenge and Mini Grant Programs
WSYM-TV Fox 47 Lansing | 7.8.2022


8 U.S. National Heritage Areas Worth Visiting
AARP.com | 7.7.2022


Academy Helps Launch MotorCities Junior Ranger Program
Grosse Pointe News | 6/29.2022


Lucy Ann Lance Show (MotorCities Board Member Dave Lorenz and Staffer Bob Sadler interview)
WLBY-AM Ann Arbor | 6.23.2022


Antique Touring Co. Offers Unique Peek at History 
Grosse Pointe News | 6.23.2022


MotorCities Announces Its Tour Operator Partners for 2022 
dBusiness | 6.6.2022


MotorCities Appoints Two New Members to Its Board of Directors
dBusiness | 6.2.2022


Lansing's R.E. Olds Transportation Museum Home to New Pollinator Garden (reference to MotorCities Pollinator Pledge)
WKAR | 5.21.2022


Taylor among New Members Named to MotorCities National Heritage Board of Directors
Davison Index | 5.19.2022


MotorCities at Home Virtual Zoom Programs Continue with Albert Kahn's Legacy May 25 (scroll down to find story)
dBusiness | 5.19.2022


Popular MotorCities at Home Virtual Zoom Programs Continue with Albert Kahn's Legacy  
Dearborn Press & Guide | 5.19.2022


MotorCities Launches New Cruise Club
dBusiness | 5.18.2022


Senate Committee Approves Legislation Key to the Future of National Heritage Areas 
Dearborn Press & Guide | 5.10.2022


Michigan Celebrates National Travel and Tourism Week 
WEYI-TV NBC25 | 5.2.2022


"Uncover and Rediscover" Detroit at Hometown Tourist Day 
MLive.com | 4.29.2022


State of Michigan and National Park Service Announce Innovation Partnership 
State of Michigan, Office of the Governor | 4.19.2022


Local Sites Honored 
Grosse Pointe Times | 1.27.2022


MotorCities Now Accepting Applications for Phase Two 2021-22 Challenge Grants 
Dearborn Press & Guide | 1.24.2022


Governor Whitmer Makes Appointments to Boards and Commissions (mentions Brian Yopp's appointment to the Travel Commission)
State of Michigan | 12.6.2021


Metro Detroit Projects Sweep MotorCities' 8th Annual Awards of Excellence at Michigan Auto Heritage Day in Lansing
Dearborn Press & Guide | 11.23.2021


Pollinator Garden a Teaching Tool at St. Philip (mention of MotorCities Pollinator Pledge program)
Trenton Trib | 11.17.2021


Debbie Dingell to Be Honored with Milestone Award at Michigan Auto Heritage Day
Dearborn Press & Guide | 11.15.2021 


Destination Michigan: Why Its Lake Shores are the Perfect Waterfront Destination (mention of MotorCities)
TheTravel.com | 10.22.2021 


Oakland County Dam Becomes First Named After African American (mention of MotorCities)
Oakland Press | 10.1.2021 


Nominations for MotorCities' Annual Awards of Excellence Now Open
Dearborn Press & Guide | 9.20.2021


MotorCities National Heritage Area Hosting Road Tour in Region
Dearborn Press & Guide | 8.31.2021


Dingell Bill Seeks to Preserve MotorCities National Heritage Area
Patch.com | 8.18.2021


It's Your Community: Episode 42 (Shawn Pomaville-Size guests - need to scroll down to Episode #42)
NewsTalk 760 WJR | 8.8.2021


Metro Detroiters Urged to Take the "Pollinator Pledge" to Help the Environment
WDIV-TV Local 4 | 6.25.2021


MotorCities Hosts Pollinator Pledge Day
WWJ Newsradio 950 | 6.23.2021


MotorCities Relaunches Website Detailing the African American Experience
dBusiness | 6.18.2021


Take a Michigan Auto History Road Trip with MotorCities National Heritage Area
WJIM 1240 AM | 6.15.2021


MotorCities Highway Signs & Their Impact
WWJ Newsradio 950 | 5.24.2021


Shawn Pomaville-Size Interview with Ronnie Dahl re: MotorCities & Highway Signs (Starts around 49:00 mark)
Oakland County MegaCast | 5.24.2021


MotorCities Highway Sign & 2021 Tourism Outlook Press Conference from the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant
Motown Digital | 5.24.2021


Downtown Dearborn Embraces Historic Preservation Month (Mention of MotorCities wayside signs)
Dearborn Press & Guide | 5.14.2021


MotorCities National Heritage Area Elects New Officers and Board Members
dBusiness | 5.12.2021


Great Lakes Way project aims to unify greenways and water trails along Michigan's southeast coast
Model D | 5.6.2021


Carolyn Carter Joins MotorCities National Heritage Area Board
dBusiness | 4.16.2021


A Great Lakes Way Stretching from southern Lake Huron through western Lake Erie
Great Lakes Now/Detroit Public TV | 4.5.2021


Travel Michigan Radio Show (Shawn Pomaville-Size segment)
News/Talk 760 WJR | 3.21.2021


MotorCities National Heritage Area Offers Tours of Ford Historic Sites 
FordAuthority.com | 2.26.2021


Going Retro? Michigan Bill Would Allow Classic License Plates for $100 Fee (Shawn Pomaville-Size quoted)
ClickOnDetroit.com | 2.12.2021


Retro License Plates Could Make a Comeback in Michigan (Shawn Pomaville-Size quoted)
MLive | 2.2.2021


Plan Introduced to Bring Back Retro Blue Michigan License Plates (Shawn Pomaville-Size quoted)
WWJ Newsradio 950 | 2.2.2021


Fort Street Bridge Interpretive Park Opens 
WWJ Newsradio 950 10.22.2020


Fort Street Bridge Park Opens in southwest Detroit 
WXYZ-TV Channel 7 10.22.2020


It's Your Community (Shawn Pomaville-Size guests - need to scroll down to the October 4 date)
News/Talk 760 WJR | 10.4.2020


Happenings at Haven Hill
Spinal Column Newsweekly | 8.12.2020


Travel Michigan Radio Show (Bob Sadler guests in the final segment at 29:00)
News/Talk 760 WJR | 7.19.2020


Auto Heritage Nonprofit Accepting Grant Applications (scroll all the way down)
DBusiness.com | 7.16.2020


Bob Sadler Talks About the Automobile Heritage Hunt (MP3 sound file)
WWJ Newsradio 950 
| 7.13.2020


The Chevy Impala Isn't Completely Dead Yet (Includes a link to our 2019 Story of the Week on the Impala)
MotorBiscuit.com | 7.1.2020


Shake Up Your Daily Steps with These Hiking & Walking Spots (See West Bllomfield Entry)
HourDetroit.com | 5.22.2020


MotorCities At Home Series: Billy Durant, Founder of General Motors
TheAutoChannel.com | 5.18.2020


New "MotorCities At Home" Virtual Zoom Programs Debut Friday
TheAutoChannel.com | 5.14.2020


Pokorski Elected to MotorCities Board of Directors
Macomb Daily | 5.5.2020


Arsenal of Democracy Website Adds Auto Industry's Coronavirus Efforts
Detroit Free Press | 4.18.2020


March On! Blues Collar Poetry and Music Fest
Downtown Monitor | 3.5.2020


MotorCities Announces 2020 Lunch & Learn Series 
Detroit Auto Scene 
| 2.24.2020 


March On! Music Festival in Dearborn Benefits Fort Street Bridge Interpretive Park project
Dearborn Press & Guide | 2.19.2020


New Highway Signs Highlight Michigan's Auto History
WLNS-TV Lansing | 1.29.2020


Those Big Brown Signs Along I-96 and I-69 Were 20 Years in the Making
Lansing State Journal | 1.29.2020


Henry Ford Highlighted in Documentary
Detroit Auto Scene 
| 1.6.2020


Travel Michigan Radio Show with Dave Lorenz (Bob Sadler guest in opening segment)
News/Talk 760 WJR | 1.5.2020


Local Organizations Approved Grant Money for Preserving Car Culture
CBSDetroit.com | 12.30.19


Film Exploring Henry Ford's Complicated Legacy Awarded Grant
Detroit News | 12.28.19


Local Organizations Get Grant Money for Preserving Car Culture
Patch.com | 12.20.19


New MotorCities Speakers Bureau
Detroit Auto Scene | 11.14.19


Cherry Hill Ford Factory Project Wins Honors
Associated Newspapers (Canton Eagle) 
| 11.14.19


Back to the Bricks Claims National Award for Promoting Heritage Tourism (from MotorCities) 
WJRT-TV ABC12  (Flint) | 11.4.19


Back to the Bricks Receives Heritage Tourism Award (from MotorCities) 
My City Magazine (Flint) | 11.7.19


The Road Trip That Wasn't: What UK Fans Lost with Football Game's Move to Lexington (Story about Ypsilanti & Eastern Michigan University)
Lexington Herald-Leader | 9.6.19


National Heritage Areas and Partners Embrace "Operation Pollination"
National Park Service NHA Blog | 8.30.19


Businesses Are Getting Involved with a Movement to Protect Pollinators 
WDIV Local 4 News | 7.26.19


Grant Applications Are Now Open for MotorCities Programs
Patch.com | 7.19.19


Check Out These New Automotive History Tours Around Detroit
Patch.com | 5.30.19


New Kayak, Bike Tours Cover Detroit's Auto History
Detroit Free Press | 5.30.19


This Detroit Event is Getting Local Kids Outdoors
Patch.com | 5.22.19


Wilson Foundation Grant Spearheads Improvements to Downriver Trails
News-Herald | 5.14.19


Downriver Iron Belle Trail Projects Get $2.4 million in Grants
Detroit News | 5.14.19


Wilson Foundation Provides $1.9 million in Grants to Connect Trails in Detroit and Downriver
Curbed Detroit | 5.14.19


Wilson Foundation Finances Effort to Connect Trails in Detroit & Downriver (& Build Fort Street Bridge Park)
Crain's Detroit Business | 5.14.19


MotorCities Hosts the Alliance of National Heritage Areas
National Park Service Blog | 5.10.19


Trump Signs Public Lands Package Honoring John Dingell
Dearborn Press & Guide | 3.13.19


Congress Names Public Lands Conservation Bill After the Late John Dingell
Detroit News | 3.5.19


March On! Blues Collar Poetry & Music Fest Benefits Fort Street Interpretive Park
Dearborn Press & Guide | 2.27.19


National Heritage Area Act of 2019 Introduced in House
Congressman Paul Tonko | 2.14.19


Senate Passes Stabenow-Peters Legislation Supporting MotorCities National Heritage Area
Senator Stabenow's Website | 2.14.19


MotorCities Now Offering New Mini-Grants
Detroit Auto Scene | 2.4.19 


Restoration of Durant-Dort Factory One Nets GM a Preservation Award
Hemmings Daily | 12.11.18 


What Are the Top Auto Stories of the Last 20 Years?
Detroit Free Press | 11.20.18 


Travel Michigan Show with Dave Lorenz: Interview with Shawn Pomaville-Size  
News/Talk 760 WJR | 11.18.18


Small Talk with Mark S. Lee: Interview with Shawn Pomaville-Size  
WXYT AM 1270 | 11.11.18


Frank Beckmann Show: Interview with Shawn Pomaville-Size  
News/Talk 760 WJR | 10.18.18


MotorCities Receives Grants to Advance Fort Street Bridge Park  
Detroit Auto Scene | 09.17.18


Pollinator Pledge Looks to Save Habitats for Butterflies and Honeybees
WXYZ-TV ABC 7 Detroit, MI | 07.27.18


Dearborn Rotary Greens City With Trees, Shrubs 
Dearborn Patch | 06.26.18 


Tourism Professionals come to Flint to Celebrate National Travel & Tourism Week
WJRT-TV ABC 12 Flint, MI | 05.10.18


Street Beat: Michigan History
The CW50 | 03.22.18


Take warning: Janesville’s tragic GM plant closure
Lansing City Pulse | 03.22.18


Meet the latest tourist attractions: Abandoned factories
The Washington Post | 03.09.18


MotorCities National Heritage Area Awards $70,000 in Grants
Detroit Auto Scene | 02.26.18


Nonprofit awards grants to auto, labor history projects
Fox47 News | 01.30.18


Nonprofit awards grants to auto, labor history projects
The Seattle Times | 01.29.18


One-Tank Trips: Future rolls into view at auto show
The London Free Press | 01.12.18


Local Automotive Heritage Group Gets National Honor
Detroit Auto Scene | 01.08.18


People: New Appointments and Promotions
Crain's Detroit Business | 01.07.18


MotorCities National Heritage Area Wins National Park Service Award
DBUSINESS DAILY NEWS | 01.04.18


Dearborn man hired as MotorCities National Heritage Area’s communications manager
Press & Guide | 01.03.18


 

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MotorCities 20th logoMore than 20 years ago, Congress and the National Park Service recognized the significance of the American automobile and the people and places that shaped its history by creating the MotorCities National Heritage Area Partnership. Throughout a region of 10,000 square miles in 16 Michigan counties with a population of more than six million people, we tell the stories of how this area put the world on wheels. These stories are our stories: the stories of a region where people grew up with the automobile; where its heritage lives in our neighborhoods to this day; and where an industry begun by a few hundred changed the world for millions. For a complete history, please click here.

#25YearsStrong
#WePutTheWorldOnWheels

Enjoy this brief video looking back on our first 20 years:

 

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MotorCities 20th Anniversary Button Events

 

EARLY YEARS

1996 American automobile industry celebrates its centennial anniversary and a coalition rallies for designation of various automotive heritage landmarks.

1997 Feasibility study conducted by Wayne Counts Parks and Rec for National Park Service Heritage Area consideration.

1998 Signing of Automobile National Heritage Area Act by President Clinton; MotorCities becomes the 28th National Heritage Area in the country

2001 The General Management Plan is submitted to the Secretary of the Interior and the boundaries of the National Heritage Area are drawn.


MIDDLE YEARS
2002-2018 Implementation of the General Management Plan and its mission ”to preserve, interpret and promote the automotive and labor heritage of Michigan by encouraging revitalization through conservation, increasing auto-related tourism, and developing and deploying educational and informational programs”.
     Sub-grants totaling $1.5 million.
     Number of grants awarded: 295.
     Investments in programs:  $1.1 million.

2013 Evaluation conducted by U of M Dearborn

2014 Inauguration of Michigan Auto Heritage Day & Awards of Excellence

2014 MotorCities National Heritage Area is reauthorized by Congress

2015 Evaluation by Weststat completed and presented to Congress

2016 Economic Impact Report concludes a $410 million impact annually and support of over 4,000 jobs by the MotorCities National Heritage Area

2018 20th Anniversary

2018 Revamped website launched


2019 First of 14 Highway Signs Installed
MCNHA Highway sign 400

2019 Ground broken for Fort Street Bridge Park 

2020 Fort Street Bridge Park opens to the public 

2021 MotorCities launches "Many Voices, One Story" webpage as part of its DEI efforts 

2022 National Heritage Area Act passed by Congress, providing reauthorization for 15 years!

2023 National Heritage Area Act signed by President Biden