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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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Monday, 02 July 2018 18:20

Milwaukee Junction

Various railroads joined at this junction, built in the 1890s to encourage industrial development. Several auto companies set up factories near the Milwaukee Junction, earning…

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Monday, 02 July 2018 18:21

Henry Ford Early Years

Henry Ford wasn’t always head of an automotive leader. Ford made two other attempts to enter the auto industry before Ford Motors, and he worked…

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Monday, 02 July 2018 18:22

Studebaker In Detroit

Studebaker became one of the largest automakers in the world, along with Ford, after it started purchasing manufacturing plants in Detroit. The plant was built in…

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Monday, 02 July 2018 18:28

Travel Through Time: Grand River Ave.

This road was once called the Grand River Trail that Native Americans followed across Michigan long before European settlement. In the 1850s the trail became…

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Monday, 02 July 2018 18:50

Wixom Ford Plant

In the 1950s, Ford Motor Company chose the Wixom Road site for a new automobile assembly plant. In 1957, Wixom offically became a city with…

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Monday, 02 July 2018 18:53

Building Clarkston History: 90 N. Main

The former Independence Township Hall was once owned by Henry Ford and intended to be an apprentice school for Ford’s Clarkston Village site. He later…

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Tuesday, 03 July 2018 12:56

Ford's Village Industry at Clarkston Mill

One of Henry Ford’s Villages sat right here in Clarkston. The dam built by the Clark Brothers, whom the city was named after, now sits…

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Tuesday, 03 July 2018 13:05

Sylvan Lake Inn

This short-lived inn housed visitors along the Sylvan Lake resort run by Merrill B. Mills. A decade after opening, the inn burned to the ground.

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Tuesday, 03 July 2018 13:11

Pine Lake Auto Club

Automobiles were gaining ground, and enthusiasts began looking for a place to gather. The Automobile Club of Detroit was established in 1902 for this very…

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Tuesday, 03 July 2018 13:16

High Performance Legend: The Novi Special at the Indianapolis 500

The Novi Special was known for its speed and power. It stood out with 450 horsepower at its first Indianaoplis 500 race in 1941. It…

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