The first ever Tri-City Heritage Tour will take place on June 26 and 27, 2010. The tour provides residents and visitors with a rare opportunity to explore and enjoy sometimes hidden and always interesting places and spaces in our cities and townships – all free of charge! More than 20 historic properties in Hagar, Coloma, Watervliet, Bainbridge and Hartford will be open to the public and interpreted by volunteers throughout the weekend. Sites will be open on Saturday, June 26 from 10am to 4pm and Sunday, June 27 varying by location.
The official Tour Guide with site information will be published as a four page insert in the Tri-City Record on June 17. Additional information, maps, and a full list of participating sites are also online at www.tricityheritagetour.wordpress.com. Free guides will also be available at tour sites including the North Berrien Historical Museum the week before the tour.
The Tri-City Heritage Tour is designed to create access, awareness and excitement about local heritage. The tour is self-directed and participants may visit as many or as few sites as they wish. Bring a friends and family and spend the day in the area visiting not only heritage sites, but also local shops and restaurants – many of which have long histories in the community. Several sites will offer free family activities.
Tour highlights include the Davidson Chapel in Coloma, the region’s earliest funeral home; the Tri-City Record office in Watervliet, which has published the local newspaper for 128 years; the Van Buren County Historical Museum in Hartford; the Southwestern Michigan Crate, Basket & Veneer Machinery Museum in Riverside; and Bainbridge Township Hall, housed in the former Bainbridge Center School building complete with school bell.
The Tri-City Heritage Tour is sponsored in part by a grant from the Berrien Community Foundation and is coordinated by the North Berrien Historical Society and the Van Buren County Historical Society.
For more information please contact the North Berrien Historical Museum at 269-468-3330.
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