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Tri Cities, MI
77Events this week
16Free things to do
84New spots
95New stories

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This week in Tri Cities

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 77 events, day by day →

September Eye Opener Breakfast

Friday 7:15am · DoubleTree by Hilton Bay City - Riverfront

Fall Migration Bird Hike

Friday 8am · Chippewa Nature Center · Free

Know Your Status Friday's - Free HIV Testing at Hearth Home

Friday 9am · Hearth Home · Free

Wee Stroll

Friday 9:30am · Chippewa Nature Center · Free

Autofest with the Cluck Truck

Friday 1pm · Bavarian Inn Restaurant

New in Tri Cities

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

Kluck Nursery Inc

Home & Garden

Grow something great: Family owned since 1930, Kluck Nursery Inc packs 350 acres of trees, shrubs, and perennials, plus legit plant advice from their Ask the Plant Doctor crew.

klucknursery.com ↗

Rust Park

Parks & Outdoors

River tunes, easy paths: If you need an easy escape this week, Rust Park delivers with shady picnic spots, paved and natural paths along the Saginaw River, and a classic bandshell that keeps summer concerts humming.

saginawcounty.com ↗

Saginaw Railway Museum

Arts & Culture

Hometown rail time: Rediscover how the rails shaped Saginaw at Saginaw Railway Museum, from the Saginaw Valley Railroad Historical Society.

saginawrailwaymuseum.org ↗

Tri Cities’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

The restaurants, shops, and services the newsletter recommends, all in one place — every listing checked, and paid pins marked every time.

Browse Tri Cities’s best →

Most read in Tri Cities

The five stories Tri Cities readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. Historic Bay City bank building to get coffee shop, restoration work

    The Bay City Historic Commission has approved plans to restore a 143-year-old former bank building on Midland St.

    Full story at mlive.com ↗

  2. Amtrak on the Fast Track: New Trains Coming to Michigan

    Amtrak is receiving over $2 billion in federal funds for up to 43 new trainsets across the country, including trains that will serve all three of Michigan's passenger routes.

    Full story at michigannewssource.com ↗

  3. Dolly Parton’s music lives on in 2 upcoming mid-Michigan stage productions

    The Midland Center for the Arts is set to host two stage productions of late Dolly Parton, "9 to 5" and "Dolly PartON’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol" at the Midland Centre for the arts later this year.

    Full story at mlive.com ↗

  4. Former Spencer’s Route 46 property in Saginaw Township sold to restaurateur

    The former Spencer's Route 46 property in Saginaw Township, Michigan, has been sold to restaurateur with experience owning restaurants in Midland.

    Full story at mlive.com ↗

  5. Loons clinch playoff berth with 5-0 win

    The Great Lakes Loons clinched the 10th postseason berth in team history with a 5-0 victory over host Lake County.

    Full story at ourmidland.com ↗

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