Happy weekend, Tri Cities! In today’s happening-today edition: Historic bank redevelopment, a beer and brisket festival, and a Father's Day dawn patrol breakfast + events worth checking out today & tomorrow.
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01 — Worth knowing In the newsThree local stories this week, plus a few worth your money.
Expanding arts education access: Midland Center for the Arts received a $6,500 Service Club Alliance grant to expand student access, funding transportation and tuition assistance, including $2,400 for transportation and $4,100 for scholarships -- read how the funds help.
Downtown buildings get new life: Developers will turn Midland’s historic downtown bank into apartments and shops while preserving its vault. Six brownstones are planned at former community center. Construction will begin spring or summer 2027 -- see the redevelopment plans.
Exploring future healthcare paths: YMCA of Saginaw and MyMichigan Health will host a Health Careers Summer Camp June 22–26 for ages 11–14, with hands-on first aid and medical equipment to explore hospital careers -- get the camp details.
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03 — On our radar
Local business spotlightNearby spots we'd actually send a friend to.
Low-key local vibes: Big Ugly Fish Tavern is that friendly neighborhood bar where the music hits just right, the banter is easy, and you can actually hear your friends. Slide in this week for a low-key round and leave with that “yep, I needed this” reset.
Weekend fairway escape: Mueller's Valley View Farm Golf is an 18-hole public layout with rolling hills, ponds, and a creek weaving through, including a postcard par-3 peninsula green. Grab a buddy, pick your tees, and let the Great Lakes Bay vibes smooth out your tempo between swings.
Swap couch for curtain: Temple Theatre is your midweek reset, bringing movie-palace glow to concerts, comedy, and the Saginaw Silver Screen classics. When the group chat stalls out, pick a show, lean back under that gilded ceiling, and remember how fun it is to do your screen time on a giant one.
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05 — The event calendar Around town today & tomorrowOur favorite events going on the rest of this weekend. Dates, times, and locations are subject to change. Always check official event pages before heading out.
🏋 Free POUND @ Midland Area Farmers Market | Saturday (6/20) at 8:00 AM – Swap the grocery cart for Ripstix at a free POUND class at the Midland farmers market by Dow Diamond. All levels welcome. It’s loud, sweaty, and strangely therapeutic, then you can cool down by debating tomatoes, grabbing greens, and pretending this counts as leg day.
🚗 6th Annual Salvation Army Car Show @ Chick-fil-A (Bay City) | Saturday (6/20) at 9:00 AM – Chrome, camaraderie, and community karma meet at the 6th Annual Salvation Army Car Show, now at the roomy Chick-fil-A lot on Wilder Road. Ogling tailfins conveniently funds local meals, rent, utilities, camps, and youth programs, which feels like cheating, in the best way.
🍖 1st Annual "Smoke on the Water" Beer and Brisket Festival @ Drift Shoreside Beer Garden (Bay City) | Saturday (6/20) at 11:00 AM – Father's Day weekend at Drift on the water means brisket, beer, and not a honey-do in sight. Think cornhole bragging rights, local pitmasters facing off, beer tents pouring Michigan favorites, live tunes, and a hole-in-one off the deck, family friendly, without leaving Bay City.
📜 Copy the Constitution Project @ Zauel Memorial (Saginaw) | Saturday (6/20) at 1:30 PM – If you've been waiting for a sign to revive your penmanship, America's 250th is it. This drop-in lets you hand-copy the U.S. Constitution, getting the words into your head, your hand, and maybe your heart, no hot takes required. Quiet, nerdy, strangely satisfying.
✈ Valley Aero Club 70th Father's Day Dawn Patrol Breakfast @ James Clements Municipal Airport (Bay City) | Sunday (6/21) at 7:00 AM – Wake early and treat Dad to the 70th Father's Day Dawn Patrol, with Grandpa Tony's breakfast, plane and helicopter rides, and planes to point at. Kids get train rides, you get bacon, bragging rights, entry and parking are free, supporting Bay City's James Clements Airport.
🦁 Father's Day at the Zoo @ Saginaw Children's Zoo | Sunday (6/21) at 10:00 AM – Give the household grill boss his victory lap at the zoo for Father’s Day, where dads, grandpas, uncles, and every man in tow get in free. Expect animal facts delivered with confidence, a few groaners, and a slow meander between giraffes, shade, and soft serve.
⚙ Homestead Sunday: Simple Machines @ Chippewa Nature Center (Midland) | Sunday (6/21) at 1:00 PM – Homestead Sunday brings a hands-on tour of simple machines to CNC’s log cabin, barn, and school, the original farm hacks. Hunt levers in the toolshed, count wheels and axles, try a wedge in the garden, then let kids grind corn and pump water, workout included. Live music & entertainment:
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06 — The Tri Cities report Weather forecastToday — High: 76°F — Low: 53°F — Precip: 60%
A chance of rain showers before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. West southwest wind 3 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible. Later: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West northwest wind 3 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tomorrow — High: 76°F — Low: 56°F — Precip: 8%
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. West wind around 5 mph. Later: Rain showers likely after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 60%. This house is wildThis Saginaw County property pairs a 2-bed farmhouse with roughly 20 acres of productive farmland, all just 2.5 miles from town. Inside, there is about 1,100 square feet, city water, central air, and a flexible laundry room that was once a third bedroom. Outside, an attached 2-car garage, workshop, and barn add serious utility and country charm.
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