Motor Cities Heritage

Red Arrow Highway & Michigan Avenue

I-94 Corridor, west to east:

1. Benton Harbor-Saint Joseph – Red Arrow Highway & Main Street

• • 1. Saint Joseph Lakefront
    2. Saint Joseph Harbor
    3. Benton Harbor Waterfront
    4. Benton Harbor Arts District
    5. Saint Joseph Downtown
    6. Twin Cities agritourism
    7. Twin Cities museums
    8. Harbor Shores golf course, country club, neighborhood, and public trail network
    9. Box Factory for the Arts
    10. Downtown Benton Harbor and Dwight Pete Mitchell City Center Park including the Benton Harbor Farmers Market and special events, plus nearby Lark’s Bar-B-Que

2. Tri-Cities – Red Arrow Highway

• • 1. Paw Paw Lake
    2. Coloma’s countryside vineyards, cider mills, and farm stands
    3. Downtown Coloma
    4. Downtown Watervliet
    5. Downtown Hartford
    6. Hartford historic sites
    7. Coloma historic sites
    8. Paw Paw River County Park and Hays Park on the Paw Paw River in Watervliet
    9. Sunset Drive In Theater
    10. Van Buren Trail State Park

3. Paw Paw – Red Arrow Highway

• • 1. Van Buren County Courthouse Complex
    2. Village Hall
    3. Public Library
    4. Water Works Pumping Station
    5. Paw Paw Police Department
    6. Strand Theater
    7. Territorial Road – Historic Marker
    8. Issac Watts Willard – Historic Marker
    9. St. Mark’s Church/The Reverend Darius Barker – Historic Marker
    10. Barnum-Harrison House (Aaron Harrison House) – Historic Marker

4. Kalamazoo – Michigan Avenue & Stadium Drive

• • 1. Gilmore Car Museum (Hickory Corners)
    2. Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Museum
    3. Kalamazoo Valley Museum
    4. Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
    5. Kalamazoo State Theatre
    6. Downtown Kalamazoo – North Kalamazoo Pedestrian Mall
    7. Kalamazoo River Valley Trail
    8. Bronson Park Civic Square
    9. Kalamazoo Farmers Market
    10. The Henderson Castle

5. Battle Creek “Cereal City” – Michigan Avenue

• • 1. Former Battle Creek Sanitarium
    2. Sojourner Truth Monument
    3. Underground Railroad Sculpture
    4. Historic Adventist Village
    5. Binder Park Zoo
    6. W.K. Kellogg House
    7. Battle Creek Farmers Market
    8. Linear Park
    9. Dr. John Harvey Kellogg Discovery Center
    10. Kimball House Museum

6. Marshall “City of Hospitality” – Michigan Avenue

• • 1. American Museum of Magic
    2. Brooks Memorial Fountain
    3. Honolulu House
    4. Governor’s Mansion
    5. Bogar Theatre
    6. Marshall Riverwalk
    7. Marshall History Museum
    8. Marshall Interurban Depot – Historic Marker
    9. Walters Gasoline Museum
    10. Greetings From Marshall Wall Art Mural

7. Albion – Michigan Avenue

• • 1. Albion College
    2. Bohm Theater
    3. Albion Station
    4. Gardner House Museum
    5. Bobbit Visual Arts Center (Albion College)
    6. Herrick Theatre (Albion College)
    7. Albion City Hall
    8. Albion Farmers Market
    9. Albion District Library
    10. Porter Street Canoe Dock

8. Jackson – Michigan Avenue

• • 1. Waterloo State Recreation Area – Black Spruce Bog Natural Area (National Historic Landmark)
    2. Ye Ole Carriage Shop (Spring Arbor)
    3. Under the Oaks City Park – Historic marker: “Birthplace of the Republican Party”
    4. Cascades at Sparks Foundation County Park
    5. Ella Sharp Museum & Ella Sharp Park
    6. Michigan Theatre
    7. Downtown Jackson – Horace Blackman Park
    8. Meridian-Baseline Historic State Park (Pleasant Lake)
    9. Jackson Station Restaurant – “Birthplace of the Coney Island hot dog”
    10. Bright Walls Mural

9.  Chelsea – Jackson Road & Old U.S. Route 12

• • 1. Purple Rose Theatre
    2. Chelsea Historical Museum
    3. Chelsea District Library
    4. Chelsea Depot
    5. Chelsea Clocktower
    6. Timber Town Park – Chelsea Community Garden
    7. District Court Building
    8. Chelsea City Hall
    9. Veterans Memorial Park
    10. Pierce Park

10. Ann Arbor – Washtenaw Avenue & Huron Street

• • 1. Kelsey Museum of Archaeology (University of Michigan)
    2. University of Michigan Museum of Natural History (University of Michigan)
    3. Nichols Arboretum and Matthaei Botanical Gardens (University of Michigan)
    4. University of Michigan Museum of Art (University of Michigan)
    5. Hill Auditorium (University of Michigan)
    6. Law Quadrangle (University of Michigan)
    7. Bentley Historical Library (University of Michigan)
    8. Cadillac & LaSalle Club Museum & Research Center
    9. Ann Arbor Art Center
    10. Nickels Arcade