Downtown Bay City

The Historic Masonic Temple sits at a busy intersection near Downtown Bay City.

Recruiting takes center stage for theater company

Vanishing Elephant Players, a volunteer company of actors and theater enthusiasts based in Bay City, hosts an open house and variety show on Sept. 13. The goal is to recruit new members.

Celebrate the arrival of fall with Downtown Bay City

Special discounts and deals await you during Downtown Bay City's annual Fall Into Autumn Open House, set for Sept. 6-8.  

Beer garden opens in downtown Bay City, helps raise funds for non-profits

Drydock Beer Garden has brought a seasonal beer garden and fundraising opportunity to the heart of Bay City's downtown.  

Populace Coffee had five special labels designed for their house blend coffee, each displaying the names and logos of local high schools.
Populace Coffee to launch Teacher Appreciation Week with extended hours, discounts, and giveaways

Local coffee shop helping teachers get a little extra energy to start the school year off right.  

Since 2010, local business owner Avram Golden has been raising money to line Bay City's streets with American flags in tribute to those who served in the military.
Grand old flags flying high in Bay City

Since 2010, local business owner Avram Golden has been raising money to line Bay City's streets with American flags in tribute to those who served in the military.

This artwork by Julie Tyslicky will be featured in Bay City’s “50 Artists.” It will be placed on the Railtrail for the next two years.
United by Art: Learn what makes four area artists similar, yet unique

The Great Lakes Bay Region, home to Studio 23 and other galleries, is becoming known for nurturing artistic talent.

Thursday was a working day, so the ships weren’t open for tours. Hundreds of people lined the river, though, to watch the crews dock the boats.
Tall Ship Celebration sails into Bay City

Spectators and sailors flooded into Bay City July 18-21 when the city was a host port for the Tall Ships Challenge, a series of races and rallies organized by Tall Ships America.  

Restoration work on the Frank N. Anderson Nature Trail removed tree branches that had pushed bumps into the paved pathway.
Railtrail system stretches into new parts of Bay County

Bay County’s Riverwalk Trail System consists of a nearly 20-mile network of pedestrian walkways that extends from the Bay City State Park and Tobico Marsh Nature Preserve through the city and to Zilwaukee in Saginaw County. 

Locals avoided downtown, including Washington Avenue, when the lumbermen arrived in the spring.
Tour Hell’s Half Mile with the Historical Society

Join local historian and journalist Sam Fitzpatrick on July 27 for the “Hell’s Half Mile” walking tour sponsored by the Bay County Historical Society.  

​​​​​​​For more than 20 years, a group in Bay City has been teaching people to sail.
Sailing brings people closer to Michigan’s Great Lakes

The Saginaw Bay Community Sailing Association strives to make water and sailing affordable and accessible to everyone in the Great Lakes Bay Region.  

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