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The Bixby Marionette Exhibit was donated to the City of Saline by Meredith
Bixby. It goes back to the Depression years, having been developed and used across
the nation for 47 years by the Meredith Marionettes Touring Company. Periodically, the Bixby Project
Team rotates their puppetry displays, which can be viewed at the Saline District Library, 555 N. Maple Rd., Saline; (734) 429-5450. For more information, contact the Saline District Library.
Celtic Festival: This annual July event at the Mill Pond in Saline celebrates a
sister city relationship with Brecon, Wales. Participants and visitors come from near and
far to take part in the festivities that include historical reenactments, music and dance,
Highland athletics and more. Millpond Monster Milly steals the show with her
antics each year. www.salineceltic.org.
Cemeteries of the Saline Area: There are more than 15 cemeteries within the
townships in and around Saline. For cemetery names, locations, and cemetery stone
readings, contact The Genealogical Society of Washtenaw County
www.hvcn.org/info/gswc/ .
Click on Feedback. For histories, listings, and photos of Pittsfield Township cemeteries, please see:
Pittsfield
Township Cemeteries
on the Pittsfield Township Historical Society website.
Country Schools: 55 Country Schools have been identified, some now are
extant, others are buildings now used as houses and/or businesses. For a tri-fold
flyer that names and locates each school, call (734) 944-0442. Leave your name and
address. For information, histories, and photos of Pittsfield Township schools, please see:
School
Houses of Pittsfield Township on the Pittsfield Township Historical Society website.
US 12 Heritage Trail: The Michigan Avenue corridor between Detroit and 
Chicago has been known by many names since the early 1800s. Originally, it was the Sauk Trail; other names are Military Road, Chicago Road, and now Michigan Avenue. Centuries in the making, the trail is a road that has connected animal, man, industry, culture, and nature. Bridging Southern Michigan's east and west shores, the US 12 Heritage Trail is an unconventional destination that encourages the traveler to journey its winding way, meet its people, explore its places and uncover its hidden treasures. It is the second road in the nation to have been built by the federal government. Throughout the year, communities along its route plan special themed events to draw tourists.
Updated information is available from www.us12heritagetrail.org
Walking Tours of Historic Saline, Michigan are two self-guided tours that
will lead you down one of Michigan’s most historic routes, the Detroit-Chicago Road.
One tour leads past an exquisite mansion; the other to a beautiful old mill. These
two tours can be combined into one 2-hr. tour. For a Walking Tour leaflet, contact
the Historic District Commission at Saline City Hall, 100 N. Harris St., Saline,
MI 48176 (734) 429-4907.
www.ci.saline.mi.us. A large map appears on the outside wall of the KeyBank at the corner of N. Ann Arbor St. and Michigan Ave.
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