Central Michigan has much to offer its residents and visitors. Nestled between Saginaw Bay and Lake Michigan, this area boasts bustling businesses, geographic beauty, history, and culture. The communities in this region of the Great Lakes State have something for everyone.
Stanton, Michigan is a thriving Central Michigan community. Home of the Fred Meijer Heartland Trail, Anderson’s Orchard, the county seat of Montcalm County offers much to see and do. Hunting is a popular outdoor activity. The forests and fields of Stanton are known for deer hunting.
Just outside of Stanton, but still in Montcalm County, you can also enjoy history and culture by visiting Heritage Village. Heritage Village preserves the past with a schoolhouse, blacksmith shop, train depot, general store, log cabin, and other restored structures.
Big Rapids in Mecosta County is the home of Ferris State University and its NCAA Division I hockey team. Founded in 1855, Big Rapids features many recreational activities from canoeing and kayaking to parks and trails. Mecosta County also offers museums, art galleries and cultural activities like the Mecosta County Quilt Trail and the County Color Tour.
In addition to Montcalm and Mecosta Counties, Point Broadband serves customers throughout Central Michigan in fifteen counties: Clare, Clinton, Gratiot, Ionia, Isabella, Kent, Lake, Mecosta, Montcalm, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola, Saginaw, Shiawassee, and Wexford.
Here are a few of the many things to see and do in Central Michigan: