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Downtown Flat Rock Presents the 9th Annual Chalk The Walk at HuRoc Park Sat. June 3rd

May 30, 2023 By Joe Pagano

The 9th annual “Chalk The Walk” at HuRoc Park takes place on Saturday June 3rd at from 11AM to 1PM. Chalk The Walk is presented FREE to the public. This annual event is a Family Fun Event where artist of all ages can stop by HuRoc Park off of Arsenal Road in Downtown Flat Rock and show off their skills. This Ninth Annual Event and is presented by Flat Rock Our Hometown and the Flat Rock Downtown Development Authority. Chalk the Walk is sponsored by Michelle Davis Group at RE/MAX Masters, Flat Rock who provides the chalk to artist of all ages, and Biggby Coffee of Flat Rock who will provide drinks for the young ones.

We thank both of these local businesses for their support.

Artist of all ages are welcome to draw on the walkway around HuRoc Park.

  • Chalk will be provided in various colors to the First 100 Artists.

  • An adult must be present to chaperone any artiest under 13 years old.

  • Families, School and Church Groups are all WELLCOME!

  • The important thing is to HAVE FUN

Join Us for a FREE Fun time at HuRoc Park on Saturday June 3rd from 11AM-1PM.  See you there.

 

SHOP/DINE LOCAL – SHOP/DINE FLAT ROCK

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Memorial Day 2023 in Flat Rock

May 30, 2023 By Joe Pagano

Memorial in Flat Rock Michigan.

The Flat Rock 2023 Memorial Day Parade started at the edge of the Business district and moved down Gibraltar through the Civic Center District to City Hall where the War Memorial is located.

Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation’s service. There are many stories as to its actual beginnings, with over two dozen cities and towns laying claim to being the birthplace of Memorial Day. There is also evidence that organized women’s groups in the South were decorating graves before the end of the Civil War: a hymn published in 1867, “Kneel Where Our Loves are Sleeping” by Nella L. Sweet carried the dedication “To The Ladies of the South who are Decorating the Graves of the Confederate Dead” While Waterloo N.Y. was officially declared the birthplace of Memorial Day by President Lyndon Johnson in May 1966, it’s difficult to prove conclusively the origins of the day.

It is more likely that it had many separate beginnings; each of those towns and every planned or spontaneous gathering of people to honor the war dead in the 1860’s tapped into the general human need to honor our dead, each contributed honorably to the growing movement that culminated in Gen Logan giving his official proclamation in 1868. It is not important who was the very first, what is important is that Memorial Day was established. Memorial Day is not about division. It is about reconciliation; it is about coming together to honor those who gave their all.

Memorial Day was officially proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, and was first observed on 30 May 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. The first state to officially recognize the holiday was New York in 1873. By 1890 it was recognized by all of the northern states. The South refused to acknowledge the day, honoring their dead on separate days until after World War I (when the holiday changed from honoring just those who died fighting in the Civil War to honoring Americans who died fighting in any war). It is now celebrated in almost every State on the last Monday in May.

 

Here are a few more pictures from the 2023 Memorial Day Celebration in Flat Rock, Mi.

 

 

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2023 Events Continue with Family Fun Events in Flat Rock

April 26, 2023 By Joe Pagano

This year’s calendar in Flat Rock is Full of Family Fun Events in Downtown and beyond.  Starting in May at the Community Center, Flat Rock Our Hometown along with the Flat Rock DDA are presenting a Business Expo featuring our Brick and Moter business in Flat Rock and adjoining communities.  The Expo starts at Noon on May 18th and goes until 3PM.  The event is FREE and open to all.  There will be food and food sampling along with retail businesses giveaways at the community center.  For a list of businesses attending stop by the Flat Rock Our Hometown or Downtown Flat Rock facebook pages for the latest listings.

Next is 10th Annual “Chalk The Walk at HuRoc Park” on Saturday June 3rd.  This year’s event is scheduled from 11AM to 1PM. We invite artist of all ages to show their skills on the 3/4 mile walk around the park.  Chalk is and refreshments are provided to the little ones.

June continues with “Concert in the Park Series” June 8th starts with the Flat Rockers starting at 6:30pm and the second on June 22nd also featuring M125 also starting at 6:30pm. The Concert in the Park Series is at the Gazebo in HuRoc Park.

New this year is our Food Truck Rally and Artisan Show at the Flat Rock Plaza (old K-Mart Plaza). The event will take place on July 15th from Noon to 8pm.  There will be food along with plenty of specialty venders.  NOTE: if you are interested in becoming a vender at this show, Click Here.  The plaza is big and there is still spaces available.

That is only a partial list of events, below is the entire list of events for Flat Rock in 2023.

 

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2023 Flat Rock Businesses Expo-May 18th at the Stone Creek Hall

March 19, 2023 By Joe Pagano

 

Flat Rock DDA and Flat Rock Our Hometown are Promoting Dine\Shop Local bringing local businesses together in a public expo at the Stone Creek Banquet Hall in the Flat Rock Community center at 1 Maguire Ave in Flat Rock Michigan.

The Business Expo will showcase local business and products.  The cost to your business is minimal.  You will get table space at the forum to show your product(s), hand out samples, hand out coupons and conduct drawings etc.

The Expo is FREE and open to the public from Noon to 3 pm May 18th.  For businesses, there will be a set up time prior to start time.  Click on the forms below for additional information about either food or product business.

Businesses will have until May 1st to have the information submitted.

For the public there will be FREE food samples along with business raffles and drawings and giveaways from local businesses and the DDA. You will also have an opportunity to meet local city and other officials.

The Forum will be FREE for the public.

Click here for Food product.

Click here for service product.

Sample food from your favorite local business at the beautiful Stone Creek Banquet Hall at the Flat Rock Community Center.

2023 Events For Downtown Flat Rock.

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2023 Easter Egg Hunt April 1st at Community Park

March 10, 2023 By Joe Pagano

The 2023 Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled for Saturday, April 1, 2023, at Community Park on Gibraltar Road in Flat Rock.  It is presented by Flat Rock Our Hometown and Flat Rock Parks and Recreation Department. This year’s event will run from Noon to 2:30 p.m.

The Easter Egg Hunt and Marshmallow drop is FREE and open to the public with no registration is required.

Here are the times and age groups:

12:00 arrival time

12:15 marshmallow drop 6-9 Years Old

12:45 egg hunt 0-3 Years Old

1:15 egg hunt 4-5 Years Old

1:45 marshmallow drop 10 Years and older

2:30 end time

There will be special Golden Eggs that will have special prizes from area businesses.

The Easter Bunny and the goodie bags will be in the warming building.   Parents should bring their own cameras.

Parking will be available at Flat Rock High School or Flat Rock Public Library. The city hall parking lot will be closed so the Flat Rock Fire Department can display their truck.

Restrooms will be available at the city’s warming building.

This event is presented by City of Flat Rock Community Center and Flat Rock Out Hometown.

 

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WELCOME TO FLAT ROCK

The first Euro-American settlers in Flat Rock were Michael Vreeland and his five grown sons between 1811 and 1820. Michael had been captured by British Rangers during the Revolutionary War and released after American independence.

The family purchased 800 acres (3.2 km2). The town was called the Village of Vreeland until 1838 when the Vreeland family sold off the majority of the land and relinquished control of the area. The Vreeland families built the first grain and lumber mill, having brought the grinding stones from New York.

Descendants of Michael Vreeland still live in the town and attend Flat Rock public schools, being the seventh generation to reside in the town their family founded.

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