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9th Annual Spooktacular and Trunk or Treat is October 21st

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The 9th Annual Spooktacular and Trunk or Treat is Saturday October 21st. Spooktacular will take place on East Huron River between Telegraph and Garden Boulevard in Downtown Flat Rock.

All Businesses on East Huron River Drive will be open.

SPOOKTACULAR IS FREE AND OPEN TO PUBLIC.

The Fun starts at 3PM including

  • Costume Contests
  • Bounce House
  • Music,
  • Food
  • Clown Balloons Creations and
  • Prizes

TRUNK OR TREAT STARTS AT 3:00 PM

DOG COSTUME CONTEST AT 4:00 PM

CHILDREN COSTUME CONTEST AT 4:30PM

This event is FUN for the entire family including the family dog.

 

Just a reminder….

Huron River will be closed to traffic prior to and during the event.

 

Business note: for those who want to participate, Click here for the form.

Full 2022 September Weekend in Downtown Flat Rock

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Starting Thursday September 8th, the Downriver Community Band will be performing a makeup performance at HuRoc Park.  They will start at 6:30pm and end at 8pm.

  The Downriver Community Band (DCB), founded in 1989, is a volunteer group of adult musicians who play wind and percussion instruments. The DCB’s mission is to give non-professional adult musicians a dynamic and enriching opportunity to perform, positively contribute to the cultural environment of the Downriver area and perform in a venue that allows and encourages personal musical expression and growth. Our group is comprised of players with various musicianship levels. Members come from all walks of life.

Although our focus is on local venues and rehearsal spaces to support our musical palette, the group has participated in several road trips. We have been invited to partake in state festivals like The Motor City Festival of Bands. Many of our members have represented the band in New York City in 2019 for the Association of Concert Bands (ACB) Annual National Convention, as well as Hawaii for both the 70th & 75th anniversaries commemorating of the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

As a concert band, we enjoy performing a wide variety of light and popular tunes transcribed or arranged for wind ensembles. Our programs consist of marches, big band, classical, jazz, show tunes, contemporary and original musical compositions.

This weekend also brings the Flat Rock Historical Society Rummage Sale.  That will take place at the Historical Village at 25486 Gibraltar Road behind the library.  The sale runs Friday and Saturday September 9-10th from, 9am-4pm.

Flat Rock Mi. City Wide Garage Sale

The City-Wide Garage Sale also runs this weekend on September 10-11th.  Permits can be purchased at City Hall.

Also, this Saturday is the 9th Annual Curzin’ Flat Rock Car and Truck Show.  The show is Saturday September 10th from 10am – 3:45pm.  The Train Depot on Arsenal Road will be open at no cost.  There will be lots of family fun including Ice Cream from Hometown Ice Cream and other food, and don’t forget about our local restraints including Michaels, Atwater Street Taco and Station 24, all within walking distance of HuRoc Park.  Come down to HuRoc Park and enjoy the day with friends and family. Click Here for more information on Cruzin’ Flat Rock Car and Truck Show.

Flat Rock, MI - Flat Rock Train Museum
Flat Rock, MI – Flat Rock Train Museum

And a reminder that the Flat Rock Riverfest is next weekend September 16-17th.  CLICK HERE for more information.

The 9th Annual Cruzin’ Flat Rock Car and Truck Show is September 10th

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Flat Rock Our Hometown along with the Flat Rock Downtown Development Authority and the Flat Rock Community Foundation are presenting the 9th Annual Cruzin’ Flat Rock Car and Truck Show on September 10, 2022.

This year’s Title Sponsors are Fellows and Co. Family Auto and Public Service Credit Union.

The show is FREE and the first 100 participants will receive a FREE 2022 Cruzin’ Flat Rock Dash Plaque. The show is open to everyone.  This is a family friendly event.  There will be a DJ and live music with food truck(s) and GREAT eating establishments within the show area. The Cruzin’ Flat Rock will conclude with a Cruise down Gibraltar Road.  The cruise will start at Arsenal Road near the park entrance, cross over Telegraph and down Gibraltar Road to the Community Center and back to Telegraph Road. All Years, Makes and Models are welcome to register for the show. Registered cars get 2 event shirts for $5 each and will be entered into the door prize giveaways.

Note for those registered vehicles at the show and are going on the One Loop Gibraltar Cruise, the Cruise starts at the end of the show, 3:45pm.  One of our crew will guide everyone down the Cruzin’ path.

 

The 2022 Show includes.

  • Free Registration on site CLICK HERE for the form.
  • Trophies And Cash Awards
  • All Classes and Styles of Cars and Trucks are Welcome)
  • Registration runs 9 AM until Noon
  • Show starts at 10 AM Ends at 2:15 PM
  • Registered cars and trucks get 2 discounted shirts ($5 each)
  • Registered cars and trucks are entered into a door prize drawing
  • FREE Event Shirt to former Cruzin’ Trophy Winners (Must bring trophy to receive free shirt
  • Gibraltar Road Loop Cruise starts at 3:45 PM

The show also includes.

  • 50/50 benefits the Flat Rock Animal Shelter
  • Basket Raffle benefits the Train Depot
  • DJ music starting at 10 AM
  • Live performance at 11 AM
  • Food on site

The Cruzin’ Flat Rock show is at 28800 Arsenal Road in Flat Rock, Mi. across from HuRoc Park.

The Flat Rock Train Depot will once again be open during the show.  It is FREE during the show.  Families Welcome.

Flat Rock, MI - Flat Rock Train Museum
Flat Rock, MI – Flat Rock Train Museum

To Enter the show use the Arsenal and West Huron River drive entrance near the HuRoc Park Sign.  All other streets will be barricaded for more show parking.

Visitors to the show can park on Atwater, East Huron River and Gibraltar Roads.

There will be music with a DJ Michael, starting at 10 AM

Trophy and Door Prize presentation at 2:30 PM

You can CLICK HERE for your Printable Registration Form. 

2021 Taste of Flat Rock This Saturday

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BYOB will be at this years Taste of Flat Rock.

FROH’s Taste of Flat Rock which will be this Saturday (July 17) after a year off due to COVID.  This year’s Taste will run from Noon until 5. We will be closing down E Huron River from Seneca to Garden Blvd and the participating shops and Restaurants will have booths on the road. There will be face painting, a bounce house, and slide fir kids. Demos by PKSA and Sherry’s School of dance as well as music by Courtney Lynn.  There will be tents to keep you cool and a place to sit and enjoy your food.

Here is a list of the participating businesses;

  • The Rock
  • Wize Guys Bistro
  • BYOB-Build Your Own Burrito
  • Jim’s Butcher Shop
  • Biggby Coffee Flat Rock
  • Atwater Street Taco’s
  • Taco Bell
  • Dairy Queen
  • S&J Cupcakery
  • Calder Dairy
  • Nutrition Hub
  • Blue Heron Trading Company
  • Not Your Average Shoppe
  • Strands of Hair
  • Cardinal Quill Tattoo
  • Atwater Paddles
  • First Congregational UCC
  • Public Service Credit Union

Come down and meet up with your friends and neighbors and possibly make new friends, in person.

This is a family event brought to you by Flat Rock Our Hometown and support by the Flat Rock Downtown Authority (DDA).

Here is a copy of the 2021 samples that will be available at The Taste of Flat Rock;

 

Here is a list of our Street Businesses and the items they will have for you;

There will also be entertainment on the street including DJ and Singer Courtney Lynn, PKCA demonstration and Sherry’s Studio dancers.  Stop by and check it all out on Saturday July 17th on East Huron River Road in Downtown Flat Rock.

DINE LOCAL – DINE FLAT ROCK

Cruzin’ Flat Rock COVID 2020 Edition Sept. 12th

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The “COVID 2020 Edition” of the Cruzin’ Flat Rock and Truck Show is ON and will take place on Saturday September 12, 2020.

Because of the COVID outbreak there are some changes for this year’s show.  Registration fee is FREE because there will only be ONE trophy.  The show runs from 10 AM to 2 PM with registration starting at 9 AM.  The entrance to the show will still be at Huron River and Arsenal.  There will not be a festival this year so we are bringing in a couple of festival style food trucks where you can purchase lunch or you can go to a few of the local restaurants within walking distance of the show.

We ask that everyone practice social; distancing for the safety of participants and for our friends and families visiting along with the spectators.

New this year, because there isn’t a festival tied to the show, there will be a live performance at 11 AM along with a local DJ, “Stay Cold Entertainment” during the Cruzin’ Flat Rock Show.  As in last year’s shown there will also be Door prizes, when filling out the entry form along with a 50/50 drawing.  The money will go for the dog shelter to help purchase food and cat litter.

The “COVID Edition” Entry includes a free T-Shirt for former trophy winners when displaying their trophies.  Cruzin’ Flat Rock T-Shirts will be available for only $5 for others who want purchase one.

Click Here  for a printable version of the registration form.  You can also get the forms at many local Flat Rock stores or restaurants.

 

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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