Manns Family Funeral Home

04/30/2026

The Kirksey Recreation Center is officially open again as of April 27, and we’re thrilled to welcome everyone back after last week’s full‑facility closure. During that time, crews replaced the entry flooring, installed new furniture, painted interior walls, hung new signage and murals, installed TVs, relocated Kids Quarters, moved more than 90 pieces of fitness equipment, and completed extensive cleaning throughout the building — important work that could only be done safely without patrons inside.

We’re grateful for your patience throughout this final phase of !

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04/30/2026

04/30/2026

04/30/2026

The Bennett Civic Center Library Nature Nook and Story Walk® is open for the season! Our first featured book of the year is Leonard Grows a Haunted Garden by Mike Ciccotello with braille overlay provided by Seedlings Braille Books for Children. You may even notice some of our spring flowers beginning to grow!

04/30/2026

🎡✨ Spree 2026 is on the way! ✨🎡

Planning is officially in full swing, and as always, one of our top priorities is making sure the Livonia Spree remains a safe, welcoming, and fun experience for everyone in our community.

With that in mind, we’ll be implementing a few updates this year:

🔹The Spree grounds will be enclosed with perimeter fencing, with two designated entry points
🔹All guests will enter through these entrances, which will include metal detectors
🔹Weapons will not be permitted on the premises
🔹On Sunday beginning at 4 PM, there will be an entry fee:
• $5 for Livonia residents
• $10 for non-residents
• Children under 12 are free

These updates are all about continuing to provide a safe, family-friendly environment that our community has come to expect and enjoy.

As we celebrate our 54th Spree, we’re proud to keep the tradition of safe, fun, hometown celebration going strong. ❤️

We can’t wait to see you in June!

04/22/2026

04/22/2026

These deteriorating brick walls not far from Lake Michigan are slowly crumbling, but a reminder of Michigan’s past. They are the ruins of the Frankfort Iron Works built in 1870 that smelted iron ore mined from the Escanaba region in the Upper Peninsula. They are named the Frankfort Ironworks but they are actually in Elberta on the other side of Betsie Lake across from downtown Frankfort. The workers used surrounding hardwood to fuel the furnaces, but over time they had to travel further and further into the Michigan wilderness to source the firewood. By 1883 they stopped production because of the limitations of fuel for the furnace. The railroad purchased the old ironworks and converted the grounds for use as a place to load railcars onto ferries. They also converted the buildings into shops and a roundhouse for maintaining locomotives. The marine terminal remained in operation until 1982. The grounds are now part of Elberta’s Waterfront Park.

The ruins are fenced off so you can’t walk inside them, probably because of falling bricks, but you can get rather close to the remains to view them. I have been to Frankfort many times, but I never went around to the other side of the lake, and did not know this place existed. If you are up that way you need to take a short trip over to the park.

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04/20/2026

Lapeer County's impressive Greek Revival courthouse, the oldest in Michigan still serving its original function, was built in 1845-46 and acquired by the county in 1853. Despite the 1839 date on its pediment (marking the first county courthouse), this structure was the vision of Alvin N. Hart, one of Lapeer's earliest settlers. Hart, born in Connecticut in 1804, arrived in Michigan in 1831, platted Lapeer in 1833, and later served as sheriff and a state legislator. The two-story building features a native white pine exterior on a brick foundation and a prominent full-height portico with four fluted Doric columns beneath its pediment. A three-tiered tower rises at the rear.

04/20/2026

This Quiet Michigan Town Offers Lighthouse Views And Lake Breezes Straight Out Of Yesteryear 👇🏻 👇🏻

04/20/2026

The Civic Park Senior Center will host a sale on Thursday, April 30, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 15218 Farmington Road.

Shoppers can browse a wide assortment of items as we work to clear out things that didn’t come with us to the new Livonia Senior Wellness Center. Available items include a fax machine, printer, CD player and cabinet, speakers, various tables and chairs, desks, file cabinets, bulletin boards, a calendar whiteboard, a podium, dumbbell weights, window treatments, emergency lighting, kitchen cabinets, miscellaneous building items, movie screens, a display case, a coat rack, Christmas trees, and even a 9‑foot pool table. All purchases are cash only, all sales are final, and buyers must remove items at the time of purchase.

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04/12/2026

Lost In Michigan

04/10/2026

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