Albion Achieves Trail Town Status
On Feb. 15, Albion was named an official Trail Town by the North Country Trail Association (NCTA), a non-profit organization comprised of volunteers who partner […]
Community
Albionite Maggie LaNoue Draws the Community Together
In each of Maggie LaNoue’s Albion-centered art pieces, details like buildings and people give way to the larger picture: Albion’s small-town atmosphere condensed onto paper. […]
Linda LaNoue, Fellow of Rising Tide – Albion, Motivates Community Initiatives
Project Rising Tide is a state initiative focused on providing at-risk communities with resources and communication tools to help them create a successful economic framework. […]
Keith Anderson’s Iron Rose Collection Relocates to Albion
Five years ago, Keith Anderson started Iron Rose Collection in Salt Lake City, Utah with the goal of upcycling: creatively reusing byproducts, waste products or […]
Foundry Bakehouse and Deli Set to Open in April
Rumors have swirled around in Albion that its future bakery and deli would be too bogged down by construction to be ever be completed. However, […]
Program in Albion Creates Dialogue About Kalamazoo River’s Preservation
With increasing concern over climate change and its effects on Michigan’s landscape, the Michigan Humanities Council established the Third Coast Conversations, funded by the National […]
Oaklawn’s Albion Express Care Facility Opens
Last night, Oaklawn Family Medicine Express Care, located on Monroe Street in Albion, held an open house to celebrate their Monday, Feb. 14 opening. Community […]
Photos: Washington Gardner High School
Photos and additional reporting by Peach Norman Owen. Albion’s Washington Gardner building houses Albion College’s Gracie Mack Golf Training Center, a workout room and an […]
Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspots Available at Albion District Library
In 2018, the Albion District Library was granted $4,000 worth of funding for five mobile Wi-Fi hotspots by the Albion Community Foundation. Four hotspots are […]
Catching Up With Walk the Beat’s Best Acts
For the past three years, Albion’s first October weekend has been filled with music. Over 40 singer-songwriters, bands, choirs and musical community groups converge in […]
Community and College Paint Public Pop Art of Albionites
Albion shares a connection with its sister cities in France, Noisy-le-Roi and Bailly. These two exurbs of Paris have something called the Impressionist Walk, where […]
The Stories Behind the Fuzzy Faces of Barn Sanctuary
In just one weekend, Dan McKernan organized and started up a non-profit that would change and save animal lives. In 2013, McKernan got a […]