Cadillac, Michigan City of Cadillac Nickname(s): Tree City USA, City on the Lakes Location of Cadillac inside Wexford County, Michigan Location of Cadillac inside Wexford County, Michigan Cadillac / k d l k/ is a town/city in the U.S.
Cadillac became the governmental center of county after the so-called "Battle of Manton," in which a show of force was involved in enforcing a controversial decision to move the governmental center of county from Manton.
1.3 City of Cadillac 7.1 Cadillac Area Public Schools (CAPS) In 1871, Cadillac's first sawmill began operations.
Mitchell, a prominent Cadillac banker and barns entrepreneur, and Adam Gallinger, a small-town carpenter, formed the Clam Lake Canal Improvement and Construction Company.
Two years later, the Clam Lake Canal was constructed between Big and Little Clam lakes, present-day Lakes Mitchell and Cadillac.
Cadillac was originally titled Clam Lake and was incorporated as a village in 1874.
George Mitchell was propel the first mayor. The village was incorporated as a town/city in 1877 and retitled Cadillac, after Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, a Frenchman who made the first permanent settlement at Detroit in 1701. The Wexford County seat of government, originally positioned in Sherman, was moved to Manton in 1881, as the result of a compromise between the feuding inhabitants of Cadillac and Sherman.
Cadillac partisans, however, won the governmental center of county by county-wide vote in April 1882. The day following the election a sheriff's posse left the town/city for Manton by special train to seize the county records.
Although Manton inhabitants confronted the Cadillac men and barricaded the courthouse, the posse successfully seized the documents and, in dubious glory, returned to Cadillac. Cadillac was home to the Michigan Iron Works Company, which produced the Shay locomotive for a short time in the early 1880s. It was however the lumber trade that continued to dominate the city, drawing in a large immigrant workforce force, most of whom were Swedish (two of Cadillac's sister metros/cities are Molnlycke, Sweden, and Rovaniemi, Finland).
In 1899, the Cadillac Club formed, the forerunner of the Cadillac Area Chamber of Commerce. Gradually, various manufacturing firms found success in Cadillac. By the early 20th century, with the lumber depleted, the timber trade was in decline. Industrial evolution soon dominated the small-town economy, and it continues to do so today. Cadillac's range of industries includes the manufacture of pleasure boats, automotive parts, water-well components, vacuum cleaners, and rubber products. Forest Service and the Civilian Conservation Corps created the Caberfae Ski Area, which led to promotion of the region as a tourist center. Caberfae remains in operation today, as the earliest ski resort in the midwest. Tourism has since turn into an meaningful zone of Cadillac's economy. In the summer, tourists travel to the town/city for boating, fishing, hiking, mountain biking and camping.
During the fall, hunting and color tours are popular. The winter is possibly the busiest season; the region can be found packed with downhill skiers, cross-country skiers, ice-fishers, snow-shoers and most of all-snowmobilers. The North American Snowmobile Festival (NASF) is held on frozen Lake Cadillac every winter. In October 1975 the modern group Kiss visited Cadillac and performed at the Cadillac High School gymnasium.
They played the concert to honor the Cadillac High School football team.
Cadillac maintains a number of state historic landmarks.
There are six markers inside the town/city limits: 'Cadillac Carnegie Library,' 'Charles T.
Two more are in the near Cadillac region ('Caberfae Ski Resort' and 'Greenwood Disciples of Christ Church') and another two are dispersed in encircling Wexford County ('Battle of Manton' and '1st Wexford County Court House'). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 9.02 square miles (23.36 km2), of which 7.16 square miles (18.54 km2) is territory and 1.86 square miles (4.82 km2) is water. The 1,150-acre (5 km2) Lake Cadillac is entirely inside the town/city limits.
The larger, 2,580-acre (10 km2) Lake Mitchell is close-by on the west side of the city, with 1,760 feet (540 m) of shoreline inside the city's municipal boundary.
Cadillac sits on the easterly edge of the Manistee National Forest and the encircling area is heavily wooded with different hardwood and conifer forests.
The region surrounding Cadillac is primarily rural, and is considered to be part of Northern Michigan.
Mesick, Michigan Manton, Michigan Lake City, Michigan The commercial center of the town/city is positioned on the easterly edge of Lake Cadillac.
On the portion of Lake Cadillac, where M-55 intersects M-115, is what is locally referred to as Cadillac West.
Along the northern and southern stretches of the lake are the residentiary areas of the city.
Cadillac experiences a typical northern Michigan climate, undergoing temperate cyclic changes, influenced by the existence of Lake Michigan and the inevitable lake effect.
Climate data for Cadillac Michigan In the city, the populace was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
Cadillac was incorporated as a town/city in 1877.
Cadillac is positioned in Michigan's 2nd congressional district, represented by Republican Bill Huizenga. Manufacturing has been the greatest employer in Cadillac since the logging industry. Presently, over 26% of the city's workforce force is working in manufacturing. There are three industrialized parks inside the town/city limits, comprising 7% of the total territory use in Cadillac and 47% of the city's tax base. Much of the city's economic performance is determined by the fortunes of small-town industry.
Downtown Cadillac, prominent with tourists year round.
Apart from its manufacturing base, Cadillac is incessantly considered by those who know it to be a tourist town.[who?] The center of the town/city is generally perceived to have a "small-town-feel." In the summer, the downtown fills with tourists, many of whom are from southern Michigan.
The town/city center is in fact only one block from Lake Cadillac and, by docking at the enhance docks, is as nearly accessible by boat as it is by car.
The city's immediate adjacency to two lakes, as well as Manistee National Forest, Pere Marquette State Forest, Mitchell State Park and a number of primary highways ensures that tourism is situated in a momentous zone of the small-town economy. During the winter months Lake Cadillac and Lake Mitchell freeze over and the town/city becomes veiled with snow.
Cadillac is connected to a number of trail systems heavily used by winter recreation enthusiasts, and the town/city itself integrates unusually well into the corridors of travel created by snowmobilers. The occurrence of the disease inside the town/city limits of Cadillac is reportedly over 100 times the normal rate.
Cadillac's enhance education fitness has a total of 10 schools, with approximately 3,100 students and 166 teachers with a student:teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
Cadillac has 4 private major and secondary schools with approximately 394 students, 20 teachers and a student:teacher ratio of 20:1. Cadillac Area Public Schools (CAPS) The town/city has two high schools, Cadillac High School, and Cooley Alternative.
The region also has a junior high school, covering grades 7 and 8, positioned adjoining to the high school, and a middle school, Mackinaw Trail Middle School, covering grades 5 and 6.
Cadillac also has an alternative high school, positioned in the building that formerly homed Cooley Elementary School.
Vocational longterm position training is available to high school students no-charge of charge in Cadillac and close-by schools at Wexford-Missaukee Independent School District (ISD) Career Tech Center (formerly Wexford-Missaukee Vocational Center or Voc-Tech).
Cosmetology is offered through the Career Tech Center, but at an off-campus locale in downtown Cadillac.
Cadillac hosts the Wexford-Missaukee ISD Special Education for inhabitants of the two counties who are in need of special services.
The class of 2006 was the biggest class to go through Cadillac Public Schools.
Cadillac's biggest and most well-known private school is St.
The Cadillac Institute of Cosmetology (formerly Cadillac Academy of Beauty) is a full service teaching salon in downtown Cadillac that offers training for general cosmetologists and specialized technicians to high school students through a partnership with Wexford-Missaukee Intermediate School District.
The Baker College-Cadillac ground is situated in 66 acres (270,000 m2) just outside the City of Cadillac.
Prior to 2001, the northern end of the freeway portion of US 131 was positioned at the southern entrance to Cadillac.
The former route of the highway through downtown Cadillac was redesignated as BUS US 131.
M-55 is a primary two-lane east-west route athwart the state, connecting with Manistee on the west and Lake City, Houghton Lake, West Branch, and Tawas City on the east.
Cadillac and Wexford County jointly operate a small-town enhance bus service.
The White Pine Trail's northern end is in Cadillac.
Mitchell, father of the town/city of Cadillac (first developer).
Congressman from Michigan's 9th congressional district; born in Cadillac City of Cadillac, History Archived May 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine..
City of Cadillac Retrieved on January 5, 2008 Cadillac: Where We Came From Cadillac Area Chamber of Commerce.
Cadillac Industrial Fund Cadillac Area Chamber of Commerce.
Caberfae Ski Club History Caberfae Ski Club Retrieved January 4, 2008 Archived April 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
Cadillac Area Visitors Bureau, Cadillac Yesterday Archived December 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine..
Cadillac Area Visitors Bureau.
Welcome to Cadillac Archived January 20, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
Michigan History Magazine Retrieved on January 4, 2008 Summer Tourism Outlook Favorable[dead link] Cadillac News Retrieved on January 5, 2008 Cadillac Fall Color Tours.
Cadillac, Michigan Snowmobiling Information Archived October 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
Cadillac Area Visitors Bureau NASF Archived September 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine..
Cadillac Area Visitors Bureau,.
"KISS was the special guest of Cadillac High School's Homecoming weekend in 1975 - ESPN".
Michigan Historical Markers See "Wexford County." Cadillac Area Visitors Bureau, FAQ Archived December 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine..
Cadillac Area Visitors Bureau.
Downtown Cadillac Business Directory Downtown Cadillac Association Retrieved on July 3, 2008 Cadillac Area Activities and Attractions Archived July 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
Cadillac Area Visitors Bureau Retrieved on January 5, 2008 Cadillac's Courthouse Hill Historic District City of Cadillac Retrieved on January 5, 2008 Cadillac city, Michigan by Block Group: Persons per Square Mile Archived July 12, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
For evidence on the usage of the name Cadillac West and the commercial features of the district, look for descriptions in small-town websites such as Cadillac Area Snowmobile Lodging Guide and Cadillac Area Lodging.
City of Cadillac Zoning Archived May 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
Cadillac Weather & Climate (2006).
"Cadillac, Michigan Koppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)".
"Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Cadillac Michigan, United States of America".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
Cadillac, The Community: Government Archived May 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine., Retrieved on March 23, 2010 "Cadillac, MI - Official Website - City Council".
Administration City of Cadillac Retrieved on March 23, 2010 City of Cadillac Industrial Parks Archived May 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
City of Cadillac Retrieved on January 5, 2008 Survey says: Cadillac good, enhancement needed Cadillac News Retrieved on January 5, 2008 For details on prominent trails, see Cadillac Snowmobiling Retrieved on January 5, 2008 Public - School - Review Archived July 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
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Great Lakes Central Railroad.[dead link] GLC Retrieved on March 4, 2009 Cadillac/Wexford Transportation Authority Michigan Department of Transportation Retrieved on January 5, 2008 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cadillac, Michigan.
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