It's known as "The Oil Capital of Michigan" even though the supply of oil didn't last long. Here's info and vintage photos of Mount Pleasant from 1900-1911...
The winter festivals continue along with the Boat Show, a film festival, hockey, concerts, ballet, sled dogs, owls, reptiles, a flea market, coins, and toys.
Fat snowflakes were falling in Mount Pleasant when fierce MAC rivals Western Michigan and Central Michigan kicked off in a nationally televised game on ESPNU.