Attractions

Michigan International Speedway

Campgrounds in Michigan

Apple Creek Campground, Grass Lake

Golf Courses

Clark Lake Golf Club

Local History

Calvin H. Swaine, a Baptist minister from Washington County, N.Y., made the first land claim here in 1832, built a sawmill in 1833, and became the first postmaster of Swainesville on July 28, 1834.  Co-settlers were Calvin H. Swaine, Jr., Chauncey Hawley, Lewis Cass and Israel Love.

By popular vote the name was changed to Brooklyn, after Brooklyn, N.Y., on October 23, 1836.  Incorporated as a village in 1879. 

Informational excerpts from Michigan Place Names, by Walter Romig, L.H.D.

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