Community Information

A wide range of attractions to choose from including Sloan Museum, Crossroads Village and The Flint Institute of Arts, Stepping Stone Falls just to name a few.

 

Flint has a wide range of many unique and diverse shops and restaurants to choose from.

Accommodations

Comfort Inn

Sleep Inn

Airport

Bishop International Airport

G-3425 W. Bristol Road

Attractions & Entertainment

Crossroads Village & Huckleberry Junction

The Flint Institute of Arts

Flint Children's Museum

Flint Institute of Music

Genesee Belle Riverboat Cruises

Mott Hashbarger Children's Farm

Rollhaven Family Fun Center

Sloan, Alfred P. Museum

Stepping Stone Falls

Whaley Historical House

Businesses

Sharp Funeral Homes

Wal-Mart

Colleges

Mott Community College

Kettering University

University of Michigan - Flint Campus.

Community Organizations

City of Flint

1101 S. Saginaw St.

Flint, MI  48502

(810) 766-7340

 

Easter Seals

(810) 238-0475

 

Flint Area Chamber of Commerce

519 S. Saginaw St.

Suite 200

(810) 232-7101

 

Genesee County Board of Commissioners

1101 Beach St.

Flint, MI  48502

(810) 257-3020

 

Flint Michigan Commerce Center

The Flint Citadel Band of the Salvation Army

Heritage through our Ancestors

Baker/Boulanger Family

De Weese, Louis Dora, The De Weese Family

Fair Store

Teague, Dolores Marie, nee Buffey, Hale

Festivals

Home to the annual Flint Jazz Festival generally held in the middle of August yearly.  Visit their website for more details.

 

Music in the Parks

Farmers Markets

City of Flint Farmers Market

Open year round

Golf Courses

Kearsley Lake Municipal Golf Course

King Par Golf Course & Driving Range

Pierce Park Municipal Golf Course

Hospitals

Hurley Medical Center

McLaren Regional Medical Center

Media

Flint Journal

The Flint Township News

Senior Citizen Centers

Berston Field House

3300 N. Saginaw Street

(810) 787-6531

Brennan Community Center

1301 Pingree

(810) 766-7238

Flint Community Schools Senior Citizens Services

2421 Corunna Road

Room 114

(810) 760-1090

Carman-Ainsworth/Flint Township Senior Center

2071 S. Graham Road

(810) 732-6290

Haskell Community Senior Center

2291 Forest Hill

(810) 766-7152

Hasselbring Senior Center

1002 W. Home Ave.

(810) 766-7128

McKinley Community Center

249 Peer Ave.

(810) 766-7251

Pierce Park Senior Center

2302 Brookside Drive

(810) 766-7424

Local History

Flint's historic roots can be traced back to 1819 when Jacob Smith and his wife, who was a Chippewa Indian, opened up a trading post here, calling it Grand Traverse.

Flint went through numerous name changes such as "Todd's Crossing", "Sidney" and "Flint River" until in 1836 it was shortened to Flint.

Without the auto industry Flint's growth would not have been quite so rapid.  With the production of the first car designed by Louis Chevrolet and the help of Will Durant, the General Motors founder, Flint's population sky rocketed. 

Jobs were abundant, but housing was not.  Surrounding the factory was a "tent" city.  When a flu epidemic swept Flint, spitting became against the law and people were encouraged to leave work or be reported if they even sneezed.

Because of the housing shortage lumbering towns grew at a quicker pace to keep up with the demand.

Flint's downtown area has now grown to a cultural showcase and the emphasis of the auto industry is still prevalent today.

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

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