The village of Addison, Michigan straddles the boundary between Rollin Township on the south and Woodstock Township on the north.
Steer Street (US Highway 127) intersects Main Street (Addison Road) in the center of the village. Manitou Beach Road becomes Lake Street, then Talbot Street, when it enters the southeast part of the village, intersecting Main Street just east of the center of the village. Addison Millpond takes up a large portion of the northeastern quarter of the village.
Manitou Beach is 2.5 miles southeast, Devils Lake is 4.7 miles northeast, and Somerset Center is 7.2 miles northwest of Addison.
The village began as a settlement that grew up around a grist mill built along Bean Creek, south of the current location of the village, by John Talbot, who had come to the area in 1834, when the area was a dense forest and inhabited by the Potawatomi people. Although the settlement was unincorporated, a post office was established there under the name of Manetue, with Brayton Brown as the first postmaster.
When Bean Creek failed to produce the water power necessary to run his milling operations, Talbot dismantled the mill and moved it to the current location of Addison, restarting operations in 1836. The settlement and post office moved with the mill, and was renamed Peru in 1838, and changed to Brownell's Mills in 1840. In 1840, a new mill was added to the settlement by Darius Jackson, and the post office was renamed Jackson's Mills in 1844. In 1847, a portion of the settlement was platted and named Harrison, although the village never took that name.
Finally, in 1851, Addison J. Comstock, a banker, bought a large amount of land in the area, platted a townsite, and named it Addison. The post office took that name in January of 1852, and the village was incorporated in 1893.
By 1883, the village had grown large enough to attract the railroad, which brought further growth, including a three-story hotel and a newspaper.
In 2014, a radio station began broadcasting from Addison. Known as Q95 the Panther at 95.7 FM, WQAR-LP is owned and operated by students of Addison Community Schools, offering a classic rock format. Addison Community Schools is a PK-12th-grade public school district, operating a Head Start early childhood program, a preschool, elementary school, middle school, and high school.
Topics relating to the village of Addison, Michigan is the focus of this category, not to be confused with Addison Township in Oakland County.
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Serving the village of Addison, Michigan, the public school district operates Adrian Head Start Early Childhood Program, Little Panther Pre-School, Addison Elementary School, Addison Middle School, and Addison High School, each of which is highlighted here, along with a school calendar, contacts within district departments, and an overview of its athletics programs. Various applications and forms may be downloaded from the site, which also includes a parent guide and curriculum standards.
https://www.addisonschools.org/
The congregation meets at its facilities on South Talbot Street in Addison, Michigan. An introduction to the church for those who are new to its services is featured, including weekly schedules, a calendar of programs and events, and an overview of its history, leadership, and beliefs. Its ministries to children, teens, and adults are outlined, along with its outreach ministries, an audio archive of sermons, office hours, contacts, and an online request form.
https://www.addisoncongregational.com/
Serving Lenawee and Jackson counties, the lumber company is headquartered in the village of Addison, Michigan. Its address is posted and its location is shown on a map, along with its business hours, telephone number, and email address. The full-service lumber yard supplies lumber for windows, doors, decks, siding, hardware, support beams, and other purposes, including cost-effective house packages for houses, garages, and pole barns.
http://addisonlumber.com/
Representing the athletics and sports programs of Addison Community Schools, the site features its fall, winter, and spring programs, including 7th grade, 8th grade, middle school, junior varsity, and varsity programs. Game schedules, rosters, photographs, player bios, and program guides are featured, along with a calendar of events, a photo gallery, and an online shopping area, offering a variety of products, the proceeds of which are used to benefit Addison High School.
https://addisonathletics.com/
Founded in 1834, the small village went through several names before settling on Addison when it was incorporated in 1893. A brief history and profile of the town are presented on the official municipal site, along with a calendar of events and a directory of local programs and facilities, including the local community center, senior citizen center, library, medical facilities, schools, and places of worship. A guide to residents, businesses, and visitors is included.
https://addisonmi.us/
