In large part, the focus of this category is on attractions, events, recreational opportunities, and sports in the village of Blissfield, Michigan.
Blissfield has five parks. Bachmayer Playground is a four-acre park with a Little League ballfield, picnic tables, and playground equipment. Farver Little League Park is a six-acre park dedicated to Little League baseball. The 17-acre Ellis Park includes baseball and softball diamonds, courts for basketball, shuffleboard, tennis, and volleyball, as well as a skateboard park, picnic tables, shelter houses, and a boat launch on the River Raisin. Across the river and connected by two pedestrian bridges is Clara Bachmayer Park, which includes seven acres of playground equipment, picnic tables, and shelter houses. Lastly, there is the Blissfield Dog Park.
The Blissfield Aquatic Center is open during the summer months for open swimming, as well as lane swimming.
Another example of an appropriate resource for this category is the American Farm Museum and Education Center which commemorates the agricultural history of the village and surrounding region, displaying farm toys and artifacts relating to the history of agriculture, interactive exhibits, and educational events.
The Blissfield Model Railroad Club is devoted to modeling the C&O and Clinchfield Railroads in the Appalachian Mountains. Organized in 1992, the club was formed to create a modular layout that can be moved around the various places, set up, and entered in contests. Soon, its members began another layout, one that is housed in its own building and accessible for fans and visitors, with open house events each month.
The Schultz-Holmes Memorial Library was first opened as the Blissfield Public Library, carrying on and building on to the work of the Blissfield branch of the Lenawee County Library.
Flatlanders Art Galleries holds art exhibitions and offers sculpture supplies and services.
These and other Blissfield attractions are suitable for this category.
The Blissfield Community Schools athletic department's teams play as the Royals, and is a member of the Michigan High School Athletic Association and the Lenawee County Athletic Association, offering a variety of competitive sports. American Legion Baseball is played at the Blissfield High School athletic fields and sponsored by Blissfield Post 325. Managed by volunteers, the Blissfield Area Little League offers area youth with opportunities for competitive baseball.
Facilitated by the Southeast Michigan Bluegrass Music Association, and sponsored by local businesses, Blissfield Bluegrass on the River is an annual bluegrass festival on the River Raisin. The Blissfield River Raisin Festival is held the second weekend of July on the banks of the River Raisin, encompassing Ellis Park on the east side and Bachmayer Park on the west.
Running every Saturday evening in Blissfield and one Saturday evening per month in Charlotte, the Murder Mystery Dinner Train includes a five-course meal and a murder mystery adventure in a three-hour train ride, as well as specialty trains.
These and other things to do and places to go in Blissfield, Michigan are the focal points of resources found in this category.
Recommended Resources
American Farm Museum and Education Center
A project of the Tri-County Historical Museum, the American Farm Museum is being developed in Blissfield, Michigan. Designed to become a nationally recognized educational center, highlighting the significance of the US farmer in the food production process, and to include space for museum exhibits, currently including a large agricultural toy collection, full-sized farm equipment, and historic farm structures. Its plans, board of directors, and contacts are featured.
https://www.afmecblissfield.org/
Managed by community volunteers, BALL is the local Blissfield, Michigan affiliate of Little League Baseball Inc., which organizes local baseball and softball leagues throughout the United States and in other countries, offering programs for youth, age four through sixteen. Its staff, locations, and contacts are posted to the site, and sponsors are acknowledged. Other resources include the divisions of Little League baseball available and registration information.
https://www.blissfieldarealittleleague.com/
The Blissfield Community Schools athletic department competes as the Royals in several sports, including baseball, basketball, bowling, cheer, cross-country, football, golf, soccer, softball, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling, each of which is highlighted here, including contacts, a schedule of games and other events. Championships, its hall of fame, and other events in the history of the Royals are put forth, along with its Booster club, athletic code, and an online shopping area.
https://blissfieldathletics.com/
Blissfield Bluegrass on the River
Produced by the Southeast Michigan Bluegrass Music Association, and made possible by local business sponsorships, the August music festival brings together regional musicians, volunteers, and fans. Held on both sides of the banks of the River Raisin, including Elk Park and Bachmayer Park, a schedule of events is published to the site, and its sponsors are acknowledged. Potential sponsors, performers, and vendors may contact the Association through an online form.
http://blissbluegrass.org/
Blissfield Model Railroad Club
Located in its own building on Adrian Street, the Blissfield, Michigan club models the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and Clinchfield Railroads in the Appalachian Mountains, which may be viewed free by groups from area schools, scout troops, churches, service organizations, and other groups. Its location, membership information, history, open house schedules, and several photographs depicting its layout, operations, mountain scenes, rail cars, and trains.
https://bmrr.org/
Active in all fifty states and Canada, American Legion Baseball is an amateur baseball league for teens. Sponsored by American Legion Post 325, in Blissfield, Michigan, the teams play their home games at Blissfield High School. Schedules of practices, practice scrimmage, and games are published to the site, and their home field is shown on a map. The mailing address and telephone number are posted to the site, and an online contact form is available.
https://blissfieldlegionbaseball.com/
Situated along East US-223 in Blissfield, Michigan, the facility hosts art exhibitions, carries sculpture supplies, and offers sculpture services. The floor plan and photos of its art galleries are featured, and reports from current and past art exhibits are included. Its sculpture supply store carries stone, carving tools, cutters, abrasives, rasps, files, modeling, supplies, and other materials, and its sculpture services include welding, fabrication, foundry services, and others.
https://flatlandersculpture.com/
Schultz-Holmes Memorial Library
At its current location since 1956, the library is overseen by a board of trustees, who establish policies and appoint a director. Directions and hours of operation are published to the site, and its collections of books, magazines, and movies are outlined, along with its media on demand, sponsored activities, educational programs for children and teens, a summer reading program, reference, and instructional resources, and contacts. Library policies are posted to the site.
http://blissfieldlibrary.org/
The Old Road Dinner Train Experience
Based in Blissfield, Michigan, the business features a Murder Mystery Dinner Train that runs every Saturday evening in Blissfield and one Saturday a month in Charlotte, as well as specialty trains, which are featured here. The Murder Mystery event includes a five-course meal and a participatory murder mystery show. A train calendar, ticket rates, group discounts, and online bookings are included, and the Adrian & Blissfield Rail Road is highlighted, with contacts.
https://www.murdermysterydinnertrain.com/
