The Flint Motor Festival parade took place in 1941 and somehow, color footage of the event (without sound) was preserved and has made its way to YouTube.
The new Flint Farmer's Market opened this morning with a ribbon cutting at 8am. Hundreds of shoppers were on site to be the first to shop the new and old local vendors. The Flint Farmer's Market will be open Tuesdays and Thursdays 9a-6p, and Saturdays 8a-5p
Though the look of Downtown Flint will change this summer when the Genesee Towers are demolished, since 1956 the Citizen's Bank Weather Ball has dominated the Flint Skyline. I wondered how it works since I was a kid, and I finally had the chance to see it up close, and personal!