There’s encouraging news from ‘The Magic Capital of the World’ in the form of a Kalamazoo Gazette story by Jef Rietsma reporting on plans for rebuilding Curly’s this summer. The longtime business was destroyed in a major fire in downtown Colon on March 8th. To access the story and learn more, click on the following [...]
It appears that rubble from the March 8th fire that destroyed two businesses and damaged a third in downtown Colon will be removed soon. That was the indication from Village President Tom Tenney during a River Country Journal interview on Monday (April 29). The occasion was the live broadcast by WJR’s Paul W. Smith from [...]
Colon, Michigan – the ‘Magic Capital of the World’ – received some major attention Monday morning (April 29th) – as Paul W. Smith of WJR in Detroit broadcast “live” from the FAB Magic Company in downtown Colon. As Smith noted during an after-the-show interview with the River Country Journal, the visit to St. Joseph County [...]
Paul W. Smith of WJR (News/Talk WJR 760 AM) is scheduled to broadcast live from The FAB Magic Company in the ‘Magic Capital of the World’ – Colon, Michigan – on Monday (April 29th). The broadcast is part of the Paul W. Smith 2013 Pure Michigan Tour that also includes stops in Monroe, Frankenmuth, the [...]
The Village of Colon and the Colon Area Chamber of Commerce are teaming up to purchase new Christmas decorations for the downtown area and the entrance to the area. The combined efforts are noted in a Facebook post that says the decorations are in dire need of replacement with most of them around 20 years [...]
Fox 17 has provided an update on last Friday’s fire in downtown Colon. To access the story, click on the following link: Colon Community Copes After Devastating Fire.
Fire on Friday (March 8) took a significant bite out of downtown Colon and the community’s history. Here are links to stories from three media sources that will provide more information: Fire in Colon claims 3 historic buildings (WWMT Newschannel 3) Fire guts Curly’s bar and Papa Mancino’s restaurant in Colon, damages neighboring businesses (MLive) [...]
Fire struck Friday morning (March 8) at Curly’s in downtown Colon. For a report from WWMT Newschannel 3, click on the following link: Curly’s restaurant on fire in Colon
The past weekend included the mid-day Saturday (January 26th) rescue of a horse that fell through the ice into Palmer Lake at Colon. For the story from Corky Emrick and the Sturgis Journal, click on the following link: Horse rescued from lake.
Thomas Tenney has unseated Thomas Whitford in the contest for village president in Colon. According to unofficial results from Tuesday’s (November 6) General Election, Tenney collected 359 votes (73.12 percent) compared to 132 (26.88 percent) for Whitford.
Members of the Gov. John S. Barry Historical Society met Tuesday (October 16) at the museum in Constantine. Special guests were Joe Ganger, president of the Colon Historical Society and his wife Karen. The Gangers gave a program on early history, and show business history in Colon. Pioneer Roswell Schellhous built a log cabin in [...]
This is MAGIC WEEK in Colon, Michigan – The Magic Capital of the World! This year’s celebration includes the 75th Abbott Magic Get-Together with evening stage shows at Colon High School at 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday (August 1 through 4) and a benefit matinee at 2 p.m. Saturday – plus a whole lot more. [...]
This year’s 75th anniversary of Abbott’s Magic Get Together in Colon – The Magic Capital of the World – received some well-deserved recognition Tuesday (May 15) in the Michigan Senate. A contingent from Colon – including Greg Bordner, president of Abbott’s Magic Company, and Village President Tom Whitford – traveled to Lansing Tuesday morning and [...]
The Hummingbirds have returned to River Lake Inn near Colon. That’s the word from Marv and Anita Bliss, owners and general managers of the River Lake Inn, in an e-mail update this week. According to Marv, the Hummingbirds returned on Wednesday (May 2nd). Also, he said the beautiful Orioles arrived Wednesday as well. Marv said, [...]
The Colon Masonic Lodge and the Colon Garden Club are joining forces to hold a ‘benefit breakfast’ Saturday morning (April 14) to help with medical expenses incurred by Marcia Blackman, a retired Three Rivers art teacher who lives at Colon. The event will take place at the Masonic Lodge at 109 East State Street in [...]
Beautiful weather was the order of the day on Saturday (September 17th) as the Community Historical Society of Colon staged a ‘Historic Home & Business Tour’ from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event provided a wonderful opportunity to learn about Colon area history by touring some of the community’s historic structures. Six houses, a [...]
In addition to commemorations of the tenth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, Sunday (September 11th) brought the latest annual “Homecoming” for St. Paul’s Reformed Church of Colon. Former parishioners and others affiliated with the long-closed church at the intersection of Burr Oak and Custer Roads – midway between Colon [...]
M & M Grill at 218 E. State Street in Colon is having a one year anniversary celebration under new management on Friday (Sept 2, 2011) and has invited Animal Rescue Fund to join them. Animal Rescue fund will be there doing a fundraiser from 4 p.m. 9 p.m. Donate $10.00 to ARF (Animal Rescue [...]
Walking into the Colon Historical Museum is like taking a step back into time! The Museum is rich with artifacts and stories from Colon’s famous citizens from the Magic Capital of the World! Plus dinosaur bones, military history and so much more. Iona Robbins, member of the Colon Historical Society, took me by arm and [...]
