Dragonfly and Birch is a store designed to bring joy into people's lives and creativity into their homes. The Dragonfly symbolizes transformation, self-realization, and adaptability. The Birch symbolizes new beginnings, growth, adaptability, protection, hope, good luck, and healing.

This store in historic downtown Manchester, MI features a unique and fun variety of creations from Michigan artists and craftspeople. Their focus on nature and sustainability is the theme that ties everything together.

Dragonfly and Birch

Tacos and beer! Top-selling items range from à la carte tacos—filled with everything from house-braised steak barbacoa to Mojo-marinated pork carnitas—to hearty rice bowls and a rotating chef’s special inspired by regional Mexican flavors.

The concept was designed around a scratch kitchen philosophy, emphasizing fresh, seasonal ingredients and house-made components, all sourced from local purveyors.

Manchester Brewing

One of the only distilleries in Michigan batch making spirits from scratch. Their signature product, Cane and Grain, is described as a blend of vodka and rum. Cane and Grain is a clear spirit made from scratch with grains, which gives it a unique flavor that appeals to whiskey drinkers. Visit River Raisin Distillery by the river in Manchester!

River Raisin Distillery

The Eddy Discovery Center, at Waterloo Recreation Area, introduces visitors to the fascinating world of geology and to the diverse natural habitats that are found today within Waterloo's 20,000-plus acres. Waterloo Recreation Area has miles of trails offering hikers of all ages and abilities the chance to explore the diverse geology and habitats from forest wetlands to mature oak-hickory forests. The exhibit hall inside the center explores Michigan's geology and diverse habitats through the years from the Ice Age through European settlement to today. Waterloo is also a great place to view Sandhill Cranes in a self-guided tour of the Haehnle Sanctuary.

Eddy Discovery Center

Leonard Preserve is the largest natural area in the County's system of NAPP preserves and protects nearly one mile of River Raisin shoreline.

Located just northwest of the Village of Manchester, this rich and diverse landscape includes rolling hills, woodlands, wetlands, prairie and former pasture land.

The diversity of habitats makes for very good wildlife viewing. Wood ducks, coyotes, and blue racers are some of the animals you may see at this preserve.

- Acres: 259
- Trail Length: 4.2 miles (Natural, unpaved)

Leonard Preserve

Located in the picturesque Sharon Short Hills, the preserve is characterized by rolling terrain and various ecosystems. A large wetland complex, containing an emergent marsh, a wet meadow, and a shrub area, is located in the eastern portion of the property. Three smaller wetlands occur in the western portion.

As you head north along the first boardwalk, which starts just beyond a kiosk, you will reach open fields of grasses and forbs. The trails and boardwalks provide the opportunity to observe the gently rolling terrain and, further along, broad vistas of the surrounding wetlands and rural landscape.

To the north, an established woodlot features a mixture of tree sizes of native species: basswood, black cherry, maples, and oaks. A perennial stream meandering through the property provides good aquatic habitat and serves as the source for a man-made pond.

- Acres: 103
- Trail Length: 0.68 miles (Paved)

Clark & Avis Spike Preserve

Carr Park (approximately 20 acres) has four pavilions with picnic tables, two restrooms, a drinking fountain, parking lots, bicycle rack, softball diamond, backstop, bleachers, two sand volleyball courts, two memorial plaques set in stone, benches, grills, merry-go-round, two swing sets, one slide, one jungle gym, a marsh, and a pond.

This is the site of the Fourth of July community picnic, games, fireworks and the annual Riverfolk Festival. The baseball diamond is used by the Summer Recreation Programs including PeeWee, T-Ball, Little League and softball teams in addition to volleyball and Soccer. It is also a popular play and picnic spot.

Carr Park

EarthWell is a little slice of heaven featuring a diversity of ecosystems, gorgeous vistas, and miles of trails to explore. The heart of the property is a spring-fed swimming pond situated on forty acres of rolling prairie, forest and wetland, surrounded by one hundred acres of Washtenaw County Nature Preserve.

Six off-grid sleeping cabins dot the landscape, all within a short walk to our Common House, featuring a large gathering space, community kitchen/dining and bathrooms/shower.

Located in Southeastern Michigan, just 30 minutes west of Ann Arbor, and near the towns of Chelsea and Manchester.

Earthwell Retreat Center

For over 35 years, Metro Cars and our corporate brands have been nationally recognized as leaders in chauffeured, charter, and shuttle bus transportation servicing the Ann Arbor, Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, and the rest of Michigan. As the largest and most experienced locally owned transportation company in Southeast Michigan, our commitment to customer service, focusing on safety, reliability, sustainability and innovation demonstrates that Metro Cars is the clear choice for your transportation needs.

Metro Cars is proud to be the exclusive transportation provider at both the Detroit Metropolitan Airport and The Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids. Our concierge kiosks are located at ground transportation in each airport. At Metro Cars, we take our reputation for safety, style, and reliability seriously. Every chauffeur is professionally uniformed, thoroughly background-checked, drug-tested, and security-screened, while every vehicle in our fleet is fully insured and meticulously maintained.

The Metro Cars transportation fleet includes a wide variation from executive sedans and SUV’s, executive vans, mini buses, and motorcoaches. Whether you're seeking seamless transportation to and from Detroit Metro Airport, coordinating a company meeting/event, planning your dream wedding, embarking on an exciting group adventure locally or out of state, or simply requiring any luxury vehicle service, trust in the original and unparalleled expertise of Metro Cars.

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Located in the hilly northwestern corner of the county, Park Lyndon contains one of southern Michigan's finest natural areas. Over 500 species of plants are found in a wide variety of habitats including fens, marshes, bogs, ponds, forest, and prairie.

Two miles of marked nature trails wind through the steep, glacially sculpted hillsides, connecting to the state's Waterloo-Pinkney Trail for a combined hiking experience of almost 50 miles.

Park Lyndon

Lillie Park includes:
- A lake
- 2 ponds, 
- Boardwalk
- 5 grass sports fields 
-Asphalt, wood-chip & limestone trails

Lillie Park South

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