Welcome to Cadillac, Michigan!

 

On behalf of Mayor Barnett, City Council, and employees of the City of Cadillac, welcome to the “virtual” City of Cadillac. Cadillac is a beautiful community blessed with many natural resources, which are enjoyed by residents and visitors alike. Cadillac is also one of the largest industrial and commercial centers in northern Michigan.

 

Cadillac was incorporated as a city in 1877, after its settlement as a logging community. It was named after Antoine De La Monthe Cadillac, a Frenchman who made the first permanent settlement at Detroit in 1701. In addition to being the site of numerous logging mills, Cadillac was also home to the Michigan Iron Works Company, which manufactured Shay locomotives. Ever proud of our heritage, a restored Shay locomotive is on display in downtown Cadillac’s City Park.

 

Today, Cadillac is a solid community of 10,000 residents, who enjoy a quality of life balanced by core industrial development, thriving commercial business districts, and picture-perfect natural resources. Among its “claims to fame,” the city of Cadillac is one city out of four in the nation that has a lake (Lake Cadillac) located completely within its corporate boundaries. It is also home to the mysterious Clam Lake Canal, which links Lakes Cadillac and Mitchell year-round, but remains unfrozen during the winter months.

 

The Cadillac community is a recreation wonderland, offering a myriad of activities to appease nearly every interest, including fishing, boating, hiking, skiing, snowmobiling, hunting, and golfing, to name a few. It is estimated that over 1,000,000 tourists visit the Cadillac area each year.

 

Come see for yourself what Cadillac has to offer.

 

Sincerely,

Peter D. Stalker

City Manager