Civil Municipal Magazine - Nov 2023

124 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 11 SAGINAW, MICHIGAN OPPORTUNITY TO THE FUTURE proud city and one built on manufacturing, Saginaw, Michigan has a lot to be excited about these days. Having been struck by the loss of manufacturing jobs in the past, the city is embracing and supporting its citizens while firmly looking to a future that involves growth and renewal. Two centuries of history Located in central eastern Michigan, the site of what later became the City of Saginaw was originally inhabited by the Anishnabeg and Ojibwe (Chippewa) peoples. In 1816, French trapper, Louis Campau, established a trading post on the west bank of the Saginaw River, which flowed northward into Saginaw Bay and Lake Huron. A A rustbelt city in Michigan is on the rebound and firmly looking forward