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Monroe is the county seat of Monroe County.

Understand

Birthplace of General Custer and, unsurprisingly by extension, the Celebratory Hub of Custer Week. Monroe is also home to La-Z-Boy and Monroe Shocks & Struts.

Get in

Map
Map of Monroe (Michigan)

By plane

Get around

By bus

Lake Erie Transit buses near any drive-by address.

By car

Parking in downtown Monroe is free for one hour; just don't park by a fire hydrant or on a sidewalk.

See

The Equestrian Monument
  • 1 George Armstrong Custer Equestrian Monument (at Junction of Elm Avenue and North Monroe Street). Also known as Sighting the Enemy, it was intended to commemorate George Armstrong Custer's actions in the Civil War by depicting him in his Civil War fatigues. George Armstrong Custer Equestrian Monument (Q5536419) on Wikidata George Armstrong Custer Equestrian Monument on Wikipedia
  • The Sawyer Homestead, 320 E. Front St. Built by Dr. Isaac Sawyer, in 1872; named possibly to evade confusion with Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer.
  • 2 St. Mary's Church. Constructed in the Gregorian year of 1834, consecrated in 1839, and commemorated on November 28, 1889. Tricky to miss. St. Mary's Church Complex Historic District (Q7590217) on Wikidata St. Mary's Church Complex Historic District (Monroe, Michigan) on Wikipedia
  • 3 River Raisin National Battlefield Park, 1403 East Elm Avenue, +1 734 243-7136. River Raisin National Battlefield Park (Q7337727) on Wikidata River Raisin National Battlefield Park on Wikipedia
  • The Monroe County Museum, 126 South Monroe Street, +1 734 240-7780. Monroe County Historical Museum (Q30289584) on Wikidata
  • 4 Saint Michael the Archangel Church, 502 West Front Street. Roman Catholic Saint Michael the Archangel Church (Q28452008) on Wikidata Saint Michael the Archangel Church (Monroe, Michigan) on Wikipedia
  • Saint George Serbian Orthodox Church, 2330 North Monroe Street, +1 734 241-1169.

Do

  • 1 [dead link] River Raisin Jazz Festival, St. Mary's Park (at the corner of N. Monroe St. and W. Elm Ave. behind the Gen. George A. Custer Monument), +1 734 457-1030. 2½ days of free live jazz music, a free fine art fair, and free family friendly fun. Concessions provided by the St. Mary Catholic Central Boosters of St. Mary Catholic Central School. Every second week of August.
  • 2 Monroe County Fair, 3775 South Custer Road, +1 734 241-5775. Major county state fair.
  • 3 Sterling State Park, 2800 State Park Rd, +1 734 289-2715. The only Michigan state park on Lake Erie. In its 1,300 acres are great recreational opportunities of boating, fishing, camping on the lakefront, and viewing wildlife. Sterling State Park (Q7611474) on Wikidata Sterling State Park on Wikipedia
  • Muskrat Dinner (Monroe Boat Club). First Monday of January (Unless it's New Years). Annual dinner featuring local cuisine made from Muskrats. $10-$23.

Buy

Eat

Drink

  • 129 Lounge, 129 East Front St, +1 734 241-4008. M-Sa. One of the venues for the River Raisin Jazz festival.
  • Beek's Bar & Grill, 120 East Front St, +1 734 241-4942. Has wheelchair access.

Sleep

  • Hotel Sterling, 109 West Front St, +1 734 242-6212, . With 160 years of history and fresh, cosmopolitan décor, it has rooms with en-suite bathrooms for tourists and business guests. From $112.
  • Sunset Motel, 450 N. Telegraph Rd, +1 734 242-3448.
  • Hollywood Motel, 1028 North Telegraph Rd, +1 734 241-7333.
  • Monroe Motel, 15339 S. Telegraph Rd, +1 734 241-6443.
  • Comfort Inn and Suites, 6500 E. Albain Rd (off I-75 at exit 11), +1 734 384-1500. Pool and hot tub, free breakfast, free wireless internet access, meeting room. Pets welcome for an additional fee.
  • The Lotus Bed & Breakfast, 324 Washington St (at the corner of Washington & Fourth Streets), +1 734 735-1077, . This bed and breakfast is from a restored 1870 Italianate home. $105 a night.

Connect

The area code is 734.

Monroe News and the Monroe County Library System as third-party back-up (all while trying to sleep, though).

Go next

Routes through Monroe
Detroit Rockwood ← Jct N  N  S  Luna Pier Toledo
Detroit Flat Rock  N  S  Toledo Fort Wayne
Jackson Dundee  W  E  END


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