November 8, 2023: Michigan Auto Heritage Day

WHEREAS, Michigan’s unique automotive heritage is preserved and promoted by the MotorCities National Heritage Area Partnership, part of the National Heritage Area System of the National Park Service; and

WHEREAS, for 25 years, MotorCities National Heritage Area has told the stories of how Michigan “put the world on wheels” throughout a region of 10,000 square miles that includes 16 Michigan counties with a population of more than 6 million people; and,

WHEREAS, MotorCities National Heritage Area is the state’s only National Heritage Area and uses these stories to advance the state culturally and economically; and,

WHEREAS, the MotorCities National Heritage Area, celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2023 with a Gala today at Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores, is the largest concentration of auto-related sites, attractions, and events in the world, bringing millions of visitors and dollars into the state’s economy each year; and,

WHEREAS, the MotorCities National Heritage Area annually generates nearly $490 million in economic impact and supports $40 million in tax revenue; and generates over 5,300 jobs; and,

WHEREAS, on this date, I encourage residents to join me in commemorating a Michigan industry deeply woven into our state’s past, present, and future;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Gretchen Whitmer, governor of Michigan, do hereby celebrate MotorCities National Heritage Area’s 25th Anniversary and proclaim November 8, 2023, as the 10th annual Michigan Auto Heritage Day.