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Allegan
Allegan is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city lies within Allegan Township, but is administratively autonomous. Allegan is located in the south-central portion of the county. To the west and northwest is the Allegan State Game Area for which the city is considered a gateway. In all other directions Allegan is surrounded by farmland.

Allegan's dense forests and river geography served as a source of water power, trade routes for steamboats and timber production.

Once cleared, Allegan became a center for business, industry and expansive farmland. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 4,838. It is the county seat of Allegan County.

Allegan's largest annual celebration, widely reputed as the largest county fair in Michigan, is the Allegan County Fair each September. Allegan's local newspaper, locally owned and in publication since 1858, is the Allegan County News.

Geography
Allegan County is the 18th largest physical county in Michigan and enjoys 25 miles of Lake Michigan coastline. The City of Allegan, as the other towns and the county itself, enjoys numerous parks, natural areas and access to multiple opportunities for lake activities and water sports.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.3 square miles, of which, 3.8 square miles of it is land and 0.5 square miles of it is water.

Brief History
Allegan was named by Michigan historian Henry Rowe Schoolcraft in 1837 to sound like a Native American word. Land was purchased from government to form the downtown business district; village organization came in 1838 with city incorporation authorized in 1907.

Road infrastructure in Late 19th Century
In 1886, a one-lane bridge was built over the Kalamazoo River to connect limited highway M-89 to the downtown area. The bridge fell into disrepair and was going to be removed until a group of activists raised the money to restore the bridge in 1983. Now a highlight of Allegan, the one-lane bridge is used in the city logo and is considered an important part of the city.

Automobiles in Early 20th Century
In 1914, Allegan entered the automobile (race car) industry as the manufacturing site of Howard E. Blood and Louis Chevrolet's unique chain-drive Cornelian automobile. The venture was short-lived, however, with fewer than 100 Cornelians actually produced.

Events in Mid 20th Century
In 1967, some scenes from the movie Ciao! Manhattan were filmed at the old Allegan County Jail, now the Allegan County Jail Museum. Ironically, Paul America, one of the actors in the underground film, was jailed the following year in upstate Michigan, facing twenty years to life on an obscure marijuana charge.

Entertainment
Visitors to Allegan comment on how spoiled Allegan is to have to premier entertainment venues located right in its Downtown. Most small towns do have the pleasures of a 714 seat auditorium and banquet facility, The Griswold Auditorium or a big screen movie theatre, The Regent, where the popcorn is always fresh. Check out the The Regent or The Griswold to see what the upcoming events and performances are.

Regent Theatre
The Regent Theatre opened in 1919 in what was formerly a late 19th century horse livery. It originally not only showed movies, but presented vaudeville acts on its stage. In the 1930s, the Regent received an Art Deco facelift, including a cream-colored vitrolite facade with red and green highlights.

The six second-story windows have been closed up and covered with vitrolite with abstract decoration on them. The late Streamline era marquee, with its only decoration being a large white star, is lit with neon and light bulbs.

After decades entertaining the people of Allegan, the Regent closed in the early 1980s. It was threatened with demolition by 1990. The non-profit Old Regent Theatre purchased the theater the same year and restored it to its 1930s glory in 1996. In 1997, during a violent rainstorm, the roof collapsed causing massive damage just an hour after the last movie of the night let out.

Since then, the Old Regent has been painstakingly rebuilt and restored once again, including recreating historic panels in the auditorium and the original 1930s carpeting. The building was rewired electrically, and new curtains were hung. On September 13, 2007, the fully restored marquee was completed and Trowbridge St. now glows under the colorful neon of the beautifully restored Art Deco masterpiece.

Conclusion
Hiking, Biking, Walking, Running, Swinging, Swimming, Climbing, Kayaking, Canoeing, Relaxing…whatever activity you enjoy the most the opportunity exist in Allegan.

Allegan is conveniently nestled along the Kalamazoo River and surrounding by State Game Area, Lake Allegan, and other nearby lakes and campgrounds. Enjoy the beauty of nature at Allegan.

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