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Clifford Christmas Bazaar featured local, regional vendors and musiciansNovember 13, 2024
BY JEFF HOGAN
810-452-2640 [email protected]

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Terry and Daniel Bell from Caro provided musical entertainment during the Clifford Christmas Bazaar. Photos by Jeff Hogan
CLIFFORD — The Clifford Christmas Bazaar was held Saturday and Sunday at The Elevator in Clifford, a building purchased by the Clifford Downtown Development Authority and used for special occasions by the public. 
There were about a dozen vendors on hand, as well as musical entertainment on Saturday provided by Terry and Daniel Bell of Caro — while the Burlington Fire Dept. brought a truck to the event where Chief Jim Rye and fire prevention officer Courtney Rosell spoke with visitors and talked about fire safety in their homes.
The grain elevator came from Kings Mill in Arcadia Township. It was hauled to Clifford in the late 1800s, and some people think the foundation bricks were made in a long-lost brick pond at the edge of town.
The village’s roots were planted in the early 1860s after would-be settlers stumbled across crossroads that would become the hub of town. The town was named after the first baby born in the area, Clifford Lyman. By 1882, the town was prospering, thanks to the inclusion of two railroads that came through: the Port Huron & Northwestern Railroad and the Pontiac, Oxford & Port Austin Railroad. Clifford boasted three blacksmiths, depot, two drug stores, two elevators, furniture store, four general stores, grist mill, hardware store, two harness shops, two hotels, meat shop, millinery store, post office, two sawmills, two shoe shops, three wagon shops and other businesses.  
Today, the village is home to about 300 residents.

Clifford Christmas Bazaar featured local, regional vendors and musicians - The County Press
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ATTENTION VILLAGE RESIDENTS: 

Please be aware: DPW is NOT responsible for the grass in front of your home between sidewalk and road-YOU ARE!!! 
Also please know if you receive a blight letter, for grass cutting, it is the only one you will get for the year. If you mow your lawn in response to it, and then do not mow your lawn for two weeks-the village will NOT send you a second letter-we WILL mow it and charge you $100.00.

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​ The Village of Clifford Water Quality Report is available on the Water tab here; you can also request a copy in the mail by contacting the Clerk at [email protected], or 989-761-7003.