Monroe - Monroe County - Lenawee County

Across Southeast Michigan, local life moves steadily between open fields and small downtowns, such as Monroe. Cafes and diners fill early with neighbors exchanging plans before the day begins. Family restaurants serve the kind of meals people return to again and again. They are simple, generous, and familiar. Along the back roads, garden centers and farm markets display the season’s work, rows of color against the fields that still sustain these towns. Each community has its own personality, but all share pride in hard work and hometown care.