Monroe County, Michigan
Frenchtown Township Real Estate and Local Guide
French Canadian settlers established ribbon farms along the River Raisin beginning in 1784, and the Battle of Frenchtown was fought in the area during the War of 1812
Living in Frenchtown Township
Home of William C. Sterling State Park, the only Michigan state park on Lake Erie. Source: michigan.org
Homes in Frenchtown Township
What makes Frenchtown Township home
Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station
DTE Energy operates the 1,202 MWe Fermi 2 reactor on the township's Lake Erie shore, online since 1988
Navarre-Anderson Trading Post
Preserves a 1789 log building on the River Raisin claimed as Michigan's oldest surviving wooden residence and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972
Mall of Monroe
Enclosed shopping center on North Monroe Street that opened in 1988 as Frenchtown Square Mall
William C. Sterling State Park
Offers a mile of sandy Lake Erie shoreline, a modern campground, and the paved Sterling Marsh Trail
Frenchtown Township Hall Park
Township park at 2277 Stewart Road with a basketball court
Frenchtown Township areas to know
Detroit Beach
Census designated place of 1,957 residents established in 1923 to attract Detroit area buyers to the Lake Erie shore
Woodland Beach
Census designated place of 1,899 residents named for its wooded setting and beachfront on Lake Erie
Stony Point
Lakeshore census designated place of 1,784 residents just south of the Fermi nuclear plant