Bewitching Peddlers of Halloween takes place exclusively at Calhoun County Fairgrounds, Marshall, MI. The historic nature of the town helps us to deliver wonderful charm and a nostalgic Halloween experience to visitors. Most of the artists use these accommodations:
Holiday Inn Express
329 Sam Hill Drive
Marshall, MI 49068
Phone: 269-789-9301
Hampton Inn
325 Sam Hill Drive
Marshall, MI 49068
Phone: 269-789-0131
National House Inn Bed and Breakfast
102 South Parkview
Marshall, MI 49068
Phone: 269-781-7374
The Way Inn Bed and Breakfast
414 West Mansion Street
Marshall, MI 49068
Phone: 269-420-1806
Holiday Inn Express
329 Sam Hill Drive
Marshall, MI 49068
Phone: 269-789-9301
Hampton Inn
325 Sam Hill Drive
Marshall, MI 49068
Phone: 269-789-0131
National House Inn Bed and Breakfast
102 South Parkview
Marshall, MI 49068
Phone: 269-781-7374
The Way Inn Bed and Breakfast
414 West Mansion Street
Marshall, MI 49068
Phone: 269-420-1806
History of MarshallFounded in 1830, Marshall, Michigan was named for sitting U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall, the first of many American cities and counties named for the legendary jurist. Shortly after its founding, the thriving town was expected to become the capital of Michigan, but lost to Lansing in 1847.
As a major stop on the stagecoach route and then the switching center for the powerful Michigan Center Railroad, Marshall continued its fast-paced growth through the Civil War era.
The 19th century also saw Marshall make history in abolition, education, and organized labor.
Adam Crosswhite was an escaped slave who arrived in Marshall with his family in 1844. In 1846, slave hunters from Kentucky appeared on his door step, attempting to arrest him and take him and his family back to Kentucky. An alarm was sounded and a more than 100 citizens turned out to intervene. The next morning the run-away slaves slipped out of town, en route to Canada, via the so-called “underground railroad.” The organizers of Marshall’s group of slave protectors was prosecuted, and paid fines of $1,925. It is said this incident was one of three that led to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and a prelude to the Civil War. Adam Crosswhite and some family members are buried in Oakridge Cemetery near his rescuers.
In 1835 two early Marshall residents, Isaac Crary and John Pierce, developed a public school system for Michigan which became a model throughout the country. Pierce became Michigan’s first state superintendent of education, the first such in the country.
The country’s oldest railroad union was founded in Marshall in 1863. In the 1870’s, the city emerged as a hub of the Midwest patent medicine business. Then the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act effectively killed off patent medicine products. Industrial operations also played an important role in Marshall’s early development.
Harold Brooks began the preservation movement in the late 1920’s, only he called it “city beautification.” He bought, restored and then sold at least 20 key structures. He also gave a prize for the best garden in town. The DAR began the historical marker movement by erecting plaques and markers extolling the history of Marshall. Preservation, markers, trees and beautiful gardens are traditions that continue today throughout the area.
Please visit https://choosemarshall.com for more interesting bits about Marshall, MI
As a major stop on the stagecoach route and then the switching center for the powerful Michigan Center Railroad, Marshall continued its fast-paced growth through the Civil War era.
The 19th century also saw Marshall make history in abolition, education, and organized labor.
Adam Crosswhite was an escaped slave who arrived in Marshall with his family in 1844. In 1846, slave hunters from Kentucky appeared on his door step, attempting to arrest him and take him and his family back to Kentucky. An alarm was sounded and a more than 100 citizens turned out to intervene. The next morning the run-away slaves slipped out of town, en route to Canada, via the so-called “underground railroad.” The organizers of Marshall’s group of slave protectors was prosecuted, and paid fines of $1,925. It is said this incident was one of three that led to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and a prelude to the Civil War. Adam Crosswhite and some family members are buried in Oakridge Cemetery near his rescuers.
In 1835 two early Marshall residents, Isaac Crary and John Pierce, developed a public school system for Michigan which became a model throughout the country. Pierce became Michigan’s first state superintendent of education, the first such in the country.
The country’s oldest railroad union was founded in Marshall in 1863. In the 1870’s, the city emerged as a hub of the Midwest patent medicine business. Then the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act effectively killed off patent medicine products. Industrial operations also played an important role in Marshall’s early development.
Harold Brooks began the preservation movement in the late 1920’s, only he called it “city beautification.” He bought, restored and then sold at least 20 key structures. He also gave a prize for the best garden in town. The DAR began the historical marker movement by erecting plaques and markers extolling the history of Marshall. Preservation, markers, trees and beautiful gardens are traditions that continue today throughout the area.
Please visit https://choosemarshall.com for more interesting bits about Marshall, MI
 Photo Credit: Jennifer MacNeill Traylor
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