Downtown Owosso Chocolate Walk

Main Street America has been helping revitalize older and historic commercial districts for more than 35 years. Today it is a network of more than 1,600 neighborhoods and communities, rural and urban, who share both a commitment to place and to building stronger communities through preservation-based economic development. Main Street America is a program of the nonprofit National Main Street Center, Inc., a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Michigan Main Street (MMS) assists communities interested in revitalizing and preserving their traditional commercial district. The program provides technical assistance for communities desiring to develop their own local Main Street program by utilizing the Main Street Approach™ – a common-sense approach to tackling the complex issues of revitalization by capitalizing on downtown’s history and identifying the unique assets of the community itself.

Michigan Main Street (MMS) assists communities interested in revitalizing and preserving their traditional commercial district.

Michigan Main Street (MMS) assists communities interested in revitalizing and preserving their traditional commercial district. The program provides technical assistance for communities desiring to develop their own local Main Street program by utilizing the Main Street Approach™ – a common-sense approach to tackling the complex issues of revitalization by capitalizing on downtown’s history and identifying the unique assets of the community itself.

Owosso, Michigan is a nationally accredited Main Street community. Owosso Main Street’s mission is to foster an active and thriving downtown that is the heart of our community by promoting historic preservation and drawing both local residents and visitors to our city.