Michigan is famously home to unmeasured beauty. Rich with Northern trees, landscapes and miles of green— and sometimes pure white —to feast your eyes upon. That natural beauty isn’t something to squander and take for granted. The crispness of the air, the smell of the leaves after they start to fall from the trees, all of that is something to cherish because it can’t be replicated anywhere else. Troy, Michigan, in particular, is a jewel in the crown of the Great Lakes state. With a well-formed culture and stunning vistas, it’s an exceptional community that is made better every day by the people within it as well as the naturally enhancing trees that they take such good care of.
The lack of industrialism preserved the town’s rural charm. Without enough hydropower to fuel a downtown business district, Troy remained secluded and enriched by the trees and nature pressing in on both sides and fostering the hometown, country feeling the pioneers had originally sought out.
In World War II, Oakland County turned it’s eye to commercial and industrial development in order to foster the homefront war effort on our turf. The downtown business sector started to grow into what we know today and by 1955 the City of Troy was established as a home rule city. The next 25 years would be marked with expansion and growth. Slowly, our beautiful town grew into the center of commerce and growth it is today. However, we’re proud to enjoy our still somewhat rural feeling and the ever-present sense of nature and closeness of our community.
