| Well, what do you know about Grand Blanc, | | | | savage and named the area Big White, or Grand |
| Michigan? It's a town and township located in | | | | Blanc. It could have been worse. You could be in |
| southern Genesee County, about 10 miles south of | | | | Gibsonville or Whigville, which is what Grand Blanc |
| Flint and about 60 miles north of downtown Detroit. | | | | might have been had the railroad which came through |
| It is the headquarters of GM Service Parts Operation. | | | | in 1862 had been surveyed differently. |
| The city and township have a combined population of | | | | Grand Blanc was originally much larger than it is now. |
| about 37,000 according to the 2000 Census. Median | | | | Actually, the people of Mt. Morris, Genesee, Flint, |
| household income runs about $60,000, and the school | | | | Burton, Mundy, Fenton and Atlas Townships all used |
| system is recognized by the State for its high scores. | | | | to live in Grand Blanc. In 1837 when Michigan became |
| It is basically an affluent bedroom community outside | | | | a state, Grand Blanc narrowly lost out to Lansing in a |
| of Flint. | | | | bid to become Michigan's Capitol. And you now have |
| What you don't know? At the turn of the 19th | | | | that tidbit to thank when you remember that we |
| Century, this was Chippewa Indian Territory. The | | | | could have been surrounded by politicians. |
| term Grand Blanc means Great or Big White in | | | | Now that you know a little about what Grand Blanc |
| French. This name is thought to have come from an | | | | was, you might better appreciate what it has |
| Indian settlement with a man named Fisher. Fisher, it | | | | become. An area with beautiful homes, great schools, |
| seems, was a big guy. He married an Indian woman | | | | wonderful restaurants and shopping and world class |
| and raised a family in the Lake Copeneconic area. | | | | golf. Go ahead, explore Grand Blanc. |
| Early settlers here found this 'Big White' Indian | | | | You won't be disappointed. |