The Campau family of Detroit operated an independent trading post at this location in the late 1820s.

Since 1991, the policy has since been revised with a series of Urban Cooperation Act Agreements with surrounding townships.

Case-by-case redrawings of the MUGA line now allow Midland to sell water to the surrounding townships without annexation.

[11] Governor Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency, predicting that parts of Midland and Sanford would be covered in nine feet of water within 12–15 hours.

This major "500 year" flooding event occurred just months after the COVID-19 stay at home order went into effect.

Midland has a humid continental climate (Dfb) with hot, rainy summers with cool nights and cold, snowy winters with average highs around freezing.

[16] Walkers, joggers, bikers, and skaters can use the Pere Marquette Rail-Trail, a ribbon of asphalt stretching 30 miles (50 km) to the neighboring city of Clare.

This has a territory of more than 1,000 acres (400 ha) of deciduous and coniferous woods, rivers, ponds, wetlands (marsh, fen, bog, and swamp) and upland fields.

In addition, the Alden B. Dow Home and Studio offers tours of this landmark American architect's unique and influential style.

Visitors can walk the trails, play in the children's playground and enjoy drinks and snacks in the cafe.

The city's major shopping district is located north of town, on Eastman Avenue near US-10.

[25] Midland has many cultural opportunities in fields ranging from music and theater to science and the arts.

introduced modern design to Midland, Michigan and created over 130 structures during his 50-year career.

His innovative and dynamic structures initiated an architectural heritage that is unprecedented in the United States.

Dow's creative concepts inspired dozens of other architects, including Jackson Hallett A.I.A, Glenn Beach A.I.A., Robert Schwartz A.I.A, and Francis “Red” Warner A.I.A.

These gifted architects and more, also created beautifully-crafted Mid-Century Modern structures that are an integral part of the over 400 buildings [28] that dominate Midland.

More than 100 places of worship county-wide represent a variety of denominations and architectural styles, earning Midland the nickname "City of Beautiful Churches".

These include the civic ice arena which hosts 2 NHL and one Olympic-sized rinks, a skate park downtown, and the Midland Community Tennis Center and its 32 courts.

The tournament was founded with the vision of building community and accelerating the efforts of the Great Lakes Bay Region and Dow’s strategy by building a world-class and unique LPGA Tour event that positively impacts people’s lives.

[37] Federally, Midland is located in Michigan's 8th congressional district, represented by Democrat Kristen McDonald Rivet.

[39] Midland is the city of license of two FM radio stations serving the Tri-Cities (Saginaw/Bay City/Midland) area.

WUGN is a non-commercial station at 99.7 FM owned by Family Life Communications, broadcasting adult-contemporary Christian music and teaching.

Midland is also served by radio and television stations from Saginaw, Bay City, Flint, Mount Pleasant, and Houghton Lake.

[43] In 1967, Dow Chemical attained criticality on a 100 kW nuclear research reactor at the Midland facility, primarily as a neutron source and to irradiate samples.

Extreme construction problems caused years of delays and costs soared.

The Three Mile Island accident in 1979 resulted in a massive change in nuclear regulatory requirements and system redesign.

When it was revealed that the containment buildings were settling and foundation cracks were discovered, Dow canceled their contract with Consumers Power, and the project was abandoned in 1984.