Mill Race Basket Guild - Historical Mill Race Village

Mill Race basket weavers meet monthly in Northville's quaint historical Mill Race Village, at the Cady Inn. The history of Northville, Michigan is preserved at the Mill Race. Established in 1972 by the Northville Historical Society, the Village serves as a focal point for the community while preserving architectural styles common to the area prior to 1900. The Village consists of a church, gazebo, school, rustic wooden bridge, blacksmith shop, Interurban Station, and several homes of an era gone by.

The creed of the basket weavers is to preserve the ancient art of basketry, while incorporating traditional techniques. The Mill Race Basket Guild is not designed to make baskets for profit, although the guild participates in a few juried events sponsored by the Historical Society throughout the year. The Mill Race Basket Guild has changed over the years but its Bylaws are respected, as is the ancient art of basket weaving.

Comments and/or questions are welcome

Thanks and appreciation to the Mill Race Historical Society
Board of Directors for permission to use artwork by Jane Martin of Northville, Michigan.

Cady Inn

This building stood for many years on the north side of Cady, two blocks east of Center having been relocated there in the last half of the 19th Century. Moved to the Village in 1987, the salt-box style building is believed to have been a tavern and early stage coach stop, when the main southern entrance to town was by way of the Cady Street bridge. Local legend says the building served as a stopping point for the underground railroad prior to the Civil War.