Fort Custer

Explore the great outdoors with your favorite four-legged friends at these dog-friendly hiking trails in southwest Michigan.

Are you getting the creepy crawlies just looking at this?

On this day in Michigan’s history: John W. Patterson was born in Omaha, Nebraska on March 2, 1872. Though he wasn’t born in Michigan, John would soon move to Michigan and become an influential part of Battle Creek’s history; and even potentially protect the future social culture of Michigan with a single letter.

Representative Fred Upton from St. Joseph announced he had sent a letter to Secretary of Defense James Mattis, urging the selection of the Fort Custer Training Center as the site of the potential Continental Interceptor Site. In the letter, Upton says Battle Creek is ideal because of its strategic location, and the ease with which Fort Custer could see the system installed.

Remeber, Honor and Teach.

Wreaths Across America is happening on December 16th at Fort Custer in Battle Creek and you can be part of this amazing event! Get the information below...

Fort Custer National Cemetery is the resting place for soldiers who are 4,238 miles from home.

It is an honor to be surrounded by American heroes.

An unassuming building on the grounds of Fort Custer near Battle Creek was once part of NORAD's missile command that could have launched nuclear weapons.

Unless you've seen it from the air, you'd likely never guess that Fort Custer has its very own pentagon shaped building just like the Pentagon in Northern Virginia near Washington, DC.