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Local historian and friend of the environment Dick Micka shared thoughts recently about planning work at Sterling State Park.

Monroes one-time fame as a meat slaughter and processing center began with small businesses in the downtown area and nearby farms.

Vallie Dussia loaned money to a young Charlie Micka to build Micka’s Meats on Cole Road (now Danny’s II).

McClelland later won three consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and returned to Michigan in 1852 to become governor.

Tom Adamich gives a history of the pollution issues and cleanup efforts along the River Raisin in Monroe County, Michigan.

Mickas Market in Monroe once offered quality meats By Tom Adamich MCCC Digital Collections Micka’s Market, located at 199 Cole Rd. in Monroe was once a popular place to buy quality meats.  I reached out to Dick Micka – who is one of our local water conservation and environmental advocates and expert – for some historical perspective.  Here is some of what I learned from an interview with Dick. His father, Charles Micka was a “výrobce klobás” – a “sausage maker” -- in Czechos...