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The first people to live at the site that would become the city of Saginaw, Michigan were the Sauk people. The term “Saginaw” itself is believed to mean “where the Sauk were” in the language of the Ojibwe tribe who drove out the Sauk people from their lands. The first permanent European settlement was established in 1815 when Louis Campau built a trading post on the west bank of the Saginaw River. In 1819, the United States Army established a fort near the trading post and named it Fort Saginaw. Fort Saginaw became Saginaw, MI which was incorporated as a city in 1857.

Saginaw is now estimated to have a population of 51,000. It is situated in Saginaw County, MI on roughly eighteen square miles of land. The city is the county seat for Saginaw County and is part of what is locally referred to as the Tri-Cities, a geographical area comprising the cities of Saginaw, MI, Midland, MI, and Bay City, MI. Saginaw is also part of the greater Flint, MI, Tri-Cities region.

The main entertainment district for Saginaw can be found in the downtown area, where places such as the Children’s Zoo and the Dow Event Center can be found. The Saginaw Children’s Zoo hosts many events such as Pancakes with Penguins and Zoo Boo, which allows children to dress up in costumes and go trick-or-treating at the zoo throughout the month of October. The Japanese Cultural Center, Tea House, and Gardens of Saginaw offer visitors a glimpse into the Japanese culture. It was opened in 1971 as a result of its 52 year Sister-City relationship with Tokushima, Japan. Finally, Saginaw is also home to two professional sports teams, an indoor football team, the Saginaw Sting, which plays in the Continental Indoor Football League, and the Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League.