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Clio, Genesee County

Well-Known Places in Clio

Clio Area Historical Museum, Clio City Park, Clio Amphitheater.

Clio Business Districts

• Vienna Road
• Clio Road

Major Employers in Clio

Clio Area Schools, Dort Federal Credit Union, Local businesses.

About Clio, Genesee County

Clio is a small city in northern Genesee County, part of the Flint metropolitan area, that grew from an 1830s sawmill-and-farming settlement into a rail-and-auto-era town. It is named for Clio, the Greek muse of history, an unusually literary name for a working Michigan town. Today it is best known regionally for the outdoor Clio Amphitheater, the paved oval at Auto City Speedway, and as the birthplace of National Hugging Day.

History of Clio

• The area's first sawmill was built in the late 1830s (accounts cite Theodore Dean in 1838), taking advantage of Michigan's timber stands.
• Originally called Varna (some local histories say Varney, for an early industrialist who ran a grain elevator); the name was changed to Clio, the muse of history, in the mid-1860s after the railroad arrived.
• The Flint & Pere Marquette railroad reached the settlement around 1861, turning Clio into a supply and shipping point for area farmers as the timber ran out.

Landmarks and Places in Clio

• The Clio Depot, an 1870s-era railroad station now serving as a local museum.
• The Clio Amphitheater outdoor performance venue.
• Auto City Speedway on North Saginaw Road, a paved short track and outdoor event center.

The Clio Economy

• A farming and timber-shipping outpost in the 19th century, Clio's fortunes shifted in the early 20th century toward Flint's booming automobile industry, from which it draws its 'Auto City' associations.
• Local trade, small manufacturing and services tied to the Flint metro economy support the community.
• The city connected to the Karegnondi Water Authority pipeline, beginning to receive water from that system on November 27, 2017.

Community Life in Clio

• The Clio Amphitheater (opened 1987) is an outdoor concert venue that has hosted major touring acts over the decades.
• Auto City Speedway, a stock-car track opened in 1955, runs paved half-mile, quarter-mile and figure-8 racing on summer Saturday nights and hosts rodeos and demolition derbies.
• Community theater is anchored by Clio Cast & Crew, which grew out of the Clio Players founded in 1977.

Local reference: en.wikipedia.org, www.mycitymag.com, en.wikipedia.org