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Rich history revitalized in Atlanta Miller Grade School
Rich history revitalized in Atlanta Miller Grade School
Rich history revitalized in Atlanta Miller Grade School

Rich history revitalized in Atlanta Miller Grade School

You can feel the history when you walk into the half-renovated Atlanta Miller Grade School. Although its exterior is restored to near-likeness of its original state, the interior still needs work; but that is precisely what gives it its current charm. A few weeks ago, the Journal-Sun published an article announcing that the Atlanta Miller Grade School would be hosting the traveling Smithsonian exhibit tour, “Museum on Main Street” in early 2027. The event is slated to be held in January and February, which may seem like a long way away, but will be here before we know it. Sitting down with members of the Atlanta Grade School Friends was a chance to learn more about the school’s history, its future, and the im- pact it has had on Cass County.

Zoofari
Zoofari

Zoofari

Area children and adults had the opportunity to see a lemur, a tenrec, a fennec fox, a chinchilla, a three-banded armadillo and a baby kangaroo at the Zoofari event hosted by the Atlanta Public Library on June 7.Another Zoofari will take place on Saturday, July 26.

Atlanta has officially been selected as one of six host communities for the 2026-2027 Museum on Main Street Tour, featuring the Smithsonian Institute’s traveling exhibition “Spark! Places of Innovation”!

Smithsonian exhibit to put Atlanta on the map

The next year and a half are going to be very busy for the Tourism and Visitor’s center of Atlanta. Atlanta has been chosen as one of six small towns in the nation to be part of The Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street program and will host a traveling exhibit for six weeks in early 2027. The theme of the traveling exhibit is “Spark! Places of Innovation,” which aims to highlight the ingenuity and tenacity of rural Americans that have kept their small towns alive and thriving.

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