Oakland County

About Oakland County, Michigan

Oakland County is an extraordinary part of Michigan. Home to many Fortune 500 companies, it is rich in natural beauty and long in historical significance. Quiet, tree-lined streets, elegant shopping and dining options and exciting, bohemian downtown areas are all part of Oakland County’s character.

It is also the 4th wealthiest county in the United States among counties with more than one million people. The county’s knowledge-based economic initiative, coined “Automation Alley”, is one of the largest employment centers for engineering and related occupations in the United States.

Many of the public school districts in Oakland County have multiple “National Exemplary” Schools. The International Academy (IA), which is part of the Bloomfield Hills School District, is consistently ranked by Newsweek as one of the top 10 public high schools in the nation. Oakland County also is home to a number of well-known private schools, including the Detroit Country Day School, the Cranbrook Schools and the Roeper School. Oakland University, a large public research university with more than 18,000 students, is located in Rochester, Michigan .

Oakland County residents enjoy outdoor activities in all seasons. The Oakland County Parks offer year-round outdoor fun including hiking trails, boating, fishing, cross-country skiing and more. In the fall you can sample the homemade cider and donuts at several local cider mills or pick your own apples at numerous orchards. There are weekly art fairs and outdoor festivals at various locations throughout the summer plus outdoor theatre at Meadowbrook Music Festival and the DTE Energy Music Theatre.

Oakland County Website

List of Parks

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Attractions Broadway in Detroit Cider Mills & Orchards Cranbrook Science Museum Cranbrook Art Museum Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit Science Center Detroit Symphony Orchestra Detroit Zoo DTE Energy Theatre Gem Theatre Greenfield Village Huron-Clinton Metroparks Jewish Ensemble Theatre Meadowbrook Music Festival Meadowbrook Hall Museum of Afican American History Oakland County Parks Olympia Entertainment Restaurant Guide Somerset Collection Stagecrafters St. Dunstan’s Theatre Guild The Henry Ford Museum

Community Websites City of Birmingham Township of Bloomfield City of Bloomfield Hills City of Rochester City of Rochester Hills City of Royal Oak City of Berkley City of Troy City of Farmington Hills City of Farmington Village of Beverly Hills Village of Franklin Village of Bingham Farms City of Huntington Woods Township of West Bloomfield City of Orchard Lake City of Pleasant Ridge City of Clawson City of Ferndale City of Novi Oakland Web City of Southfield City of Detroit

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Utilities DTE Energy (Electric) Consumer’s Energy (Gas) Comcast (Cable TV, Internet, Phone) AT&T (Phone, Cable TV, Internet) WOW (Cable TV, Internet, Phone) Dish Network (Satellite TV, Internet, Phone) Television ABC NBC CBS FOX CNN WJBK WXYZ WDIV Sports Teams Detroit Lions Detroit Pistons Detroit Red Wings Detroit Tigers

Golf Courses Springdale Lincoln Hills Oakland Hills CC Birmingham CC Royal Oak Normandy Oaks Red Run Golf Club Rackham Bloomfield Hills CC Forest Lake CC Wabeek CC Knollwood CC Franklin Hills CC Farmington Hills Golf Club Independence Green Plum Hollow CC Beech Woods Evergreen Hills Eldorado CC Twin Beach CC Orchard Lake CC Bay Pointe Golf Club Sylvan Glen Sanctuary Lake Great Oaks CC