THE 65th ANNIVERSARY OF –“NO” ON DECEMBER 1, 1955– Rosa Parks, “Mother of the Freedom Movement”, ignited the Montgomery Bus Boycott when she refused to give up her seat to a white man. Did you know that Mrs. Parks wasn’t sitting in a “whites only” section? Did you know that Rosa Parks wasn’t the first […]
From St. Nicholas Day on the 6th to New Year’s Eve on the 31st, December offers a month full of traditional, cultural, and religious holidays. Around the world, people can be seen gathering with loved ones, singing, feasting, dancing, making resolutions and telling tales of the “olden days”. Whether surrounded by friends and family, or […]
PAID SICK LEAVE AND EXPANDED FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE UNDER THE FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT. For better resolution to read, open image in a new tab or window
For the second time this year, Blue Water Area Transit is adding new buses for services provided by the agency and the Council on Aging. BWAT added a total of 45 new multipurpose buses this year to provide dial-a-ride and fixed-route transit service. BWAT added a batch of 17 new buses this spring (eleven for […]
Blue Water Area Transit introduced a new historic trolley this summer. It is the agency’s 35th season of providing historic trolley tours. Recognized as one of Michigan’s best tourist values, BWAT’s one-hour trolley tour features over 50 local points of interest. Passengers pay a ten-cent fare, which is the same as the first transit passengers […]
Blue Water Area Transit unveiled a sculpture on Friday, December 14, at 12:30 p.m. The sculpture celebrates the many milestones of local transit innovation and recognized William Pitt Edison as the father of local public transit. The unveiling ceremony took place at the Blue Water Transit Bus Center, 720 McMorran Blvd., in […]