Home of the Chesaning Showboat, a Shiawassee River music festival that ran from 1937 to 2012 and grew from local talent shows to hosting national headliners such as Willie Nelson, the Beach Boys, and Kenny Rogers source
Community character
Small rural township in southwestern Saginaw County that wraps the incorporated Village of Chesaning, halved by the Shiawassee River; the name comes from an Ojibwe word meaning "big rock place" source
Chesaning Heritage House (George Nason House)
Georgian Revival mansion at 605 W. Broad Street built circa 1907-1908 by lumber baron George Nason, later operated for decades as the Heritage House restaurant source
Historic downtown Chesaning
Main-street business district of the incorporated Village of Chesaning, which sits within the township and is halved east-west by the Shiawassee River source
Chesaning Showboat amphitheater at Showboat Park
6,360-seat riverfront amphitheater on the Shiawassee River, home of the Chesaning Showboat festival that debuted July 15, 1937; a Chesaning Area Historical Society marker was dedicated there November 17, 2024 source
Showboat Park
68-acre Village of Chesaning community park on the Shiawassee River with an amphitheater, campground, boat launch, ball diamonds, disc golf and over 6,000 feet of shoreline source
Parshallburg Park
Chesaning Township park on Ditch Road with a Shiawassee River boat launch, an access point on the Shiawassee River water trail source
Village of Chesaning
Incorporated village within Chesaning Township serving as its civic and commercial center, on the Shiawassee River in southwestern Saginaw County source
Parshallburg
Unincorporated community in Chesaning Township on the Shiawassee River, site of Parshallburg Park and its boat launch source
