Editing Shepherd, Michigan (section)

==History==
The community was first settled by lumberman Isaac Shepherd and others along the [[Salt River (Michigan)#Midland/Isabella counties|Salt River]].  It was given a post office named Salt River on August 8, 1857, and formally [[plat]]ted in 1866.  By 1885, the railroads expanded into the area, and Salt River received a station named Shepherd, as it was located on Isaac Shepherd's estate.  The name of the post office was changed to Shepherd on March 8, 1887.  That same year, most of the community was destroyed by a fire but soon rebuilt and incorporated as a village in 1889.<ref>{{cite book |first1=Walter |last1=Romig |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |type=Paperback  |orig-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan| page=510}}</ref>

In 1958, the village began hosting the annual Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival, which has grown to includes many exhibits, crafts, music, food, and a parade.<ref>{{cite web|last=Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival|url=https://www.shepherdmaplesyrupfest.org/|title=Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival|date=2022|accessdate=November 4, 2022}}</ref>