Editing Alanson, Michigan (section)

== Attractions ==
The Inland Water Route Historical Society Museum is located in Alanson.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://iwrhs.com/ |title=Inland Water Route Historical Society<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=March 31, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070508224850/http://www.iwrhs.com/ |archive-date=May 8, 2007 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> The Alanson Swing Bridge across the Inland Water Route is billed as America's shortest swing bridge, although it is probably not.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alanson Swing Bridge |url=https://fairbairnrealtyblog.com/2021/08/26/alanson-swing-bridge/ |website=Fairbairn Realty Blog |publisher=Coldwell Banker Fairbairn Realty |access-date=30 May 2024}}</ref>

Alanson has a hillside garden located adjacent to the former [[Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad]] depot, and a community center including a library.