Editing Ithaca, Michigan (section)

==Attractions==

===Parks===
Ithaca has four parks within the city limits. These include the Woodland Park, Atkinson Park, McNabb Park, and the Ithaca Dog Park. Woodland park is a large park for children, including a playscape and much playground equipment like slides and swings. The park also has a large sledding hill and an ice skating rink. Inside the Woodland park to the North end site the Ithaca Dog park which was started and finished in the summer of 2012. Atkinson Park is much quieter and is a senior favorite as it is very close to the community Senior Center and senior housing. McNabb Park can be found in the South of the town and is home to many events throughout the year, including the Gratiot Agricultural Society Expo and AYSO soccer games. McNabb park also has several biking and hiking paths to enjoy.

===Schools===
Ithaca has one [[Ithaca Public Schools|unified public school system]], which is spread out over three buildings (covering the communities of Ithaca, Sumner, North Star and the surrounding townships). The school mascot is Jack, a [[yellow jacket]]. The high school has tennis facilities which host matches with area teams. The school's football and soccer stadium was recently renovated with funding from both public and private donors. The stadium was completed over the course of the summer of 2012 and features renovated concessions and bathroom facilities, as well as renovated seating and a new concourse.
Since 1998 there has been a student exchange program with a German school, Goethe-Gymnasium Ludwigslust. Every year, a small group of students and a chaperone travel to Germany for two weeks to experience German life with their host family. They, in turn, host a German student for two weeks later in the school year.

===National Register of Historic Places===
The following properties and districts in Ithaca are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] registry:
*[[Gratiot County Courthouse]]
*[[Ithaca Downtown Historic District (Ithaca, Michigan)|Ithaca Downtown Historic District]]