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== Tourism == Holly is the site of the Annual Holly Dickens Festival,<ref>[http://hollydickensfestival.org/ Holly Dickens Festival]</ref> as well as the [[Michigan Renaissance Festival]], which was the main shooting location for the romantic comedy film ''[[All's Faire in Love]]'' (2009).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1034090/|title=All's Faire in Love (2009)|author=Amy Adler|date=September 17, 2009|work=IMDb}}</ref> Holly is the starting point of the [[Shiawassee River Heritage Water Trail]] at WaterWorks Park.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tctimes.com/shiawassee-river-fun/article_2a386536-1e01-11e6-b114-9f83d2c1893a.html#:~:text=Stretching%20more%20than%2085%20miles,near%20Chesaning%20in%20Saginaw%20County | title=Shiawassee River fun }}</ref> Mount Holly, a large ski/snowboard resort in southeastern Michigan, is located {{convert|3|mi|0}} northeast of the village in [[Groveland Township, Michigan|Groveland Township]]. Nearby is the state-owned [[Holly Recreation Area]]. Crapo Park, named after Michigan Governor [[Henry H. Crapo]] (1804β1869),<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20010112231400/http://www.michmarkers.com/Pages/L0832.htm Crapo Park]}} Michigan Markers</ref> located near the junction of the [[CSX Saginaw Subdivision]] and [[Canadian National Railway]]'s Holly Subdivision, is a popular viewing location for [[railfan]]s. Both lines were formerly served by Holly's small (now abandoned) [[Holly Union Depot]], built-in 1886. A nonprofit group is currently attempting to restore the neglected building to its former glory.<ref>[http://blog.mlive.com/flintjournal/newsnow/2008/02/restoration_continues_to_retur.html Restoration continues to return Holly, Michigan train depot to former glory] ''The Flint Journal'' via MLive.com, February 29, 2008</ref> The town of Holly was featured as a campaign stop in the [[Clint Eastwood]] political action thriller film [[In The Line Of Fire]] (1993).{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}
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