Editing Tecumseh, Michigan (section)

==Arts and culture==

===Annual cultural events===
In 2010, the city began hosting the Tecumseh [[Ice sculpture|Ice Sculpting]] Festival in the downtown area on the penultimate weekend in January.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lenconnect.com/news/x255285228/Tecumseh-hoping-for-snow-and-cold-for-Ice-Sculpture-Festival |title=Tecumseh hoping for snow and cold for Ice Sculpture Festival |work=The Daily Telegram (Adrian, MI) |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119070329/http://www.lenconnect.com/news/x255285228/Tecumseh-hoping-for-snow-and-cold-for-Ice-Sculpture-Festival |archive-date=19 January 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Another festival is Appleumpkin (held the second weekend in October to celebrate harvest); it attracts approximately 30,000 tourists annually from around the region.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lenconnect.com/news/20181013/appleumpkin-and-apple-festival-preview|title=Appleumpkin and Apple Festival preview|website=The Daily Telegram|language=en|access-date=2018-12-20|archive-date=December 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230540/https://www.lenconnect.com/news/20181013/appleumpkin-and-apple-festival-preview|url-status=dead}}</ref> 

The city of Tecumseh holds several other events each year, such as the Classic Car and Bike Show,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.downtowntecumseh.com/events/multi-month-events/2017-tecumseh-classic-car-bike-show-series|title=2018 Tecumseh Classic Car & Bike Show Series|last=Admin|first=Web|website=Downtown Tecumseh, Michigan|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-12-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230634/http://www.downtowntecumseh.com/events/multi-month-events/2017-tecumseh-classic-car-bike-show-series|archive-date=December 20, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Divas at Dusk,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.michigan.org/event/spring-downtown-divas-dusk|title=Spring Downtown Divas at Dusk|last=hostmaster|date=2016-12-29|website=Michigan|language=en|access-date=2018-12-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230802/https://www.michigan.org/event/spring-downtown-divas-dusk|archive-date=December 20, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Holiday Open House,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.downtowntecumseh.com/events/november/holiday-open-house|title=Holiday Open House 'Welcome to Whoville'|last=Admin|first=Web|website=Downtown Tecumseh, Michigan|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-12-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230540/http://www.downtowntecumseh.com/events/november/holiday-open-house|archive-date=December 20, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Annual Pet Parade<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://tecumsehherald.com/tags/pet-parade|title=Pet Parade|work=The Tecumseh Herald|access-date=2018-12-20|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230627/http://tecumsehherald.com/tags/pet-parade|archive-date=December 20, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Sidewalk Sales.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wlen.com/2018/07/17/downtown-tecumsehs-sidewalk-sales-and-summer-street-party/|title=Downtown Tecumseh's Sidewalk Sales and Summer Street Party|website=WLEN-FM Radio 103.9|access-date=2018-12-20}}</ref> 

Tecumseh celebrates the annual Art Trail.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tecumsehherald.com/content/scenic-art-trail-tour-0|title=Scenic Art Trail Tour|date=2017-05-05|work=The Tecumseh Herald|access-date=2018-12-20|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221041333/http://www.tecumsehherald.com/content/scenic-art-trail-tour-0|archive-date=December 21, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.downtowntecumseh.com/things-to-do/art-trail-tecumseh|title=Art Trail Tecumseh & Historical Mural|last=Admin|first=Web|website=Downtown Tecumseh, Michigan|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-12-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230707/http://www.downtowntecumseh.com/things-to-do/art-trail-tecumseh|archive-date=December 20, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> This features sculptures throughout Tecumseh, which are changed on an annual basis. The related annual Art Walk<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.downtowntecumseh.com/arts-culture/local-art-events/art-walk|title=11th Annual Art Walk|last=Amin|first=Web|website=Downtown Tecumseh, Michigan|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-12-20|archive-date=December 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230543/http://www.downtowntecumseh.com/arts-culture/local-art-events/art-walk|url-status=dead}}</ref> pairs local artists and merchants.  

The Carnegie Preservation League is a local non-profit that saved a historical landmark building and renovated it to create lofts and gallery space for local artists.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://tecumsehherald.com/taxonomy/term/286/all|title=Carnegie|work=The Tecumseh Herald|access-date=2018-12-20|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230646/http://tecumsehherald.com/taxonomy/term/286/all|archive-date=December 20, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Tourism===
The [[Southern Michigan Railroad Society]] operates a railroad as a living museum; the route runs through Tecumseh.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.downtowntecumseh.com/things-to-do/southern-michigan-railroad-train-rides|title= Southern Michigan Railroad Train Rides|publisher= Downtown Tecumseh|access-date= February 24, 2014|archive-date= March 2, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140302123019/http://www.downtowntecumseh.com/things-to-do/southern-michigan-railroad-train-rides|url-status= dead}}</ref> 

Tourists also come for the city's proximity to the Michigan International Speedway (M.I.S.). The M-50 corridor has many antique dealers, cafes and fine dining restaurants.