Howell travel guide

Howell is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 9,232. It is the county seat of Livingston County and is located mostly within Howell Township, but is politically independent. The city is part of the South Lyon-Howell-Brighton Urban Area, which had a population of 106,139 according to the 2000 census.
Howell is known for the Michigan Balloonfest Challenge, an annual hot air balloon festival that is usually held the third weekend of June that the city hosts.
The city is also the site of the Howell Melon Festival, an annual celebration of the Howell melon, a juicy hybrid cantaloupe known to grow only in the surrounding area. The three day festival, held in mid-August, draws approximately 50,000 visitors each year.
Cohoctah, just outside of Howell, was once home to the Michigan chapter of the Ku Klux Klan, which formerly had a strong presence throughout the county. However, in recent years the city has taken steps to disassociate itself from the KKK. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4780867 http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/k/ku_klux_klan/index.html?query=HOWELL%20(MICH)&field=geo&match=exact</s> (...) more....