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In addition to the Packard Proving Grounds, visitors and locals can enjoy the Shelby Township Heritage Trail, a 21-mile trail including a number of historic and cultural resources including historic agricultural, industrial, and municipal buildings, structures, and sites historic houses and parks. On July 7, 2015, the Shelby Township Board of Trustees approved special land use for the Grounds to allow for a museum and events space for activities including weddings, job fairs, charity events, Cub Scout events, and the Shelby Township Farmer’s Market. The project was funded through private donations and prominent contributions from the Shelby Gardeners Club, the Shelby Township Downtown Development Authority, and the Shelby Township Senior Center. The Grounds preservation and restoration were completed through a partnership between Shelby Township and the Packard Motor Car Foundation, a non-profit organization. In 2007, the Packard Proving Grounds was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and became a State of Michigan Historic Site, as well as being included in the MotorCities National Heritage Area. The Packard Proving Grounds are also significant for their use for testing tanks and other armored vehicles during World War II. The Grounds were used as a testing site for Packard vehicles and also housed laboratories for research on new engines, fuels, and other automotive components. In Shelby Township, this shift culminated in the construction of the Packard Proving Grounds in 1927. It remained a small farming community on the outskirts of Detroit through much of the 19th century.Īs automobile manufacturing expanded in the Motor City during the first decades of the 1900s, Shelby Township's economy, like those of other communities surrounding Detroit, became more industrial and involved in the automobile industry. On land originally settled by Nathaniel Burgess in 1818, Shelby became a township on April 12, 1827, through an act of the Michigan Territory Legislature.

Michigan Shelby Township (population 73,804) is a suburb of Detroit, located in Macomb County in southeastern Michigan approximately 15 miles north of the city center.