Rambault, MI

Rambault is a city in Wyadot County, Michigan, United States. The population was 51,201 in the 1980 census.

Pre-colonial native populations
The area that would later be known as Rambault, Michigan was initially home to a loose confederation of Huron tribes. A number of artifacts from the native peoples have been discovered in and around the city of Rambault with a large number being uncovered during the digging of the foundation for the Rollertown Roller Rink in 1976. The number of artifacts uncovered has led to a reassessment of the number of Huron originally settled in the area.

Settlement
In 1742 a pair of French fur trappers, Verney Rambault and Roussel Bélanger, set camp in the area now occupied by the water treatment plant. The large number of badger in the area led to the camp growing into a semi-permanent site. It was the arrival and subsequent construction of a trading post by businessman and suspected thief Edouard Durand in 1758 followed by the arrival of German Florian Volz and his family in 1759 that led to an actual settlement being founded.

Demographics: 80% Caucasian, 10% Black, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Other

Predominant Religions: 60% Presbyterian, 20% Catholic, 15% Jewish, 5% Other

 

Municipal Buildings:  
 * Town Hall (with Clock Tower)
 * Police Station
 * Fire Station (V.F.D.)
 * Library
 * Water Treatment Plant
 * Elementary, Middle, High School, and Catholic school

Landmarks:  
 * Kettle Falls (Waterfall)
 * Kettle Brook
 * Kettle Lake
 * Monument to Robert Auslander, Poet Laureate
 * Church of St. Anthony (Catholic)
 * St. Anthony Cemetery (Catholic; interfaith)
 * Auslander Public Park
 * Rambault Public Park
 * Shallot Cucumber Farm and Pickle Factory (abondoned)

Commerce:
 * Rolf’s Grocers
 * Dine Rite Diner (owned by Martha Blackburn)
 * Hank’s Hardware
 * Bud’s Liquors
 * Dentist
 * General Practitioner (Dr. Feinstein)
 * Bear Arms Guns, Ammo, and Firing Range
 * Roller Rink
 * Rambault Lanes Bowling Alley
 * Wishy Washy Laundromat and Tailor
 * Cinerama Theater
 * Rambault Video and Vinyl