Viewers see downtown Clawson come to life as business owners, volunteers, board members, and visitors “level up” through everyday moments that make their district special and welcoming. @dtclawson #MainStreetOC #OaklandCounty

Spirit of Main Street Video Award Winner: Congratulations Clawson DDA for your “Levels-Up” video which earned the top award and a $2,000 cash prize from Genisys Credit Union. The video portrays real-life community members as characters in a video game-styled world.

Main Street Leader Winner: Congratulations Deya Marchand from Main Street Pontiac. @DowntownPontiac #MainStreetOC #OaklandCounty xitter.cf/AdvantageOak/status/20…

Outstanding Partnership Winner: Congratulations Highland DDA for Highland Station Boardwalk. @HighlandDDA #MainStreetOC #OaklandCounty

Main Street Resilience Winner: Congratulations Highland DDA for Earth-N-Soul. @HighlandDDA @earthnsoulmi #MainStreetOC #OaklandCounty

Business Innovation & Entrepreneurship Award Winner: Congratulations Ortonville DDA for Mistletoe Marketplace – A Community-Driven Retail Innovation Fueling Downtown Ortonville's Economic Vitality. @ortonvillemi #MainStreetOC #OaklandCounty

Community Event of the Year Award Winner: Congratulations Ortonville DDA for Vegucation Station Adventurer's Club. @ortonvillemi #MainStreetOC #OaklandCounty

Small Business Retention and Attraction Award Winner: Congratulations Highland DDA for Commercial Property Open House. @HighlandDDA #MainStreetOC #OaklandCounty

District Placemaking Award Winner: Congratulations Farmington DDA for Make-A-Wave Community Mural. @DowntownFarmington #MainStreetOC #OaklandCounty xitter.cf/AdvantageOak/status/20…

Achievement in Community Character or Historic Preservation Award Winner: Congratulations Ortonville DDA for Ortonville Historical Audio Walking Tour – Preserving the Past Through Storytelling and Innovation. @ortonvillemi #MainStreetOC #OaklandCounty xitter.cf/AdvantageOak/status/20…

Volunteer of the Year Award Winner: The Illuminators – A Lake Orion Volunteer Corp from Lake Orion DDA @LakeOrionDDA #MainStreetOC #OaklandCounty

Now, let’s meet tonight’s winners! This year’s #MainStreetOC award winners were determined by a panel of experts in a variety of fields, including historic preservation, leadership, and economic development.

#MainStreetOC Coordinating Program Administrator John Bry announced the MSOC and Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation’s “Main Street Momentum Grant” for rural downtowns. A one-time grant of up to $20,000 per eligible #OaklandCounty community.

Director Dom Holmes @AdvantageOak presented @DowntownFarmington #MainStreetOC with a proclamation recognizing their 2026 Great American Main Street Award win. This is the third downtown in #OaklandCounty recognized with a GAMSA, including Ferndale (2010) and Rochester (2013). xitter.cf/AdvantageOak/status/20…

#MainStreetOC Coordinating Program Administrator John Bry announced the Main Street America Conference is coming to Detroit in 2027. Many workshops will include #OaklandCounty downtowns, including 2026 Great American Main Street Award Winner Downtown Farmington. @DntwnFarmington. xitter.cf/AdvantageOak/status/20…

Oakland County Economic Development Director Dom Holmes presented Keego Harbor with a proclamation welcoming them into the #MainStreetOC coordinating program, as the 30th community in #OaklandCounty.

Auburn Hills, Clarkston, Clawson, Hazel Park, Lathrup Village, Lyon Township, Oak Park, Southfield, South Lyon and Wixom earned affiliate status.

Eleven communities achieved the highest level which is  accredited, including Berkley, Farmington, Ferndale, Franklin, Highland, Holly, Ortonville, Oxford, Lake Orion, Rochester and Royal Oak.

#MainStreetOC Main Event starts with recognitions for the 21 MSOC communities who received their Main Street America 2026 national recognition certificates.

#MainStreetOC Main Event starts with recognitions for the 21 MSOC communities who received their Main Street America 2026 national recognition certificates.