Joseph Campau Street, which takes a meandering, often-interrupted journey from the Detroit River to just before Seven Mile, honors one of our city's most illustrious early names. Joseph Campau (1769-1863) was the largest landowner in Detroit at one time, its wealthiest citizen, and reportedly Michigan's first millionaire.
Campau's grandfather had been a part of the first settlement under Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, and the family holdings around the cote' du nord-est, or northeastern coast, became the starting ground for the younger Campau's real-estate empire. He prospered early in life by fur trading with Native American tribes, and his store on Atwater was the first in Detroit to offer fine luxury wares from Boston.
Campau was a civic-minded, albeit somewhat cantankerous local figure. He held several public offices, and in 1831, he and his nephew, future mayor John R. Williams, provided start-up funds for the Michigan Intelligencer and Democratic Detroit Free Press, a name later shortened to the more amenable Detroit Free Press. After acquiring numerous other parcels of land and buildings, Campau spent the remainder of his years engaged in a long and bitter battle with local Roman Catholic officials. A legal dispute over what was known as the Church Farm property involved Campau and then his heirs for an entire generation following his 1863 death. His yellow house on Jefferson, between Griswold and Shelby, also stood for many years afterward.
Like some prominent Detroiters of the time, Campau owned slaves before the practice was outlawed in Michigan. One served as a clerk for Campau, who was said to be a meticulous record-keeper, and another, named Crow, was known for the acrobatic feats he liked to perform atop Ste. Anne's Church. Family property that Campau had lent to the U.S. military efforts became the mustering grounds of the First Michigan Colored Regiment in 1863. Its 845 soldiers battled Confederate forces in Maryland, Georgia, and South Carolina during the Civil War. The Michigan Historic Marker commemorating their achievement sits at what was once Campau land, on Robert Bradby Drive near Chene Street.
Campau's grandfather had been a part of the first settlement under Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, and the family holdings around the cote' du nord-est, or northeastern coast, became the starting ground for the younger Campau's real-estate empire. He prospered early in life by fur trading with Native American tribes, and his store on Atwater was the first in Detroit to offer fine luxury wares from Boston.
Campau was a civic-minded, albeit somewhat cantankerous local figure. He held several public offices, and in 1831, he and his nephew, future mayor John R. Williams, provided start-up funds for the Michigan Intelligencer and Democratic Detroit Free Press, a name later shortened to the more amenable Detroit Free Press. After acquiring numerous other parcels of land and buildings, Campau spent the remainder of his years engaged in a long and bitter battle with local Roman Catholic officials. A legal dispute over what was known as the Church Farm property involved Campau and then his heirs for an entire generation following his 1863 death. His yellow house on Jefferson, between Griswold and Shelby, also stood for many years afterward.
Like some prominent Detroiters of the time, Campau owned slaves before the practice was outlawed in Michigan. One served as a clerk for Campau, who was said to be a meticulous record-keeper, and another, named Crow, was known for the acrobatic feats he liked to perform atop Ste. Anne's Church. Family property that Campau had lent to the U.S. military efforts became the mustering grounds of the First Michigan Colored Regiment in 1863. Its 845 soldiers battled Confederate forces in Maryland, Georgia, and South Carolina during the Civil War. The Michigan Historic Marker commemorating their achievement sits at what was once Campau land, on Robert Bradby Drive near Chene Street.
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Votive Variety - $11.99
12 premium 2 ounce, 16 hour votive candles randomly selected from our current inventory. You will get at least 10 different fragrances,
and no more than two of any one fragrance.
Buy Votive Variety @ $11.99
Votive Variety is 12 randomly selected votives from our inventory. You won't know which 12 you're getting, but we don't think you'll mind. Because, what you can count on is 12-long-lasting, premium, hand-poured votives made in our studio in Detroit. You may get some of our trademark candles named for people and places around Michigan. Or you may get some candle fragrances you wont find anywhere else on our website. Sometimes, we make these just to experiment with new fragrances, and sometimes we make them for a specific event. In any case, you can be assured that they are all great scents made with the same attention to quality as are all of our candles.
12 premium 2 ounce, 16 hour votive candles randomly selected from our current inventory. You will get at least 10 different fragrances,
and no more than two of any one fragrance.
Buy Votive Variety @ $11.99
Votive Variety is 12 randomly selected votives from our inventory. You won't know which 12 you're getting, but we don't think you'll mind. Because, what you can count on is 12-long-lasting, premium, hand-poured votives made in our studio in Detroit. You may get some of our trademark candles named for people and places around Michigan. Or you may get some candle fragrances you wont find anywhere else on our website. Sometimes, we make these just to experiment with new fragrances, and sometimes we make them for a specific event. In any case, you can be assured that they are all great scents made with the same attention to quality as are all of our candles.
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MOTOR CITY CANDLEWORKS MAKES SCENTS BY HAND IN MICHIGAN
All Motor City Candleworks products are made in an old auto factory in Detroit. Everything we make, we make by hand. Our candles are hand-poured, our incense is hand-dipped, our Motoromas are packaged by hand, and our Motor Oils are bottled by hand.
All of our fragrances are named for people and places througout Michigan. Where's your favorite part of our beautiful water winter wonderland? Whether you're partial to the thumb, or you call yourself a yooper, it's likely we've got a fragrance for you!
Scroll down to see our products and click on the links for more information. Thanks for stopping by and thanks for supporting a Michigan-based business!
All Motor City Candleworks products are made in an old auto factory in Detroit. Everything we make, we make by hand. Our candles are hand-poured, our incense is hand-dipped, our Motoromas are packaged by hand, and our Motor Oils are bottled by hand.
All of our fragrances are named for people and places througout Michigan. Where's your favorite part of our beautiful water winter wonderland? Whether you're partial to the thumb, or you call yourself a yooper, it's likely we've got a fragrance for you!
Scroll down to see our products and click on the links for more information. Thanks for stopping by and thanks for supporting a Michigan-based business!
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Motor City Candleworks, based in the historic Russell Industrial Center in Detroit, Michigan, makes candles and incense with local flavor.
Shipping charges are just $5 for orders under $35 that ship within the USA. Orders of $35 or more are shipped free in the USA.
If you want us to ship your order outside the US, please email us first for an estimate of your shipping cost.
We accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express.
Do you work with a non-profit organization?
Our candles make great personlized gifts that you can give to your donors. Need to raise some money first? We also can tailor a fundraising program for your organization. Email us for more information.
Promote Michigan to your customers with our products
Our products work great as promotional tools for your business. We can customize candles with your logo, create incense with your artwork, or make our Motoroma Air Bags with your logo on the package. Email us for more information.
To reach us, you can always send us an email, or call (313) 254-4799.
Shipping charges are just $5 for orders under $35 that ship within the USA. Orders of $35 or more are shipped free in the USA.
If you want us to ship your order outside the US, please email us first for an estimate of your shipping cost.
We accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express.
Do you work with a non-profit organization?
Our candles make great personlized gifts that you can give to your donors. Need to raise some money first? We also can tailor a fundraising program for your organization. Email us for more information.
Promote Michigan to your customers with our products
Our products work great as promotional tools for your business. We can customize candles with your logo, create incense with your artwork, or make our Motoroma Air Bags with your logo on the package. Email us for more information.
To reach us, you can always send us an email, or call (313) 254-4799.
OUR GOOFY FRAGRANCE NAMES
Alpena Verbena
Ann Arbor Berry Bash
Au Sable Bable Gum
Battle Creek Currant
Bay City Bayberry
Belleville
Strawberry Creamville
Buttercream Blissfield
Cheboygan
Cinnamon Rolls
Cliopatra
Dearborn
Dreamzsicle
Detroit Dragon Blood
Downriver Rat Musk
East Lansing
Leather Lush
Ferndale Frangipani
Flat Rock Fizz
Flint Stoned
Frankenmuth
Frankincense
Garden City Gardenia
Grand Rapids
Grandma's Kitchen
Grande Ballroom
Purple Haze
Great Lakes Lavender
Greenville Green Tea
Grosse Pointe
Olde Moneye
Hazel Park
Hazelnut Java
Holly Go Lightly
Honeysuckle Baked
Hamtown
Houghton Hash
Interlochen Rochen'
Irish Hills Irish Cream
Jackson Jasmine
Kalamazoo Cucumber
Lansing Love Spell
Lime Ada
Mackinack Lilac
Marquette Mist
Menominee
Magnolia Tree
MI Factory Worker
Michigan Road
Patch Ooli
Motor City Musk
Newago Nag
Newberry Blueberry
Oh Meo Mio
Paw Paw Pear Pear
Pellston Piner
Peppermint Perry
Petoskey Stoner
Punch Cocktail
Plum Street
Nag Champa
Pontiac Peace Pipe
Rose City Rosie
Rothbury Razzbury
Royal Oak Royale
Saginaw Smoke
Sandusky Sandalwood
Saugatuck Sands
Traverse City
Cheri Baby
Vanilla Paradise
Yooper Dooper
Voodoo
Ypsi Ylang Ylang
Alpena Verbena
Ann Arbor Berry Bash
Au Sable Bable Gum
Battle Creek Currant
Bay City Bayberry
Belleville
Strawberry Creamville
Buttercream Blissfield
Cheboygan
Cinnamon Rolls
Cliopatra
Dearborn
Dreamzsicle
Detroit Dragon Blood
Downriver Rat Musk
East Lansing
Leather Lush
Ferndale Frangipani
Flat Rock Fizz
Flint Stoned
Frankenmuth
Frankincense
Garden City Gardenia
Grand Rapids
Grandma's Kitchen
Grande Ballroom
Purple Haze
Great Lakes Lavender
Greenville Green Tea
Grosse Pointe
Olde Moneye
Hazel Park
Hazelnut Java
Holly Go Lightly
Honeysuckle Baked
Hamtown
Houghton Hash
Interlochen Rochen'
Irish Hills Irish Cream
Jackson Jasmine
Kalamazoo Cucumber
Lansing Love Spell
Lime Ada
Mackinack Lilac
Marquette Mist
Menominee
Magnolia Tree
MI Factory Worker
Michigan Road
Patch Ooli
Motor City Musk
Newago Nag
Newberry Blueberry
Oh Meo Mio
Paw Paw Pear Pear
Pellston Piner
Peppermint Perry
Petoskey Stoner
Punch Cocktail
Plum Street
Nag Champa
Pontiac Peace Pipe
Rose City Rosie
Rothbury Razzbury
Royal Oak Royale
Saginaw Smoke
Sandusky Sandalwood
Saugatuck Sands
Traverse City
Cheri Baby
Vanilla Paradise
Yooper Dooper
Voodoo
Ypsi Ylang Ylang
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