Many public institutions will close for Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, while some private businesses will remain open. Here's what to know.

Residents across Michigan are preparing to celebrate and honor Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 20. Several events celebrating the holiday and the civil rights leader’s legacy are scheduled throughout Michigan this month.

Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with this Muskegon Heights skate spot at 1775 Evanston Ave. on Monday, Jan. 20. The event is open to all, starting at $8 admission, but babies and toddlers up to 32 inches tall can enter and watch for free.

Monday has been proclaimed as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Michigan by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist.

It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel. It took 15 years until it became a federal holiday.

Across Michigan, there were several events celebrating MLK Day with an eye on Trump's plans as he becomes president

People gathered Monday to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr Day.  It’s an event that brings together the community through music, storytelling, and fellowship.

Students, faculty and Marquette residents gathered on Monday to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, as Northern Michigan University kicks off its week of community services to honor the civil rights leader.

The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Committee will hold its annual Community Celebration on Monday, Jan. 20, at Adrian College's Tobias Center.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist issued a proclamation declaring Monday, January 20, 2025, as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Michigan.

Central Michigan University spent their Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a day “on”, instead of a day off, having a celeb

“With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation’s wounds.” -- Abraham Lincoln, March 4, 1865.