Fennville, Michigan

Fennville is a city in Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,745 at the 2020 census. Located on M-89 on the boundary between Manlius Township to the north and Clyde Township to the south, Fennville is located about 11 miles (18 km) southeast of the city of Saugatuck and about 13 miles (21 km) west-northwest of the city of Allegan. It is about 13 miles (21 km) south of Holland, about 16 miles (26 km) northeast of South Haven and roughly 40 miles (64 km) miles southwest of Grand Rapids.

Initially settled in the mid-nineteenth century, the settlement was established on the perimeter of a swamp until the town was destroyed by fire in 1871. Following the creation of the Chicago and Michigan Lake Shore Railroad in the late nineteenth century, the settlement grew into an agricultural village. In the mid-twentieth century, Fennville became a city and experienced growth following the construction of Interstate 196. Towards the closing of the twentieth century, Fennville began to establish itself as an agritourism destination following the creation of the Fennville AVA for the local wine industry. Into the twenty-first century, Fennville experienced consistent population growth.