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      <title>Took Over 500 Days In The Shelter For Dog to Get Adopted</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 18:07:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[It may have taken over 500 days in the Kent County Animal Shelter but this dog has been adopted and finally in a new home. <a href="https://wgrd.com/took-over-500-days-in-the-shelter-for-dog-to-get-adopted/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It may have taken over 500 days in the Kent County Animal Shelter but this dog has been adopted and finally in a new home. <a href="https://wgrd.com/took-over-500-days-in-the-shelter-for-dog-to-get-adopted/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>How to Enter Nathan’s Famous 4th of July Hot Dog Eating Contest</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 16:30:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Win the hot eating contest at LMCU Ballpark this Saturday and move on to compete in Nathan's Famous 4th of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island. <a href="https://wgrd.com/how-to-enter-nathans-famous-4th-of-july-hot-dog-eating-contest/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Win the&#xA0;hot eating contest at LMCU Ballpark this Saturday and move on to compete in Nathan&apos;s Famous 4th of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island. <a href="https://wgrd.com/how-to-enter-nathans-famous-4th-of-july-hot-dog-eating-contest/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Michigan Apple Crop Has Most Beautiful Flower Blooms in Recent Memory</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 17:21:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[I did a lot of yard work this weekend and noticed my apple trees looked amazing. It turns out that the 2024 crop is having its best bloom in years. <a href="https://wgrd.com/mi-apple-crop-has-most-beautiful-flower-blooms-in-recent-memory/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I did a lot of yard work this weekend and noticed my apple trees looked amazing. It turns out that the 2024 crop is having its best bloom in years. <a href="https://wgrd.com/mi-apple-crop-has-most-beautiful-flower-blooms-in-recent-memory/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>When’s The Last Time You Exited 131 On N. Park St.?</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 16:30:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Do you drive the U.S. 131 often near Ann St.? Do you remember exiting on the North Park St. exit? If you do you have been driving around Grand Rapids a long time. <a href="https://wgrd.com/whens-the-last-time-you-exited-131-on-n-park-st/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Do you drive the U.S. 131 often near Ann St.? Do you remember exiting on the North Park St. exit? If you do you have been driving around Grand Rapids a long time. <a href="https://wgrd.com/whens-the-last-time-you-exited-131-on-n-park-st/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>See Rare Occurance of a Ghost Ship on Lake Superior</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 18:38:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Some strange things have happened for centuries on Lake Superior and this time of the year is when you can see rare occurrences of ships that look like ghost ships. <a href="https://wgrd.com/see-rare-occurance-of-a-ghost-ship-on-lake-superior/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Some strange things have happened for centuries on Lake Superior and this time of the year is when you can see rare occurrences of ships that look like ghost ships. <a href="https://wgrd.com/see-rare-occurance-of-a-ghost-ship-on-lake-superior/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Log Cabin For Sale In Rockford With Airplane Hangar</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 16:13:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[There is a sweet log cabin for sale in Rockford on 8 acres with a pond, wildlife, a huge pole barn, and an airplane hanger with an airstrip out back. <a href="https://wgrd.com/log-cabin-for-sale-in-rockford-with-airplane-hangar/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[There is a sweet log cabin for sale in Rockford on 8 acres with a pond, wildlife, a huge pole barn, and an airplane hanger with an airstrip out back. <a href="https://wgrd.com/log-cabin-for-sale-in-rockford-with-airplane-hangar/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>ORV Owners 100 Miles of New Trails Open In Cadillac</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 17:40:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Many Michigan towns that rely on revenue from snowmobiling lost a ton of money over the winter and one town has opened up new trails to ORVs to make up for it. <a href="https://wgrd.com/orv-owners-100-miles-of-snowmobile-trails-open-in-cadillac/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Many Michigan towns that rely on revenue from snowmobiling lost a ton of money over the winter and one town has opened up new trails to ORVs to make up for it. <a href="https://wgrd.com/orv-owners-100-miles-of-snowmobile-trails-open-in-cadillac/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 15:58:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[It wasn't that long ago that the city of Detroit made a sign like the Hollywood sign in California. Michiganders are putting up parody signs across the state. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michiganders-are-making-parodies-of-the-new-detroit-sign/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It wasn&apos;t that long ago that the city of Detroit made a sign like the Hollywood sign in California. Michiganders are putting up parody signs across the state. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michiganders-are-making-parodies-of-the-new-detroit-sign/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>New U Of M Professor Used To Be In Nine Inch Nails</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 18:01:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[An original member of Nine Inch Nails has been hired at the University of Michigan as a professor in the School of Music, Theatre & Dance department. <a href="https://wgrd.com/new-u-of-m-professor-used-to-be-in-nine-inch-nails/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[An original member of Nine Inch Nails has been hired at the University of Michigan as a professor in the School of Music, Theatre &amp; Dance department. <a href="https://wgrd.com/new-u-of-m-professor-used-to-be-in-nine-inch-nails/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>What are the Creepiest Towns Michigan Offers?</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 16:47:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Like any other state, Michigan has some great towns, pretty good towns, and according to Reddit, some creepy towns but which are the creepiest? <a href="https://wgrd.com/what-are-the-creepiest-towns-michigan-offers/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Like any other state, Michigan has some great towns, pretty good towns, and according to Reddit, some creepy towns but which are the creepiest? <a href="https://wgrd.com/what-are-the-creepiest-towns-michigan-offers/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 18:39:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[If you love drinking a good martini, there is a new one called the Michigan martini which is unlike any martini you have had before. <a href="https://wgrd.com/have-you-heard-of-the-new-michigan-martini/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[If you love drinking a good martini, there is a new one called the Michigan martini which is unlike any martini you have had before. <a href="https://wgrd.com/have-you-heard-of-the-new-michigan-martini/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 16:13:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[One thing Michiganders have in common all across the state is their power goes out. It is not always storm-related because the grid is one of America's least reliable. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-has-one-of-americas-least-reliable-power-grids/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[One thing Michiganders have in common all across the state is their power goes out. It is not always storm-related because the grid is one of America&apos;s least reliable. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-has-one-of-americas-least-reliable-power-grids/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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