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      <description><![CDATA[Discover the surprising truth about unpaved state highways in Michigan and other states. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/unpaved-highways-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Isle Royale National Park in Michigan is surprisingly third on the list of deadliest national parks. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/michigan-national-park-deadliest/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2024 15:08:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Michiganders know that winter in the Mitten state can get pretty bad. Turns out, it's even worse than winters in Alaska. See where Michigan ranks among all the states for 'most miserable winter'. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/how-miserable-are-michigan-winters/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Should Alaska Be A Part of the Midwest? These Guys Say Yes</title>
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      <title>Do You Agree with Michigan's Favorite Thanksgiving Side Dish?</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2022 16:22:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Every year at Thanksgiving, families gather around a table and enjoy a homemade feast with turkey and all the fixings. But what is everyone's favorite side dish? <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/46/p/michigans-favorite-thanksgiving-side-dish/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Every year at Thanksgiving, families gather around a table and enjoy a homemade feast with turkey and all the fixings. But what is everyone&apos;s favorite side dish? <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/46/p/michigans-favorite-thanksgiving-side-dish/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Things To Do This Weekend: August 5-7, 2022</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2022 14:40:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This week we have a dozen different events...music, festivals, magic, ribs, peaches, wrestling, and art... <a href="https://wgrd.com/things-to-do-this-weekend-august-5-7-2022/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Plan Ahead: West Michigan Fairs and Festivals August 1-15</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2022 18:55:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[It's the last month of summer, but that doesn't mean fewer fairs and festivals. In the next few weeks, there are 22 different events in the West Michigan area. <a href="https://wgrd.com/plan-ahead-west-michigan-fairs-and-festivals-august-1-15/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It&apos;s the last month of summer, but that doesn&apos;t mean fewer fairs and festivals. In the next few weeks, there are 22 different events in the West Michigan area. <a href="https://wgrd.com/plan-ahead-west-michigan-fairs-and-festivals-august-1-15/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>The Waheela is a Mythical Wolf Stalking the Northlands from Alaska to Ironwood, Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2021 20:10:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Legend says the waheela is a wolf-like beast that is the size of a full-grown bear, an evil spirit that can manifest itself anytime and anywhere it wants.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/the-waheela/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[John Robinson]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Free Beer &amp; Hot Wings: Guy Skips Rocks On Frozen Lake, Loses His Mind [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2014 11:21:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[It's safe to say that this guy is easily amused. Very, very easily amused. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-guy-skips-rocks-on-frozen-lake-loses-his-mind-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It&apos;s safe to say that this guy is easily amused. Very, very easily amused. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-guy-skips-rocks-on-frozen-lake-loses-his-mind-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rick Martinez]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Free Beer &amp; Hot Wings: 35,000 Walruses Come Ashore in Alaska [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2014 11:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Here's something crazy that you won't see everyday.
Because of a lack of sea ice, a herd of around 35,000 walruses gathered on a beach in Alaska to rest. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-35000-walruses-come-ashore-in-alaska-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Here&apos;s something crazy that you won&apos;t see everyday.
Because of a lack of sea ice, a herd of around 35,000 walruses gathered on a beach in Alaska to rest. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-35000-walruses-come-ashore-in-alaska-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Free Beer &amp; Hot Wings: Alaska Reporter Says ”F*** It, I Quit’ On Live TV [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2014 13:42:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[For years, a radio DJ named Inetta the Moodsetta has been known for the greatest on-air quitting moment ever when she decided that she had enough at the radio station she worked for in Mobile, Ala.
Well, move over Inetta! A television reporter at a station in Alaska dropped a bombshell Sunday night that puts Inetta to shame. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-alaska-reporter-says-f-it-i-quit-on-live-tv-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[For years, a radio DJ named Inetta the Moodsetta has been known for the greatest on-air quitting moment ever when she decided that she had enough at the radio station she worked for in Mobile, Ala.
Well, move over Inetta! A television reporter at a station in Alaska dropped a bombshell Sunday night that puts Inetta to shame. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-alaska-reporter-says-f-it-i-quit-on-live-tv-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2014 12:53:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Everyone has probably had a bit of road rage from time to time.  
Maybe someone cut you off, ran a red light or merged into your lane a little too close to you.  
So what do you do? Flip them the bird? Maybe honk your horn or tailgate? Probably.  
But we're pretty sure that you've never taken it as far as this woman did. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-woman-goes-on-extremely-racist-road-rage-tirade-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Everyone has probably had a bit of road rage from time to time.  
Maybe someone cut you off, ran a red light or merged into your lane a little too close to you.  
So what do you do? Flip them the bird? Maybe honk your horn or tailgate? Probably.  
But we&apos;re pretty sure that you&apos;ve never taken it as far as this woman did. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-woman-goes-on-extremely-racist-road-rage-tirade-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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