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      <title>More Than Just Furniture - The Many "Firsts" of Grand Rapids</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Did you know Grand Rapids was first in the country for other things aside from furniture? Here's some info, trivia, and lots of vintage photos from 1868-1920s... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/grand-rapids-1868-1920s/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Here's how the Grand Hotel looks in the 2020s and a few images of how it looked well over 100 years ago... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/grand-hotel-inside-and-out/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Do you remember Grand Rapids' first indoor shopping mall? Eastbrook Mall opened in 1967. <a href="https://wgrd.com/a-look-back-at-the-grand-opening-of-eastbrook-mall/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Do you remember Grand Rapids&apos; first indoor shopping mall? Eastbrook Mall opened in 1967. <a href="https://wgrd.com/a-look-back-at-the-grand-opening-of-eastbrook-mall/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[It's been 14 years in the making, but the ship named after Grand Rapid's native, Former President Gerald R. Ford, is finally going to be deployed. <a href="https://wgrd.com/14-years-in-the-making-the-uss-gerald-r-ford-is-finally-deploying/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>40 Years Ago: The Gerald R. Ford Museum was Dedicated</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[It was a huge event on September 18, 1981. Former Presidents, foreign leaders, and many celebrities were here for the dedication of the Ford Presidential Museum. <a href="https://wgrd.com/40-years-ago-gerald-ford-museum-dedicated/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Here's a real "blast from the past," with film from the grand opening of North Kent Mall in 1971. Who's doing the ribbon cutting? Our own Congressman Jerry Ford. <a href="https://wgrd.com/the-good-old-days-of-north-kent-mall-and-its-grand-opening-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Here&apos;s a real &quot;blast from the past,&quot; with film from the grand opening of North Kent Mall in 1971. Who&apos;s doing the ribbon cutting? Our own Congressman Jerry Ford. <a href="https://wgrd.com/the-good-old-days-of-north-kent-mall-and-its-grand-opening-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[Grand Rapids was buzzing with excitement back in 1981 leading up to the September 18, 1981 dedication of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum. <a href="https://wgrd.com/dedication-of-the-gerald-r-ford-museum-35-years-ago/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Grand Rapids was buzzing with excitement back in 1981 leading up to the September 18, 1981 dedication of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum. <a href="https://wgrd.com/dedication-of-the-gerald-r-ford-museum-35-years-ago/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[Free Beer & Hot Wings on WZZM 13 with Lauren & Derek this morning discussing the death of Betty Ford and fondly remembering Gerald R. Ford's ceremony here in Grand Rapids in 2006.
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