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      <title>Annual Antique Tractor Crossing Returns to Mackinac Bridge</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 19:35:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[After a yearlong hiatus the annual antique tractor crossing returns to the Mackinac Bridge for 2024. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/antique-tractor-crossing-mackinac-bridge/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[After a yearlong hiatus the annual antique tractor crossing returns to the Mackinac Bridge for 2024. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/antique-tractor-crossing-mackinac-bridge/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Did You Know Michigan Leads the Nation in Chestnut Production?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[One of the best places for the American chestnut tree to thrive is Michigan. Here are u-pick farms to find chestnuts throughout West Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/michigan-chestnut-production-leader/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[One of the best places for the American chestnut tree to thrive is Michigan. Here are u-pick farms to find chestnuts throughout West Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/michigan-chestnut-production-leader/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Did Henry Ford Really Invent the 5-Day Work Week?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[It could've been worse... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/656/p/did-henry-ford-really-invent-the-5-day-workweek/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It could&apos;ve been worse... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/656/p/did-henry-ford-really-invent-the-5-day-workweek/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>What Does Michigan Law Say About Labor Day Fireworks?</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2023 18:04:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Expect to hear fireworks this Labor Day weekend. Here's what Michigan law says: <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/michigan-fireworks-law-labor-day/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Expect to hear fireworks this Labor Day weekend. Here&apos;s what Michigan law says: <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/michigan-fireworks-law-labor-day/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>If MI Law Requires Schools Start AFTER Labor Day, Why Don't They?</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2023 16:27:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Although Michigan law requires schools to start after Labor Day, the majority of school districts apply for a waiver to start the school year earlier. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/michigan-law-school-start-labor-day/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Although Michigan law requires schools to start after Labor Day, the majority of school districts apply for a waiver to start the school year earlier. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/michigan-law-school-start-labor-day/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Your Guide to Walking the Mackinac Bridge on Labor Day</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2022 14:06:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[There is only one day a year that pedestrians area allowed on the Mackinac Bridge and that day is coming up. <a href="https://wgrd.com/your-guide-to-walking-the-mackinac-bridge-on-labor-day/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[There is only one day a year that pedestrians area allowed on the Mackinac Bridge and that day is coming up. <a href="https://wgrd.com/your-guide-to-walking-the-mackinac-bridge-on-labor-day/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Scott Winters]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Mackinac Bridge to be Closed Labor Day Morning</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2021 17:46:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[If you plan on heading north on Labor Day weekend, be advised the the Mackinac Bridge will be closed to vehicle traffic from 6:30 am until 12:00 Noon on Labor Day. <a href="https://wgrd.com/mackinac-bridge-to-be-closed-labor-day-morning/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[If you plan on heading north on Labor Day weekend, be advised the the Mackinac Bridge will be closed to vehicle traffic from 6:30 am until 12:00 Noon on Labor Day. <a href="https://wgrd.com/mackinac-bridge-to-be-closed-labor-day-morning/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Scott Winters]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Labor Day Shopping? Here’s What to Buy &amp; Not Buy According to the Experts</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2020 01:31:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Where there's a holiday, there's a sale. <a href="https://wgrd.com/labor-day-shopping-heres-what-to-buy-not-buy-according-to-the-experts/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Where there&apos;s a holiday, there&apos;s a sale. <a href="https://wgrd.com/labor-day-shopping-heres-what-to-buy-not-buy-according-to-the-experts/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>The Labor Day Mackinac Bridge Walk has been Cancelled</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2020 04:15:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Each year, between 25,000 and 57,000 people from several states and even foreign countries have come to the walk the Mackinac Bridge. This year the Annual Bridge Walk has been cancelled. <a href="https://wgrd.com/mackinac-bridge-walk-cancelled/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Each year, between 25,000 and 57,000 people from several states and even foreign countries have come to the walk the Mackinac Bridge. This year the Annual Bridge Walk has been cancelled. <a href="https://wgrd.com/mackinac-bridge-walk-cancelled/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Scott Winters]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Hundreds of Antique Tractors on Mackinac Bridge This Weekend</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2019 19:25:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[See the schedule! <a href="https://wgrd.com/hundreds-of-antique-tractors-on-mackinac-bridge-this-weekend/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[See the schedule! <a href="https://wgrd.com/hundreds-of-antique-tractors-on-mackinac-bridge-this-weekend/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Grand Rapids Cancels Labor Day Bridge Walk</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2019 17:52:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Leave it to construction work to ruin the fun. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-cancels-labor-day-bridge-walk/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Leave it to construction work to ruin the fun. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-cancels-labor-day-bridge-walk/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Students in Michigan Could Be Going Back to School Earlier [Poll]</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2019 21:41:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Hundreds of districts throughout the state this year have already applied to start before Labor Day. <a href="https://wgrd.com/students-in-michigan-could-be-going-back-to-school-earlier-pollstudents-in-michigan-could-be-going-back-to-school-earlier/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hundreds of districts throughout the state this year have already applied to start before Labor Day. <a href="https://wgrd.com/students-in-michigan-could-be-going-back-to-school-earlier-pollstudents-in-michigan-could-be-going-back-to-school-earlier/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Art Van Offering Free Flag Trade In for Labor Day</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2018 18:24:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Flag not looking so hot? You can trade it in for a new one at Art Van! <a href="https://wgrd.com/art-van-offering-free-flag-trade-in-for-labor-day/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Flag not looking so hot? You can trade it in for a new one at Art Van! <a href="https://wgrd.com/art-van-offering-free-flag-trade-in-for-labor-day/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Janna]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>More Changes for the Mackinac Bridge Walk on Labor Day</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2018 15:19:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[There is only one day a year where pedestrians are allowed on the bridge and that is Labor Day. Over the last couple of years, the organizers have been tweaking just how the walk is done. This year we have more changes... <a href="https://wgrd.com/more-changes-for-the-mackinac-bridge-walk-on-labor-day/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[There is only one day a year where pedestrians are allowed on the bridge and that is Labor Day. Over the last couple of years, the organizers have been tweaking just how the walk is done. This year we have more changes... <a href="https://wgrd.com/more-changes-for-the-mackinac-bridge-walk-on-labor-day/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Major Change Announced To Annual Labor Day Mackinac Bridge Walk</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 01:53:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Yeah, it's a big change, but at least the 60-year tradition can continue for now.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/changes-announced-to-annual-labor-day-mackinac-bridge-walk/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Yeah, it&apos;s a big change, but at least the 60-year tradition can continue for now.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/changes-announced-to-annual-labor-day-mackinac-bridge-walk/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rob Sparks]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Relive The Experience of Walking the ‘Mighty’ Mackinac Bridge on Labor Day</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2017 03:54:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Labor Day is the only day out of the year that you can walk across the Mackinac Bridge -- which spans 5-miles from Mackinaw City to St. Ignace. This year was the 60th Annual Mackinac Bridge Walk and I was able to do it with my 74-year-old Mother! <a href="https://wgrd.com/walking-the-mighty-mackinac-bridge-on-labor-day/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Labor Day is the only day out of the year that you can walk across the Mackinac Bridge -- which spans 5-miles from Mackinaw City to St. Ignace. This year was the 60th Annual Mackinac Bridge Walk and I was able to do it with my 74-year-old Mother! <a href="https://wgrd.com/walking-the-mighty-mackinac-bridge-on-labor-day/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Scott Winters]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>The Labor Day Mackinac Bridge Closure Just Got Worse – I-75 Could Close 60 Miles South of the Bridge</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2017 18:12:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The travel headache in Northern Michigan that's likely to happen due to the closure of the Mackinac Bridge on Labor Day is getting worse.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/labor-day-i-75-detours/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The travel headache in Northern Michigan that&apos;s likely to happen due to the closure of the Mackinac Bridge on Labor Day is getting worse.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/labor-day-i-75-detours/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Meier]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Do You Think Schools In Michigan Start Too Early? [Poll]</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2017 09:36:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[More and more schools in Michigan are starting before Labor Day, despite the law that technically makes it illegal for schools to do so.  Schools can apply for waivers to the law in order to start class in August, and this year a record number of schools applied... <a href="https://wgrd.com/do-you-think-schools-in-michigan-start-too-early-poll/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[More and more schools in Michigan are starting before Labor Day, despite the law that technically makes it illegal for schools to do so. &nbsp;Schools can apply for waivers to the law in order to start class in August, and this year a record number of schools applied... <a href="https://wgrd.com/do-you-think-schools-in-michigan-start-too-early-poll/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven Bohner]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Mackinac Bridge Will Close to Vehicle Traffic on Labor Day</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2017 13:16:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The Labor Day Bridge Walk has been a tradition in Michigan for 60 years. 30,000 - 60,000 people cross the Mackinac Bridge and prepare for the end of summer.
On Tuesday, the Mackinac Bridge Authority announced that for the first time the Mackinac Bridge will be closed to vehicle traffic during the Labor Day Bridge Walk. The closing is due to security concerns. <a href="https://wgrd.com/mackinac-bridge-will-close-to-vehicle-traffic-on-labor-day/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Labor Day Bridge Walk has been a tradition in Michigan for 60 years. 30,000 - 60,000 people cross the Mackinac Bridge and prepare for the end of summer.
On Tuesday, the Mackinac Bridge Authority announced that for the first time the Mackinac Bridge will be closed to vehicle traffic during the Labor Day Bridge Walk. The closing is due to security concerns. <a href="https://wgrd.com/mackinac-bridge-will-close-to-vehicle-traffic-on-labor-day/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Labor Day Fireworks and Truck Stop Bathroom Trouble – FBHW Segment 16</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2016 19:38:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Today on Segment 16, the guys talk about all the wonderful folks who kept blowing off fireworks late into the night, to help the laborers sleep before returning to work today. Not to mention all the kids who went back to school today. <a href="https://wgrd.com/labor-day-fireworks-and-truck-stop-bathroom-trouble-fbhw-segment-16/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Today on Segment 16, the guys talk about all the wonderful folks who kept blowing off fireworks late into the night, to help the laborers sleep before returning to work today. Not to mention all the kids who went back to school today. <a href="https://wgrd.com/labor-day-fireworks-and-truck-stop-bathroom-trouble-fbhw-segment-16/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnnie Walker]]></dc:creator>
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