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      <title>Eminem's "8 Mile" Filming Locations: Detroit, Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 09:59:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Eminem began shooting the film "8 Mile" in 2001. Here are many locations in Detroit where some of the scenes took place... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/eminems-8-mile-film-locations/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>The Smallest, Most Secluded City in Michigan</title>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It&apos;s not only our smallest city, but it&apos;s also home of the &apos;cursing canoeist&apos; as well as a legendary creature... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/smallest-city-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Inside the Former Mansion of Michigan State Coach Tom Izzo</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 13:54:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[MSU coach Tom Izzo owned and lived in this lavish mansion for ten years...now take a look inside... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/tom-izzos-former-mansion/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[MSU coach Tom Izzo owned and lived in this lavish mansion for ten years...now take a look inside... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/tom-izzos-former-mansion/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Girls' Basketball in Michigan: 1905-1920s - See Any Bloomers?</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 19:20:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Thanks to the bloomer uniforms the girls wore, men weren't allowed to watch them play basketball. Here's a look at some of Michigan's girls basketball teams from 1905-1920s... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/girls-basketball-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Thanks to the bloomer uniforms the girls wore, men weren&apos;t allowed to watch them play basketball. Here&apos;s a look at some of Michigan&apos;s girls basketball teams from 1905-1920s... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/girls-basketball-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 13:48:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[It's said that this ghost ship has been haunting Lake Superior since it disappeared in 1902. Here's the tale and some photos of the ship... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/lake-superiors-ghost-ship/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It&apos;s said that this ghost ship has been haunting Lake Superior since it disappeared in 1902. Here&apos;s the tale and some photos of the ship... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/lake-superiors-ghost-ship/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>“True Love's Kiss” – A Michigan State University Urban Legend</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 09:45:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[If a couple kisses here, what is their fate? Here's one of MSU's most well-known Urban Legends... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/beaumont-tower-true-loves-kiss/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[If a couple kisses here, what is their fate? Here&apos;s one of MSU&apos;s most well-known Urban Legends... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/beaumont-tower-true-loves-kiss/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Michigan's 1st Indian Mission Founded in 1831: Zeba, Baraga Co.</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:15:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[It was here in 1831 that Reverend Frederic Baraga founded Michigan's first Indian mission. Here's a look at the remote village of Zeba, in Baraga County... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/zeba-baraga-county-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It was here in 1831 that Reverend Frederic Baraga founded Michigan&apos;s first Indian mission. Here&apos;s a look at the remote village of Zeba, in Baraga County... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/zeba-baraga-county-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>The Deepest Mine in Michigan: "Old Reliable"</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 09:41:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Average depth of iron mines were 100-3,000 feet. Not copper mines - they went much deeper! Take a look at Michigan's Deepest Mine... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/deepest-mine-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Average depth of iron mines were 100-3,000 feet. Not copper mines - they went much deeper! Take a look at Michigan&apos;s Deepest Mine... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/deepest-mine-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>A Deserted Camp on Neebish Island (Plus Goose Island), Michigan</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A deserted camp, historic cemetery, old beached tugboat and more surprises are on Neebish Island. Take a look... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/neebish-and-goose-islands/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A deserted camp, historic cemetery, old beached tugboat and more surprises are on Neebish Island. Take a look... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/neebish-and-goose-islands/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>The Haunted Freighter of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 13:59:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA["During the night, witnesses have seen shadowy human shapes walking on the ship’s deck...." <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/ship-valley-camp/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[&quot;During the night, witnesses have seen shadowy human shapes walking on the ship&#x2019;s deck....&quot; <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/ship-valley-camp/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>From Cascade to Okemos: 10 More Former Michigan Drive-in Theaters</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 13:55:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[From Cascade to Okemos, here are ten more former drive-in theaters around Michigan - some completely with no trace at all... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/part-3-former-michigan-drivein-theaters/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[From Cascade to Okemos, here are ten more former drive-in theaters around Michigan - some completely with no trace at all... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/part-3-former-michigan-drivein-theaters/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 13:55:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[It's known as "The Oil Capital of Michigan" even though the supply of oil didn't last long. Here's info and vintage photos of Mount Pleasant from 1900-1911... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/mount-pleasant-info-photos/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It&apos;s known as &quot;The Oil Capital of Michigan&quot; even though the supply of oil didn&apos;t last long. Here&apos;s info and vintage photos of Mount Pleasant from 1900-1911... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/mount-pleasant-info-photos/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Little Nemo in Slumberland: Created by a Man from Spring Lake, Mi</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 13:52:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[One of America's most popular comic strips over 100 years ago and a 1989 movie - all began with this man from Spring Lake, Michigan... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/cartoonist-winsor-mccay-from-spring-lake-mi/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[One of America&apos;s most popular comic strips over 100 years ago and a 1989 movie - all began with this man from Spring Lake, Michigan... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/cartoonist-winsor-mccay-from-spring-lake-mi/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>World Famous Sanders Chocolates – Created In Michigan, 1875</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 17:30:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[You saw these candy shops in almost every mall in Michigan...and the country! Details and photos are here... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/sanders-chocolates/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[You saw these candy shops in almost every mall in Michigan...and the country! Details and photos are here... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/sanders-chocolates/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Creator of the Comic Strip "Cathy" Grew Up in Midland, Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 14:10:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Growing up in Michigan gave her inspirations for personal cartoons that eventually became a national comic strip favorite. Here's her story and a few photos... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/cathy-guisewite-cathy-creator-from-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Growing up in Michigan gave her inspirations for personal cartoons that eventually became a national comic strip favorite. Here&apos;s her story and a few photos... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/cathy-guisewite-cathy-creator-from-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Ten More Former Michigan Drive-In Theaters: Big Rapids to Saginaw</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2024 14:27:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Here are ten more sites of old Michigan Drive-in theaters, ranging from 1948-1980s... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/ten-more-former-drivein-theaters/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>The Short-lived College of Mackinac Island, Michigan: 1966-1970</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2024 14:04:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[One of the supposed downfalls of the college was the administration’s opposition to any student who embraced the 60s counter-culture..... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/mackinac-island-college/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Michigan's TV Shows for Kids: 1950-1964</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2024 09:36:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Before kids' TV shows became too over-produced, over-preachy, and over-political, the early TV kid shows were made purely for fun. Here's a look at some of Michigan's fondest kids' TV shows from 1950-1964... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/michigan-kids-tv-shows/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Snow Rollers: How Michigan Cleared Roads After Snowstorms, 1800s</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2024 10:13:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[During a time when there were no snow plows, here's how  we made travel easier thru deep snow... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/snow-rollers-no-plow/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Ten Former Michigan Drive-In Theaters: 1947-1980s</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2024 09:48:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Many of Michigan's old drive-in theaters have faded away and been covered by the brush. Here's a look at ten former drive-in theater locations... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/ten-former-michigan-drivein-theaters/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>The 1903 Kentwood Train Wreck and Disappearance of the Engineer</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2024 14:21:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[One of the engineers survived but then he disappeared and was never found. Here are some details on one of Michigan's worst train wrecks... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/1903-kentwood-train-wreck/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[One of the engineers survived but then he disappeared and was never found. Here are some details on one of Michigan&apos;s worst train wrecks... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/1903-kentwood-train-wreck/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>This Michigan City Has the Cheapest Pizza in the Entire U.S.</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 14:42:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[In the entire country, we have the cheapest pizza.....at least, in ONE of our cities we do... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/cheapest-pizza-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In the entire country, we have the cheapest pizza.....at least, in ONE of our cities we do... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/cheapest-pizza-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Forgotten by Many: The Montcalm County Poor Farm, 1800s-1950s</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 10:10:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Here's a look and some scant info on this mostly-forgotten Michigan poor farm... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/montcalm-county-poor-farm/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>The Forgotten Town of Eckerman: Chippewa County, Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 14:24:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A few people remain, along with a church and post office. Here's a look at the U.P. town of Eckerman... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/forgotten-town-of-eckerman/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A few people remain, along with a church and post office. Here&apos;s a look at the U.P. town of Eckerman... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/forgotten-town-of-eckerman/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>More Than Just Furniture - The Many "Firsts" of Grand Rapids</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 13:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <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>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Did you know Grand Rapids was first in the country for other things aside from furniture? Here&apos;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>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Thousands of Full Water Bottles Abandoned at This Deserted School</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/abandoned-water-bottles/</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2024 15:00:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[In 2018, thousands of full water bottles were abandoned in this equally abandoned school in Flint. Here's a look inside... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/abandoned-water-bottles/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In 2018, thousands of full water bottles were abandoned in this equally abandoned school in Flint. Here&apos;s a look inside... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/abandoned-water-bottles/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>The Mostly-Ghost Town of Royston: Montmorency County, Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2024 14:53:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Evidently, no one in the county thought Royston was important enough to record any of its history....but here's what we could dig up... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/ghost-town-of-royston-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Evidently, no one in the county thought Royston was important enough to record any of its history....but here&apos;s what we could dig up... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/ghost-town-of-royston-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Our Uncle's in the Furniture Business and His Body's in the Trunk</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2024 09:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Many of us remember that catchy Joshua Doore Furniture TV jingle from the 1970s, but there was something very dark just under the surface... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/joshua-doores-darker-side/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Many of us remember that catchy Joshua Doore Furniture TV jingle from the 1970s, but there was something very dark just under the surface... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/joshua-doores-darker-side/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Sagebrush Shorty: a 50s &amp; 60s Michigan Kid's TV Hero: Detroit</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 10:49:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Sagebrush Shorty was one of Michigan's most popular kid TV shows in the 50s and 60s. Here's a bio and some photos... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/sagebrush-shorty-michigan-tv/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Sagebrush Shorty was one of Michigan&apos;s most popular kid TV shows in the 50s and 60s. Here&apos;s a bio and some photos... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/sagebrush-shorty-michigan-tv/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Two Golf Courses Say They Are Michigan's First: Which is Correct?</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2024 13:54:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Along with the debate, here are some great vintage photos of Michigan golfing from the 1800s to the 1950s... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/first-michigan-golf-course-and-more/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Along with the debate, here are some great vintage photos of Michigan golfing from the 1800s to the 1950s... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/first-michigan-golf-course-and-more/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>When Gibson Guitars Were King - Kalamazoo, Michigan: 1894-1983</title>
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