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      <title>Do You Agree These 2 Michigan Cities Are The Best Small Towns?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Discover the mystery behind Michigan's famous Kalkaska Shoe Tree, a quirky roadside attraction adorned with shoes dating back to at least the '90s. <a href="https://wgrd.com/what-is-the-deal-with-the-kalkaska-shoe-tree/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Michigan had a state bird, state fish, but what about a state dog?  <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/state-dog-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Soup lovers shouldn't miss out on what has been named the best soup in the mitten state <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/best-soup-in-michigan-2024/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[It has long been urban legend in Michigan that the McManus gravesite in Petoskey and the Witches Ball in Memphis, MI are haunted and appear to move on their own <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/witches-ball-mcmanus-headstone-michigan-haunted/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Even in today's market, $18 million is a pretty penny to spend on a home. Even if it is absolutely gorgeous.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/petoskey-home-18-million/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2022 17:28:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Several headstones across Memphis, MI and Petoskey in Michigan are reportedly moving and mysteriously rotating. Is it human muscle, science-related, or otherworldly?  <a href="https://wgrd.com/why-are-michigan-gravestones-moving/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2021 21:11:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[An unexplained phenomenon has a cemetery superintendent and many others confused and creeped out. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigans-moving-tombstone/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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