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      <title>Remember That One Time a News Outlet Gave Away Michigan’s U.P. to Canada?</title>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Monroe, Michigan area near Ohio border experienced heavy traffic during the 2024 eclipse, causing significant delays on I75. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/michigan-eclipse-2024-traffic/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2024 16:14:28 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The small Michigan city of Luna Pier prepares for eclipse surge with small force, residents worried about influx of visitors. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/michigan-town-prepares-for-totality/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 14:51:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Whatever happened to those plans to connect Michigan to the Carolinas via Interstate 73? Parts of I-73 are being built today, but not in the Mitten State. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/i-73-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>There’s Only One Place To See The Total Solar Eclipse In Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2024 13:52:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Discover where in Michigan you can witness the near-total eclipse on April 8th. <a href="https://wgrd.com/total-solar-eclipse-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Michigan and Ohio Went to War Over Toledo?</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2024 15:44:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Did you know Michigan went to war with Ohio over the Toledo Strip but ended up with the Upper Peninsula?  <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/michigan-ohio-war/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Michigan’s Total Eclipse Roulette: Will Clouds Block Your View?</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 16:23:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Will clouds block Michiganders from seeing the total eclipse on April 8? Here's an early look at what AccuWeather thinks will happen. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/michigan-total-eclipse-clouds/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Will clouds block Michiganders from seeing the total eclipse on April 8? Here&apos;s an early look at what AccuWeather thinks will happen. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/michigan-total-eclipse-clouds/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Ohio is Home to 3 of the Least Happy Cities in America</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A publication just ranked 3 Ohio cities among the 10 most unhappy cities in America.  Why is Ohio so miserable? <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/ohio-least-happy-cities/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Things That Make Adrian One of Our Most Historic Michigan Cities</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Adrian was once "The Fence Capital of the World"? Yes, it was, among other things. Info and lots of vintage photos are here... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/vintage-adrian-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Adrian was once &quot;The Fence Capital of the World&quot;? Yes, it was, among other things. Info and lots of vintage photos are here... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/vintage-adrian-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2024 19:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[If anywhere is safe, would Ohio be in that category? <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/656/p/ohio-nuclear-attack-target/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[If anywhere is safe, would Ohio be in that category? <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/656/p/ohio-nuclear-attack-target/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Total 2024 Solar Eclipse Can Be Seen from Michigan If You Can Find the ‘Lost Peninsula’</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Lost Peninsula in Michigan offers a rare chance to witness the upcoming solar eclipse in totality. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/lost-peninsula-michigan-solar-eclipse/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Lost Peninsula in Michigan offers a rare chance to witness the upcoming solar eclipse in totality. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/lost-peninsula-michigan-solar-eclipse/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Here’s What the Eclipse Will Look Like Around Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2024 14:51:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A large swath of the United States will experience a total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. Here's what it will look like from Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/total-solar-eclipse-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A large swath of the United States will experience a total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. Here&apos;s what it will look like from Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/total-solar-eclipse-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>WATCH: Lake Erie Fills Back Up after Seiche Pushes Water East</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2024 16:11:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[It rose three feet in 2 hours when the water returned. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/690/p/lake-erie-water-return/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It rose three feet in 2 hours when the water returned. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/690/p/lake-erie-water-return/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2024 13:02:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered why the Upper Peninsula (U.P.) is part of Michigan and not Wisconsin? It's an interesting story that goes back to the early days of the United States.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/why-does-the-u-p-belong-to-michigan-instead-of-wisconsin/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered why the Upper Peninsula (U.P.) is part of Michigan and not Wisconsin? It&apos;s an interesting story that goes back to the early days of the United States.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/why-does-the-u-p-belong-to-michigan-instead-of-wisconsin/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>What Is Included in Michigan's New $500k Passenger Rail Funding?</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2023 13:38:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Could this also mean possible high-speed rail for Michigan? <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/690/p/michigan-passenger-rail-funding/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Could this also mean possible high-speed rail for Michigan? <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/690/p/michigan-passenger-rail-funding/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Ohio Little Caesars Replaced by Goat Rental </title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Oct 2023 14:00:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Something very strange is happening at Little Caesar's on Lewis Avenue in Toledo, Ohio and residents are very angry. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/ohio-little-caesars-goat-rental/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Something very strange is happening at Little Caesar&apos;s on Lewis Avenue in Toledo, Ohio and residents are very angry. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/ohio-little-caesars-goat-rental/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dana Marshall]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Love Vernors Black Cherry? It's Heading Back to Michigan!</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2023 13:48:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Detroit-born Vernors ginger ale, the oldest soda in Michigan, announces the return of their black cherry flavor ginger ale later this month.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/vernors-black-cherry-limited-edition-returns-michigan-toledo/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Detroit-born Vernors ginger ale, the oldest soda in Michigan, announces the return of their black cherry flavor ginger ale later this month.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/vernors-black-cherry-limited-edition-returns-michigan-toledo/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lauren Gordon]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Michigan Swaps Toledo for Upper Peninsula On This Day in 1836</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2022 18:48:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[On December 14, 1836, the Toledo War unofficially ended which granted the Toledo Strip to Ohio while Michigan acquired the timber and ore-rich upper peninsula. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-history-toledo-trade-upper-peninsula/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[On December 14, 1836, the Toledo War unofficially ended which granted the Toledo Strip to Ohio while Michigan acquired the timber and ore-rich upper peninsula. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-history-toledo-trade-upper-peninsula/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lauren Gordon]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>There’s a Wallaby Wandering Wild in Southeast Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2022 12:25:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Another Marsupial, this time a wallaby, has been sighted on the loose in the upper Midwest. <a href="https://wgrd.com/wallaby-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Another Marsupial, this time a wallaby, has been sighted on the loose in the upper Midwest. <a href="https://wgrd.com/wallaby-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Meatball]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Visit the Lost Michigan Villages of Port Lawrence and Vistula</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 18:09:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Michigan was once home to two neighboring villages of Port Lawrence and Vistula. Today those villages are lost to us. <a href="https://wgrd.com/port-lawrence-vistula/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Michigan was once home to two neighboring villages of Port Lawrence and Vistula. Today those villages are lost to us. <a href="https://wgrd.com/port-lawrence-vistula/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Meier]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>The Ultimate Michigan Summer Baseball Road Trip: 7 Games, 7 Stadiums, 7 Days</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2016 20:27:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[It wouldn't be a Michigan summer without baseball and road trips. Combine the two and you'll have a memorable summer vacation.
Enjoy a week of great baseball this summer while exploring seven stadiums and some great Michigan cities! <a href="https://wgrd.com/the-ultimate-michigan-summer-baseball-road-trip-7-games-7-stadiums-7-days/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It wouldn&apos;t be a Michigan summer without baseball and road trips. Combine the two&nbsp;and you&apos;ll have a&nbsp;memorable summer vacation.
Enjoy a week of great baseball this summer while exploring seven stadiums and some great Michigan cities! <a href="https://wgrd.com/the-ultimate-michigan-summer-baseball-road-trip-7-games-7-stadiums-7-days/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Monroe is the Drunkest City in Michigan and We Know Why</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2015 04:01:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[MSN did a "scientific" study of "all" the cities in each state, to determine which city in every state is the drunkest! They looked at the number of people binge drinking in each state, each city, and the number of alcohol-rated accidents, to make their decisions.
Monroe turns out to be the most drunk city in Michigan, and we think you only have to look at a map to know why.
Re <a href="https://wgrd.com/monroe-is-the-drunkest-city-in-michigan-and-we-know-why/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[MSN did a &quot;scientific&quot; study of &quot;all&quot; the cities in each state, to determine which city in every state is the drunkest! They looked at the number of people binge drinking in each state, each city, and the number of alcohol-rated accidents, to make their decisions.
Monroe turns out to be the most drunk city in Michigan, and we think you only have to look at a map to know why.
Re <a href="https://wgrd.com/monroe-is-the-drunkest-city-in-michigan-and-we-know-why/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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