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With the announcement that Nick Fink's Bar, running in Grand Rapids for 137 years, is now for sale, we've collected some of West Michigan's longest running businesses.

Robert Williams was only 25 years old when a one ton robotic arm struck and killed him instantly. His family later won a ten million dollar lawsuit.

From subtle tweaks to complete makeovers, these Michigan brands have taken very different approaches to updating their look.

"Shadows from the Wall of Death" was created to expose a deadly secret in American homes, and it earned its place as the world's most poisonous book.

Some people just have a knack for setting world records, and quite a few of them happen to call Grand Rapids home.

While they're technically Yoopers by geography, longtime locals use a totally different term to describe who they are.

There is no Mickey or Goofy here, just rocketships, windmills and one man's incredible backyard imagination.

One town got its name from a card game. Another from a badly damaged axe. Another from a guy who just didn't care. Michigan's town naming history is chaotic.

Estimated to be up to 1,400 years old, the Sanilac Petroglyphs in Cass City are one of the Great Lakes State's most unexpected historical treasures.

The township near Traverse City shares a name with the cartoon corporation. Is it a coincidence, or something more?

From a farm museum in Coopersville to a wacky taxidermy collection in Mackinaw City, Michigan's hidden museum gems are worth the drive.

The Pokémon card craze is back and bigger than ever. Here's where to find them locally before they sell out again.