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Michigan's Oscar Night

The Lansing State Journal writes that 700 guests are expected for first Michigan Walk of Fame gala tomorrow night in Lansing. A dozen celebrities and other well-knowns have been chosen for the inaugural class, including Helen Thomas, an award-winning political journalist who was raised in Detroit, and music legend Stevie Wonder who attended Lansing's former Michigan School for the Blind. Both are planning to attend the event along with family or other representatives of the other living inductees - former President Gerald Ford, actor Jeff Daniels and baseball broadcaster Ernie Harwell.

According to Kevin Green, executive director of the Lansing Principal Shopping District, the project's purpose is to highlight people who make the state great and to draw visitors to the Capitol City. "A lot of people dismiss Lansing. They don't think Lansing has a history, but we have an incredible history because we are the Capitol City. This is one more way to celebrate our heritage."

Read 700 guests likely at Walk of Fame gala in the LSJ
Also see Walk of Fame honors Michigan's greats in the Detroit Free Press
Learn more about the Walk of Fame inductees from Absolute Michigan

Posted/updated May 24, 2006
by Andrew McFarlane (Absolute Michigan)