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100 Hours of Astronomy

March 26, 2009 – 2:06 pm

The 100 Hours of Astronomy project (100HA) is a worldwide event with a wide range of public outreach activities including live webcasts, observing events and more taking place during a 100-hour period in early April. One of the key goals of 100HA is to have as many people as possible look through a telescope [...]

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Dig Michigan: Kalamazoo Region

August 13, 2008 – 1:36 pm

Situated approximately half way between Detroit and Chicago and home to Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo is the second of Michigan's regions that we are exploring this month. Our goal with this series of articles is to give you a little taste of some great vacation opportunities that are probably less than a tank of gas [...]

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Road Trip: 2008 World Disc Golf Championships; August 8 – 16

August 7, 2008 – 2:51 pm

From August 8th through the 16th, 2008, Kalamazoo and Battle Creek, Michigan will be hosting the biggest Disc Golf event to date, The 2008 Professional and Amateur World Championships, crowning the best disc golfers from around the world in one location.
The World Championships will invite over 1000 participants from all over the world to come [...]

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Michigan Restaurants: Clara's of Battle Creek & Lansing

February 11, 2008 – 12:05 pm

Depot Restaurant - Clara's by j image
Clara's on the River sits on the waterfront in Battle Creek and occupies the historic Michigan Central Railroad Depot (1888), whose weathered Lake Superior red sandstone and clock tower look much as they did in their heyday. Clara's Lansing station is at the Michigan Central Railroad Depot which is [...]

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Michigan Books: Paper Tiger: One Athlete's Journey to the Underbelly of Pro Football by Ted A. Kluck

January 17, 2008 – 10:59 am

Paper Tiger: One Athlete's Journey to the Underbelly of Pro Football by Ted A. Kluck (Lyons Press) employs humor and the behind-the-scenes style of journalism pioneered in George Plimpton's classic Paper Lion. In the book, Kluck details his season as a long snapper with the Battle Creek Crunch of the Great Lakes Indoor Football [...]

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Fall Color Tours: Lansing – Grand Ledge – Hastings – Battle Creek – Eaton Rapids

October 17, 2007 – 9:06 am

Our next fall color tour from Travel Michigan, Lansing - Grand Ledge - Hastings - Battle Creek - Eaton Rapids, starts where the photo the the right (maplepath by Aunt Owwee) was taken: at the Fenner Nature Center in Lansing (once known as the Fenner Arboretum). The park is named after biologist Carl G. [...]