College course on Michigan history.
Kalamazoo, MI
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Vernacular Architecture Forum, Keweenaw Peninsula
In 6/2024, VAF members venture “North of the Northwoods” to Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula, known as “Copper Country.”
vafweb.org/Keweenaw-UP-2024
Michigan gun buyback causes controversy:
nytimes.com/2024/03/13/us/mi…
The Ford Taurus & the Mercury Sable were introduced in the 1980s in an effort to market aerodynamically efficient cars in a new era of much higher gasoline prices than US customers had paid in the early 1970s,
A Hollywood-style sign for Detroit soon to come: freep.com/story/news/local/m…
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We're not Quebec, but #Michigan produces a lot of #MapleSyrup! The early warmth this winter has started the maple syrup season 45 days earlier than ever before!
mlive.com/weather/2024/02/ma…
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Maple syrup is one of nature’s most healthful foods. Discover how #Michigan farmers harvest and process this liquid gold at these awesome festivals and events: followthepiper.com/maple-syr… #HealthyLiving #MIMaple @amythepiper
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Massive WWII-era shipwreck discovered off Michigan shore in Lake Superior: via @TheWrightMuseum @NewsHour @AP @blackvoices @ClassMIHist @MichHistoryEd @michiganhistory @MichiganHist #MI clickondetroit.com/news/mich…
Lake Superior shipwreck & a captain who went down with his ship! nam11.safelinks.protection.o…
Conviction in federal case regarding altering river flow at Lake Michigan shore:
nytimes.com/2024/02/09/us/mi…
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The grant application window for the Love Where You Live Environment Fund at KZCF is now open! This fund supports environmental justice programs and projects in Kalamazoo County. Learn more on our website and apply by February 28, 2024. ⬇️
kalfound.org/grants/specialt…
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Today we are celebrating the career of Minnie Forbes who owned the Detroit Stars of the Negro Leagues from 1956-1958 and is one of four women to play in a Negro Leagues game.
#BlackHistoryMonth
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Today is #IndigenousPeoplesDay. Learn about one of the most famous speeches given by Chief Simon Pokagon of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians at the 1893 World's Fair. Read more at clarkehistoricallibrary.org/…
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Copper replacement agate, a breathtaking gem found only in the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where native copper has replaced the usually occurring chalcedony bands, creating a mesmerizing interplay of metallic copper. Read more: buff.ly/49b3dnl
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Three copper ornaments excavated from mounds at "Mound City" near Chillicothe, Ohio are used to explain how the designs of important symbols developed. All three of them display eagle designs (the top 2 are easy to discern). From: Sheltrone 1935.
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Repurposed old world mining tool?
copper from Michigan was found in the hold of a ship sunk thousands of years ago, off coast of Turkey.
Was Michigan the source of copper that fueled weapons in the Bronze Age?
haaretz.com/archaeology/2019…
The Roger B. Chaffee Planetarium in Grand Rapids is named after the Grand Rapids-born astronaut who lost his life in the 1967 Apollo 1 spacecraft fire, Roger B. Chaffee (grpm.org/planetarium/).
Today is our annual Day of Remembrance.
#NASARemembers the crews of Apollo 1, space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, and all members of the NASA family who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery. nasa.gov/DoR