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The 139-acre Sanford Road Park in Milan (pop. 4,775) features an airfield for radio-controlled aircraft enthusiasts, as well as a pheasant habitat and sanctuary.

first appeared: 10/28/2001

L. Frank Baum, author of The Wizard of Oz, worked on his famous book, published in 1900, during summer family vacations on the resort island of Macatawa in Lake Michigan beginning in 1898.

first appeared: 10/21/2001

Born in Benton Harbor (pop. 11,182) on July 24, 1963, Julie Krone was the first woman jockey to win a Triple Crown race. She won in 1993, having started riding at the age of 2.

first appeared: 10/14/2001

Singer-actress Madonna was born Madonna Louise Ciccone, Aug. 16, 1958, in Bay City (pop. 36,817). Her songs include Vogue and Like a Prayer, and her movies include A League of Their Own, Evita, and Dick Tracy.

first appeared: 10/7/2001

A sycamore tree on the state Capitol grounds in Lansing was grown from a seed carried to the moon by Apollo 14 astronauts.

first appeared: 9/30/2001

The monks of St. Gregory’s Abbey, the nation’s oldest Episcopal Benedictine monastery, moved to Three Rivers (pop. 7,328) in 1946 and now host religious retreats for people of all faiths.

first appeared: 9/23/2001

The 200-pound bronze ship’s bell recovered from the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, which sank in Lake Superior on Nov. 10, 1975, is on display at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Whitefish Point.

first appeared: 9/16/2001

The state’s longest high school football rivalry in terms of games played began in 1896 between the Plainwell (pop. 3,933) Trojans and the Otsego (pop. 3,933) Bulldogs. Plainwell leads the series, 53-41-6.

first appeared: 9/9/2001

At Grand Haven (pop. 11,168), a 2.5-mile-long boardwalk connects downtown with a historic lighthouse, built in 1905 on the edge of Lake Michigan.

first appeared: 9/2/2001

Roscommon (pop. 1,133) was named by Irish settlers after County Roscommon in Ireland.

first appeared: 8/26/2001

Farmington (pop. 10,423) is home of Left Hand Publishing, which prints the nation’s only journal for left-handed people. The quarterly Left-Hander’s Newsletter provides information and advice for parents and teachers of left-handed children.

first appeared: 8/19/2001

Michigan’s Department of Transportation was the first in the nation to divide its highways with painted centerlines.

first appeared: 8/12/2001

Established in 1825, the Fort Gratiot Lighthouse in Port Huron (pop. 32,338) is the state’s oldest lighthouse, predating statehood in 1837. The tower’s original tower fell down and was replaced by a sturdier structure in 1829.

first appeared: 8/5/2001

Every county in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula that touches Wisconsin is in the Central time zone, while the rest of the state is in the Eastern time zone.

first appeared: 7/29/2001

The world’s largest limestone quarry is at Rogers City (pop. 3,827). Owned by Michigan Limestone Operations, the quarry produces between 7.5 to 10 million tons of limestone per year.

first appeared: 7/22/2001

Gov. John Engler is the nation’s third highest paid governor, earning $151,245 a year. His salary trails the governors of New York ($179,000) and California ($157,143).

first appeared: 7/15/2001

Mark and Roberta Griswold of Allen Park (pop. 31,401) kissed the world’s longest kiss of 29 hours on March 24-25, 1998. Their record was eclipsed a year later by a European couple who kissed for 34 hours and 11 minutes.

first appeared: 7/8/2001

On May 4, 1935, the nation’s first permanent travel information center opened near New Buffalo (pop. 2,227) along what is now old U.S. Highway 12.

first appeared: 7/1/2001

Lafarge Corp.’s cement plant at Alpena (pop. 11,573) is the world’s largest. Opened in 1908, it now produces 2.5 million tons of concrete annually.

first appeared: 6/24/2001

James Brady, press secretary for former President Ronald Reagan, was born in Grand Rapids on Sept. 17, 1944.

first appeared: 6/17/2001

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