tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76473624515370830432024-03-13T11:17:28.025-04:00MI StateYour premier provider of information on the State of Michigan!Greg Veddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12224814002811659590noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647362451537083043.post-61391118062708448332013-01-06T20:37:00.002-05:002013-01-06T20:41:38.682-05:00Monroe CenterRecently, the Grand Rapids Press (<a href="http://mlive.com/">mlive.com</a>) did a week long series on the history of Monroe Center in downtown Grand Rapids. This fabulous series chronicled:<br />
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<li>Monday (December 24, 2012): <span class="s2"><a href="http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2012/12/see_more_than_100_historical_p.html">More than 100 historical photographs of Monroe Center</a></span></li>
<li>Tuesday (December 25, 2012): Memories on Monroe: Guest essays on downtown's heyday by <a href="http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2012/12/memories_on_monroe_barrett.html"><span class="s1">Diana Barrett</span></a>, <a href="http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2012/12/memories_on_monroe_dilley.html"><span class="s1">Tom Dilley</span></a> and <span class="s1"><a href="http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2012/12/memories_on_monroe_britten.html">David Britten</a></span></li>
<li>Wednesday (December 26, 2012): <a href="http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2012/12/feud_between_grand_rapids_foun.html#incart_river_default">How a feud between city pioneers shaped downtown</a></li>
<li>Thursday (December 27, 2012): <a href="http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2012/12/monroe_center_fails_as_pedestr.html">Why the Monroe Mall failed, and why we're lucky it did</a></li>
<li>Friday (December 28, 2012): <a href="http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2012/12/morton_house_kendall_building.html">Morton House, Kendall Building redevelopment 'just a portion' of what's next for Monroe Center</a></li>
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If you are interested in Grand Rapids history, be sure to check out these well written, informative articles.</div>
Greg Veddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12224814002811659590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647362451537083043.post-67974806383485916422013-01-05T20:32:00.000-05:002013-01-06T20:33:07.538-05:0025th Anniversary of the Closing of Michigan Central StationMichigan Central Station was once the pride of Detroit. It would be the entrance to Detroit for the thousands seeking work in the bustling Auto Industry. Sadly, this once glorious facility has fallen to the way-side. Historic Detroit has a <a href="http://www.historicdetroit.org/building/michigan-central-station/">great write up on the history of this landmark</a>.Greg Veddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12224814002811659590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647362451537083043.post-37241887591845583702012-09-10T08:24:00.001-04:002012-09-10T08:24:18.913-04:00The Pure Michigan Statewide Singalong<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Puv-wGYbcPM?fs=1" width="480"></iframe></div>Greg Veddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12224814002811659590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647362451537083043.post-84600455604704916702011-07-15T09:02:00.006-04:002011-07-15T09:08:14.071-04:00Paw Paw Foot BridgeThe <a href="http://www.ci.zeeland.mi.us/Community/Parks/PawPawFootBridge/tabid/4006/Default.aspx">Paw Paw Foot Bridge</a> is a unique foot bridge crossing the Black River in Zeeland, MI.<br />
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Greg Veddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12224814002811659590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647362451537083043.post-44712467373081193012011-06-08T21:00:00.000-04:002011-06-08T21:00:16.096-04:00Pure Michigan AdsA new crop of exciting Pure Michigan Ads are now available on the Pure Michigan Page on YouTube. For a sampling of the 2011 Pure Michigan Ads, checkout the Pure Michigan Blog <a href="http://www.puremichiganblog.org/pure-michigan-ads/pure-michigan-ads-roundup-–-2011/">entry</a> featuring the latest ads in this award winning series.Greg Veddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12224814002811659590noreply@blogger.com0Grand Rapids, MI, USA42.9633599 -85.66808630000002742.8906674 -85.759529300000025 43.0360524 -85.576643300000029tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647362451537083043.post-43276445793018566892011-06-08T20:59:00.000-04:002011-06-08T20:59:50.056-04:00Grand Rapids Lip DubGrand Rapids is neither down nor out. Grand Rapids responded to recent accusations that it is a dying city by creating a nearly 10 minute Lip Dub video telling the story of what the city has to offer. The video which Roger Ebert <a href="http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/music/the-greatest-music-video-ever.html">calls</a> "the greatest music video ever made" features Don McLean's chart topping hit, American Pie. Here it is in it's full uncut, one take glory.<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZPjjZCO67WI?hd=1" width="560"></iframe>Greg Veddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12224814002811659590noreply@blogger.com0Grand Rapids, MI, USA42.9633599 -85.66808630000002742.8906674 -85.759529300000025 43.0360524 -85.576643300000029tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647362451537083043.post-73992025965497171852011-04-29T09:07:00.000-04:002011-04-29T09:07:31.736-04:00Grand Rapids, The Good LifeA new Pure Michigan Commercial has been released featuring Grand Rapids, MI.<br />
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</tbody></table>Greg Veddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12224814002811659590noreply@blogger.com0Gerald R. Ford Federal Bldg and US Courthouse, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA42.9700051 -85.671065442.9660801 -85.6783609 42.973930100000004 -85.6637699tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647362451537083043.post-45831414175878555502011-01-27T14:16:00.004-05:002011-01-27T20:06:10.739-05:00Michigan: A QwikiFor fun, the other day I tried a search for Michigan on Qwiki (a quick online visual search engine that scours the web for answers to questions <a href="http://qwiki.com/">http://qwiki.com</a>). I've embedded the result of that search below. <br />
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Be sure to check <a href="http://qwiki.com/">qwiki.com</a> for more Michigan topics (and other topics as well).Greg Veddershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12224814002811659590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647362451537083043.post-40585268191612631422011-01-26T12:00:00.001-05:002011-01-27T22:05:29.599-05:00Happy Birthday Michigan!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>On this day in 1837, Michigan became the twenty-sixth state to join the Union. Please join us in wishing the glorious State of Michigan a Happy 174th Birthday.<br />
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