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Michigan History. p. 3. Lansing, Michigan: Historical Society of Michigan. ISSN 0026-2196. Retrieved via Gale OneFile "Interview" (November/December 2017). Michigan History. pp. 14+. Lansing, Michigan: Historical Society of Michigan. ISSN 0026-2196. Retrieved via Gale OneFile
Common Ground Main Stage. The Common Ground Music Festival is an annual week-long music festival that takes place in downtown Lansing, Michigan.The July festival, which began in the year 2000 and attracts 50,000-plus people each year, is located at the Louis Adado Riverfront Park along the Grand River.
Michigan first applied for statehood as early as 1832, though it was rebuffed due to a dispute with Ohio over the Toledo Strip, a 468-square mile (1,210 km 2) area that included the important port city of Toledo. By 1835, Michigan had formed a state government without receiving authorization from Congress to do so.
2022 Michigan Wolverines baseball team - In their tenth and final season under head coach Erik Bakich, the team compiled a 34–28 record and won the Big Ten Baseball Tournament. 2022 Michigan Wolverines softball team - In their 38th and final season under head coach Carol Hutchins, the team compiles a 38–18 record.
The first settler in North Lansing, later known as Lower Town and now Old Town, was John W. Burchard, an attorney from Mason. He built the first log cabin in Lansing in 1843 on land purchased from James Seymour. He built a dam across the Grand River later that year and hoped to build a mill, but drowned at the dam in 1844 while inspecting a ...
A Lansing Arts Impact Grant, facilitated by the Arts Council of Greater Lansing using city money set aside for public art projects, is funding the $75,000 for Hunt's murals.
The Michigan State University Museum most commonly referred to as the MSU Museum is Michigan State University's oldest museum formed in 1857. [1] It is the state of Michigan's first Smithsonian Affiliate. [2] [3] It was formed to support the work of the university and is also known for hosting the Great Lakes Quilt Center.
The Michigan Library and Historical Center contains one of the 10 largest genealogy collections in the nation, has a museum dedicated to Michigan's history among other attractions. [107] The Michigan Women's Hall of Fame is a museum dedicated to the historical accomplishments and achievements of Michigan women. The house is located directly ...