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The first scheduled air service in the United States was between Grand Rapids and Dearborn on a Ford-Stout monoplane named Miss Grand Rapids, which started July 26, 1926. In 1938–39, the Works Progress Administration made improvements including adding new runways, runway widening, fencing, sodding, lighting, remodeling the administration ...
An 1868 pictorial map of Grand Rapids. By 1838, the settlement incorporated as a village, and encompassed approximately .75 square miles (1.9 km 2). [18] An outcropping of gypsum, where Plaster Creek enters the Grand River, was known to the Native American inhabitants of the area. Pioneer geologist Douglass Houghton commented on this find in 1838.
The Miss Michigan competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Michigan in the Miss America pageant. Michigan has won the Miss America crown on five occasions. Jenae Lodewyk of Bay City was crowned Miss Michigan 2024 on June 15, 2024, at Frauenthal Theatre in Muskegon. She will represent the state of Michigan at ...
A Google Maps Camera Car showcased on Google campus in Mountain View, California in November 2010. The United States was the first country to have Google Street View images and was the only country with images for over a year following introduction of the service on May 25, 2007. Early on, most locations had a limited number of views, usually ...
The Grand Rapids–Wyoming Combined Statistical Area is the 2nd largest CSA in the U.S. state of Michigan (behind Metro Detroit). The CSA had a population of 1,486,055 at the 2020 census. The CSA had a population of 1,486,055 at the 2020 census.
With great fanfare, The Dearborn Inn opened for business in July 1931; Henry Ford was the first person to sign the guestbook. Though the Ford Airport closed in 1933, replaced by the Ford vehicle test track, The Dearborn Inn continued to offer accommodations and dining, as the hotel already had a reputation as one of the nation's premier inns.
Located on a 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) site adjacent to U.S. Route 131, the Grand Rapids Downtown Market has a three-story, 132,000 square feet (12,300 m 2) building with 24 permanent spaces for indoor vendors and an outdoor canopy providing 52 stalls for a farmers' market.
Although the Conrail route was faster, a dispute over costs led to the selection of the C&O route. Service began August 5, 1984, with stops at Grand Rapids, Holland, Bangor, St. Joseph, New Buffalo and Hammond-Whiting. [7]: 209 [10] Like the Blue Water, the Pere Marquette receives financial support from the state of Michigan.