Michigan trivia and interesting Michigan facts series part 9I hope you learn something new when reading this series on Michigan trivia and interesting Michigan facts: The first roadsid picnic tables were installed in 1929 on U.S. 16 in Ionia, Michigan The Tigers have won four World Series championships in 1935, 1945, 1968 and 1984. The Kellogg Company has made Battle Creek the Cereal Capital of the World. The Kellogg brothers accidentally discovered the process for producing flaked cereal products and sparked the beginning of the dry cereal industry. Detroit is home to the second tallest hotel in North America - the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center, at 73 stories Grand Rapids is home to the 24-foot Leonardo da Vinci horse, called Il Gavallo, it is the largest equestrian bronze sculpture in the Western Hemisphere. The nation's first roadside park was opened in 1919 on U.S. 2 in Iron County The western shore of Michigan has many sand dunes. The Sleeping Bear Dunes rise 460 feet above Lake Michigan. Living among the dunes is the dwarf lake iris the official state wildflower. Detroit Tiger leaders in career hits as of 2007 )
Seul Choix Point Lighthouse in Gulliver has been guiding ships since 1895. The working light also functions as a museum, which houses early 1900s furnishings and maritime artifacts. The Detroit Tigers constructed Bennett Park at Trumbull Avenue and began playing there in 1896. In 1912, the team moved into Navin Field, which was built on the same location. It was almost completely rebuilt in 1938 and renamed Briggs Stadium. It was renamed Tiger Stadium in 1961 and the Tigers played there until 2000. Michigan was the first state to guarantee every child the right to tax-paid high school education. Happy reading!!!! Russ Ravary your metro Detroit real estate agent
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