Infobox settlement official name BigRapids, Michigan settlement type City nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps image map Mecosta County Michigan Incorporated and Unincorporated areas BigRapids Highlighted.svg mapsize 250px map caption Location of BigRapids, Michigan image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location coordinates region US MI subdivision type ... BigRapids Township, MichiganBigRapids Township , but is politically independent. Geography According ... BigRapids official website http www.bigrapids.org BigRapids Convention & Visitors Bureau http yurgenkon.us BigRapids http www.facebook.com pages BigRapids MI Gail Wyatt Realtor BigRapids MI 174155149300043 Your BigRapids Real Estate Agent Mecosta County, Michigan Coord 43 41 53 N 85 29 01 ... County, Michigan Category County seats in Michigan Category Micropolitan areas of Michigan es BigRapids fr BigRapids nl BigRapids pt BigRapids ro BigRapids, Michigan sv BigRapids vo BigRapids ... GNIS feature ID blank1 info 1619197 GR 3 website footnotes BigRapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan . As of the United States Census, 2000 2000 census , the city population was 10,849 ... ore base. The Muskegon River runs through BigRapids, passing both Ferris State University and the local .... Major highways jct state MI US 131 jct state MI US Bus 131 dab1 BigRapids jct state MI M ... of those age 65 or over. Notable Natives BigRapids is the birthplace of former Commandant of the U.S. ... Hynes grew up in BigRapids. Anna Howard Shaw , a prominent leader of the U.S. woman suffrage movement, lived, preached, and attended high school in BigRapids before moving on to study divinity and medicine ... Rapids. Education BigRapids Public Schools Crossroads Charter Academy Ferris State University ... States State subdivision name1 Michigan subdivision type2 List of counties in Michigan County subdivision name2 Mecosta County, Michigan Mecosta Government government footnotes government ... more details
Infobox settlement official name BigRapids Township, Michigan settlement type Charter township nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps pushpin map Michigan pushpin label position left the position of the pushpin label left, right, top, bottom, none pushpin map caption Location within the state of Michigan pushpin mapsize image map mapsize map caption image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location coordinates display inline,title coordinates region US MI subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 Michigan subdivision type2 List of counties in Michigan County subdivision name2 Mecosta County, Michigan Mecosta Government government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area unit pref Imperial area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 80.4 area land km2 79.4 area water km2 1.0 area total sq mi 31.0 area land sq mi 30.7 area water sq mi 0.4 Population population as of United States Census, 2000 2000 population footnotes population total 3249 population density km2 40.9 population density sq mi 105.9 General information timezone North American Eastern Time Zone Eastern EST utc offset 5 timezone DST EDT utc offset DST 4 elevation footnotes elevation m 311 ... BigRapids Township is a charter township ref name gnis gnis 1625935 ref of Mecosta County, Michigan Mecosta County in the U.S. state of Michigan . As of the United States Census, 2000 2000 census , the township population was 3,249. The city of BigRapids, MichiganBigRapids is located within ... External links http www.bigrapidstownship.net BigRapids Township official website Mecosta County, Michigan Category Townships in Mecosta County, Michigan Category Charter townships in Michigan es Municipio de BigRapids condado de Mecosta, M chigan ... more details
Infobox Company company name BigRapids Distribution company logo company type Direct market Comic book distributor company slogan foundation 1970 in comics 1970 founder defunct 1980 in comics 1980 key people Jim Kennedy location Detroit , Michigan , United States industry Comics homepage BigRapids Distribution was a Detroit based distribution business distributor focusing on underground newspaper s, radical literature, and underground comics . They were responsible for the unusually good coverage that underground comix and underground papers got in the Michigan area in the early 1970s, when they could be found in most full service newsstands there. At its height, shortly before it went bankrupt in 1980, BigRapids was functioning as an alternative independent distributor in the central and southern Michigan areas, selling a full line of magazines and paperbacks, as well as comics. History Origins BigRapids was founded as a cooperative circa 1970 as the Keep On Truckin Coop . They eventually changed their name but retained their co op structure. Jim Kennedy, BigRapids first among equals ... BigRapids entry into mainstream comics distribution came in early 1975, when Donahoe Brothers Inc. of nearby Ann Arbor went under and BigRapids purchased its assets. Up to that point, BigRapids had bought its mainstream comics from Donohoe Brothers. BigRapids was aggressive, often taking over ... pictures of Karl Marx on the inside doors . At its height, BigRapids was actually functioning as an alternative independent distributor in the Detroit and central and southern Michigan areas, selling ... by BigRapids The Comic Distributor run by Jim Friel. BigRapids called in Friel s debt in 1979 and he ... distributors in the direct market, BigRapids went bankrupt and their assets were liquidated. There was a scramble ... . Category Comics industry Category Companies based in Detroit, Michigan Category Privately held companies based in Michigan Category Wholesalers of the United States ... more details
BigRapids Public Schools is a Class B district in mid Michigan . The District s Superintendent is Tim Haist. The district operates BigRapids High School A Michigan Blue Ribbon School , an alternative high school, BigRapids Middle School grades 5 8 , two elementary schools Grades K 4 an early childhood development center, and a preschool for 4 year olds who qualify and others if space allows. On May 11, 2006, BigRapids High School was recognized by the Michigan Department of Education as a Blue Ribbon Exemplary School. ref http www.michigan.gov mde 0,1607,7 140 143176 ,00.html State Board of Education Announces 8 Blue Ribbon Schools for 2005 06 ref Schools BigRapids High School Cardinals New Directions High School Cardinals BigRapids Middle School Cardinals Brookside Elementary Bears Eastwood Elementary Eagles Riverview Elementary Rabbits Sports BigRapids is in the Central State Athletics Association CSAA . The CSAA includes BigRapids, Reed City, Chippewa Hills, Morley Stanwood, Lakeview, Central Montcalm, and newly added members as of 2008 Holton, Hesperia and White Cloud. The BigRapids boys basketball team recorded their first ever undefeated season in the 2008 2009 School year with a record of 20 0. The Cardinals suffered a tough loss to Whitehall in the first round of District play after beating them Whitehall in the regular season. The boys soccer team leads the CSAA ... teams are BigRapids, Reed City, Chippewa Hills, Lakeview, and Holton. Cardinal Golf went all the way to the top in the 2007 2008 school year, taking their first State Championship. BigRapids ... for the State Title, one in 1999 and one in the 2008 2009 school year. BigRapids also celebrated 25 years of Cardinal Hockey as of 2009. Arts BigRapids has an award winning arts program. The high school ... www.brps.k12.mi.us BRPS Site Category School districts in Michigan Category Education in Mecosta County, Michigan ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Elk Rapids, Michigan settlement type Village United States Village nickname motto Images image skyline Elk RapidsMichigan Downtown.jpg imagesize image caption Downtown image flag image seal Maps image map Antrim County Michigan Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Elk Rapids Highlighted.svg mapsize 250px map caption Location of Elk Rapids, Michigan image map1 mapsize1 ... Elk Rapids is a village in Antrim County, Michigan Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan ... within Elk Rapids Township, Michigan Elk Rapids Township , about convert 15 mi km north of Traverse City . It is physically split by the Elk River Michigan Elk River , which runs between nearby Elk Lake Michigan Elk Lake and Grand Traverse Bay . History File Elk RapidsMichigan Welcome Sign.jpg thumb left Welcome sign Elk Rapids began as a small port on the Grand Traverse Bay in the 1840s. Because ... File Elk RapidsMichigan Post Office.jpg Post office File Elk RapidsMichigan Sign Looking North.jpg Looking north at the city sign File Elk RapidsMichigan Welcome Sign2.jpg City welcome sign File Elk RapidsMichigan Looking North US31.jpg Looking north on U.S. Route 31 in Michigan US 31 File Elk RapidsMichigan Sign US31.jpg Sign on US 31 gallery References reflist External links Commons category Elk Rapids, Michigan http www.ertownhall.org Historic Elk Rapids Town Hall Association http ... http www.elkrapidschamber.org The Elk Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce Antrim County, Michigan Category Populated places in Antrim County, Michigan Category Villages in Michigan es Elk Rapids M chigan ... name1 Michigan subdivision type2 List of counties in Michigan County subdivision name2 Antrim County, Michigan Antrim Government government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader ... during the period. In the 1870s, the Elk Rapids Iron Works began on the east side of the town. Within 30 years of the Iron Work s founding, Elk Rapids had become the county seat of Antrim County which ... more details
There are several media outlets in Grand Rapids, Michigan in the United States. These outlets serve Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids and the surrounding Grand Rapids metropolitan area metropolitan area . Printed media The Grand Rapids Press is the daily newspaper , while Advance Newspapers publishes a group of weekly papers providing more community based news. Gemini Publications is a niche, regional publishing company that produces the weekly newspaper Grand Rapids Business Journal , the magazines Grand Rapids Magazine , Grand Rapids Family and Michigan Blue , and several other quarterly and annual business to business publications. Television Grand Rapids, combined with nearby Kalamazoo and Battle Creek, Michigan Battle Creek , was ranked in 2010 as the 41st largest television market in the U.S. by Nielsen Media Research . ref name Nielsen cite web url http www.nielsen.com content dam ... AM talk radio , WLAV FM classic rock , and WGRD FM active rock . Grand Rapids Radio Notes reflist Category Media in Grand Rapids, Michigan Category Lists of media by city in the United States Grand Rapids ... the area include WWMT CBS , actually licensed to Kalamazoo, Michigan Kalamazoo , WOOD TV WOOD NBC ... include WOTV , an American Broadcasting Company ABC affiliate licensed to Battle Creek, Michigan ..., along with satellite station WGVK. Grand Rapids Internet Television produces local, independent ... access television GATV channel, the Grand Rapids Information Network GRIN are also available ... media. GRNow is also another online site providing independent media. Grand Rapids TV Radio The Grand Rapids area is served by 16 AM broadcasting AM radio station s and 28 FM broadcasting FM stations. The nationally syndicated Free Beer and Hot Wings morning radio show is based out of Grand Rapids. ref name Radio cite web url http radiostationworld.com locations United States of America Michigan radio.asp?m gra title Michigan Radio Broadcasting Stations accessdate 2008 08 18 publisher RadioStationWorld ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Maple Rapids, Michigan settlement type Village United States Village nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps image map Clinton County Michigan Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Maple Rapids Highlighted.svg mapsize 250px map caption Location of Maple Rapids, Michigan image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location coordinates region US MI subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 Michigan subdivision type2 List of counties in Michigan County subdivision name2 Clinton County, Michigan Clinton Government government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 3.7 area land km2 3.7 area ... System GNIS feature ID blank1 info 0631482 GR 3 website footnotes Maple Rapids is a village in Clinton County, Michigan Clinton County in the U.S. state of Michigan . The population was 643 at the 2000 United States Census 2000 census . The village is in Essex Township, Michigan Essex Township in the northern part of the county. It is about 10 miles northwest of St. Johns, Michigan St. Johns ... Rapids was a site where Maketoquit and his large band of Ottawa processed maple sugar, although their main base was further east in modern Shiawassee County, Michigan . It was named after the rapids on the Maple River by George Campau, brother of Louis, founder of Grand Rapids , in 1826 when he built ... or over. References reflist Clinton County, Michigan coord 43 06 17 N 84 41 31 W type city region US MI display title Category Populated places in Clinton County, Michigan Category Villages in Michigan Category Lansing East Lansing metropolitan area es Maple Rapids nl Maple Rapids pt Maple Rapids vo Maple Rapids ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Eaton Rapids, Michigan settlement type City nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps image map Eaton County Michigan Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Eaton Rapids Highlighted.svg mapsize 250px map caption Location of Eaton Rapids, Michigan image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location coordinates region US MI subdivision ... rapids.mi.us Official Eaton Rapids, City Web Site Eaton County, Michigan Coord 42 30 33 N 84 39 21 ... of the United States State subdivision name1 Michigan subdivision type2 List of counties in Michigan County subdivision name2 Eaton County, Michigan Eaton Government government footnotes government ... GNIS feature ID blank1 info 0625314 ref gnis 0625314 ref website footnotes Eaton Rapids is a city in Eaton County, Michigan Eaton County in the U.S. state of Michigan . The population was 5,214 at the 2010 ... interactive article 20110322 NEWS01 303220014 Data 2010 Census Michigan city populations title Data 2010 Census, Michigan city populations publisher Lansing State Journal date March 22, 2011 accessdate July 27, 2011 ref The city is located in the south of Eaton Rapids Township, Michigan Eaton Rapids Township , on the boundary with Hamlin Township, Eaton County, Michigan Hamlin Township , though ..., with a public park , in the Grand River Michigan Grand River . ref http www.ci.eaton rapids.mi.us park isparkhis.htm ref History The area constituting Eaton Rapids was first settled by pioneers ... Eaton Rapids. In 1837, the Old Red Mill was constructed by the mill company and used the power from ... sawmill along the Grand River Michigan Grand River , as well as a wool carding mill. ref http www.eatonrapidsmi.net history.html A Brief History of Eaton Rapids ref In 1852, mineral water was first discovered by E.B. Frost, earning Eaton Rapids world wide fame and the nickname The Saratoga of the West. ref http www.eatonrapidsmi.net history.html A Brief History of Eaton Rapids ref This water was in huge ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Long Rapids Township, Michigan settlement type Township United States ... 1910. ref name Romig Leer and the northern portion of Long Rapids Township is served by the Posen, Michigan ... in the central portion of the township at the junction of M 65 Michigan highway M 65 and Long Rapids ... 83 43 21 W ref gnis 630997 Long Rapids, Michigan ref with the name coming from the long stretch of rapids ... map Michigan pushpin label position left the position of the pushpin label left, right, top, bottom, none pushpin map caption Location within the state of Michigan pushpin mapsize image map mapsize ... type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 Michigan subdivision type2 List of counties in Michigan County subdivision name2 Alpena County, Michigan Alpena Government government ... feature ID blank1 info 1626641 ref gnis 1626641 ref website footnotes Long Rapids Township is a civil township of Alpena County, Michigan Alpena County in the U.S. state of Michigan . The population ... community near the southern boundary of the township on M 65 Michigan highway M 65 less than a mile north of its junction with M 32 Michigan highway M 32 at Coord 45 04 39 N 83 42 58 W ref gnis 629930 Lachine, Michigan ref It was founded in 1909 as a station on a branch of the Detroit and Mackinac ... was established in March 1910. ref name Romig cite book last Romig first Walter year 1986 title Michigan Place Names origyear 1973 publisher Wayne State University Press location Detroit, Michigan isbn 0 8143 1838 X ref The Lachine ZIP code , 49753, includes most of the southern portion of Long Rapids Township, as well as most of southern Wellington Township, Michigan Wellington Township to the west and large portions of Wilson Township, Alpena County, Michigan Wilson Township , Green Township, Michigan Green Township , and Ossineke Township, Michigan Ossineke Township . ref http factfinder.census.gov ... N 83 44 22 W ref gnis 1617677 Leer, Michigan ref The rural settlement was named after Lier, Norway ... more details
refimprove date May 2011 Infobox settlement official name East Grand Rapids, Michigan settlement type City image skyline Gaslight Village.JPG imagesize image caption image flag image seal East Grand Rapids, Michigan logo.png image map Kent County Michigan Incorporated and Unincorporated areas East Grand Rapids Highlighted.svg mapsize 250x200px map caption image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 coordinates ... Rapids is a city in Kent County, Michigan Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan . The city is a suburb of Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids and is located on the shore of Reeds Lake . As of the 2010 ... Cities in Michigan Category Populated places in Kent County, Michigan Category Grand Rapids Wyoming metropolitan area es East Grand Rapids fr East Grand RapidsMichigan nl East Grand Rapids pt East ... type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision type2 List of counties in Michigan County subdivision name United States subdivision name1 Michigan subdivision name2 Kent County, Michigan ... thumb left 250px East Grand Rapids is centered on Reeds Lake East Grand Rapids was first settled in the early ... Rapids in 1891. The Village was incorporated into a Home Rule City in 1926 when the population was approximately ... for the people of Grand Rapids and surrounding areas. Picnicking, boating, swimming and spending a leisurely ... board in downtown Grand Rapids, transfer onto the Grand Rapids & Reeds Lake Railway on Sherman Street ... remembered feature of the bygone days of East Grand Rapids. The amusement park, owned and operated by the Grand Rapids Street Railway Company, was a destination spot for thousands of families between ... was sold in 1927. Image EGR Mansions.JPG thumb 280px East Grand Rapids is known for its affluence ... of Michigan to pursue his passion for ice boating, selling the restaurant to the Gilmore Collection ... spread over a convert 4 acre m2 adj on tract. In 2006 the City of East Grand Rapids performed ... Toni Jo Abbenante Farmer , Miss Michigan 1967 Betty Ford , former First Lady of the United States ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Elk Rapids Township, Michigan settlement type Township United States Township nickname motto Images image skyline Elk Rapids Township Michigan Fire and Ambulance.jpg imagesize image caption Township Fire and Ambulance image flag image seal Maps pushpin map Michigan pushpin label position left the position of the pushpin label left, right, top, bottom, none pushpin map caption Location within the state of Michigan pushpin mapsize image map mapsize map caption image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location coordinates display inline,title coordinates region US MI subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 Michigan subdivision type2 List of counties in Michigan County subdivision name2 Antrim County, Michigan Antrim Government government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area unit pref Imperial area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 28.3 area land km2 18.4 area water km2 9.9 area total sq mi 10.9 area land sq mi 7.1 area water sq mi 3.8 Population population as of United States Census, 2000 2000 population footnotes population total 2741 population density km2 148.8 population density sq mi 385.3 General information timezone North American Eastern Time Zone Eastern EST utc offset 5 timezone DST EDT utc offset DST 4 elevation footnotes elevation m 187 elevation ... Antrim County, Michigan Category Townships in Antrim County, Michigan es Municipio de Elk Rapids ... System GNIS feature ID blank1 info 1626227 ref gnis 1626227 ref website footnotes Elk Rapids Township is a civil township of Antrim County, Michigan Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan . The population was 2,741 at the United States Census, 2000 2000 census . The Elk Rapids, Michigan Village of Elk Rapids is located within the township. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau ... more details
ID blank1 info 1626210 ref gnis 1626210 ref website footnotes Eaton Rapids Township is a civil township of Eaton County, Michigan Eaton County in the U.S. state of Michigan . The population was 3,821 at the United States Census, 2000 2000 census . The Eaton Rapids, Michigan City of Eaton Rapids ...Infobox settlement official name Eaton Township, Michigan settlement type Township United States Township nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps pushpin map Michigan pushpin label position left the position of the pushpin label left, right, top, bottom, none pushpin map caption Location within the state of Michigan pushpin mapsize image map mapsize map caption image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location coordinates display inline,title coordinates region US MI subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 Michigan subdivision type2 List of counties in Michigan County subdivision name2 Eaton County, Michigan Eaton Government government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area unit pref Imperial area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 84.5 area land km2 84.4 area water km2 0.1 area total sq mi 32.6 area land sq mi 32.6 area water sq mi 0.0 Population population as of United States Census, 2000 2000 population footnotes population total 4278 population density km2 50.7 population density sq mi 131.3 General information timezone North American Eastern Time Zone Eastern EST utc offset 5 timezone DST EDT utc offset DST 4 elevation footnotes elevation ... under age 18 and 4.1 of those age 65 or over. References reflist Eaton County, Michigan Category Townships in Eaton County, Michigan Category Lansing East Lansing metropolitan area es Municipio de Eaton Rapids condado de Eaton, M chigan ... more details
Rapids Category Religious organizations established in 1833 Category Religious buildings completed in 1876 Category Roman Catholic cathedrals in the United States Andrew Grand Rapids, Michigan Category Buildings and structures in Grand Rapids, Michigan Category Roman Catholic churches in Michigan Category Gothic Revival architecture in Michigan fr Cath drale Saint Andr de Grand Rapids ... Michigan Grand River and the people who attended the church were Native Americans in the United States .... After the Native Americans left and the town of Grand Rapids grew, Father Viszoczky built a new ... limestone and completed in 1850. Grand Rapids continued to grow as did the parish and a new church .... On May 19, 1882 Pope Leo XIII established the Diocese of Grand Rapids. ref name hierarchy cite web url http www.catholic hierarchy.org diocese dgran.html title Diocese of Grand Rapids publisher ... Cathedral of St. Andrew Web Site http www.dioceseofgrandrapids.org Grand Rapids Diocese Web ... more details
Infobox civilian attack title 2011 Grand Rapids mass murder map map caption image Rodrick Shonte Dantzler.jpg caption Rodrick Dantzler location Grand Rapids, Michigan target coordinates date Thursday, July ... two others in a mass murder in Grand Rapids, Michigan . The deaths took place in two homes, with the two ... www.woodtv.com dpp news local grand rapids Dantzler in trouble since he was 15 title Dantzler in trouble since he was 15 date July 8, 2011 location Grand Rapids, Michigan publisher WOOD TV accessdate ... 2011 title Police Seven shot dead in two GR homes date July 7, 2011 location Grand Rapids, Michigan ... shot in nose title Titanium plate saves man shot in nose date July 7, 2011 location Grand Rapids, Michigan ... July 8, 2011 location Grand Rapids, Michigan publisher WOOD TV accessdate July 8, 2011 ref ref name ... 7, 2011 location Grand Rapids, Michigan publisher WOOD TV accessdate July 8, 2011 ref ref name wood4 ... Grand Rapids, Michigan publisher WOOD TV accessdate July 8, 2011 ref ref name mlive5 cite news ... Makeshift Thank You card outside GRPD date July 8, 2011 location Grand Rapids, Michigan publisher ... press obituary fo.html ref References Reflist 2 coord missing Michigan DEFAULTSORT Grand Rapids shooting Category 2011 murders in the United States Category Grand Rapids, Michigan Category Mass murder ... Rapids murder spree was stolen url http www.mlive.com news grand rapids index.ssf 2011 07 gun used by rodrick dantzler i.html work The Grand Rapids Press date July 9, 2011 accessdate July 29, 2011 ... from Grand Rapids. ref name wood ref name vs Dantzler was convicted as a juvenile for burglary in 1992 ... lived in fear date July 8, 2011 work The Grand Rapids Press accessdate July 8, 2011 url http www.mlive.com news grand rapids index.ssf 2011 07 rodrick dantzlers violent hist.html ref Also in 1995 ... his wife and daughter to Michigan s Adventure in Muskegon, Michigan Muskegon . During the week prior ... title Rodrick Dantzler s family speaks after his murder spree kills 7 in Grand Rapids He s no monster ... more details
Temple Emanuel is a Reform Judaism Reform synagogue in Grand Rapids, Michigan . The congregation was founded in 1857 and describes itself as the fifth oldest Reform congregation in the United States. http www.templeemanuelgr.org brief history.html The congregation erected its first building in 1882 at the corner of Fountain and Ransom Streets. In 1996 it was in use as an office building and was the Oldest synagogues in the United States oldest synagogue building still standing in Michigan. ref Mark W. Gordon, http muse.jhu.edu journals american jewish history v084 84.1gordon.html Rediscovering Jewish Infrastructure Update on United States Nineteenth Century Synagogues , American Jewish History , 84.1 1996 11 27. ref ref Grand Rapids and Kent County, Michigan Historical Account of Their Progress from First Settlement to the Present Time, Ernest B. Fisher , Robert O. Law company, Chicago, 1918, p. 397. ref The Temple has a notable 1926 Tiffany glass window depicting the biblical story of Book of Ruth Ruth and Boaz . The window was moved from the 1882 building when the congregation erected a new building in 1952. http museum.msu.edu museum msgc feb05.html The 1952 building is by Erich Mendelsohn 1887 1953 . http www.greatbuildings.com architects Erich Mendelsohn.html External links http www.templeemanuelgr.org Temple Emanuel website References reflist coord missing Michigan DEFAULTSORT Emanuel Grand Rapids, Michigan Category Religious organizations established in 1857 Category Synagogues in Michigan Category Buildings and structures in Grand Rapids, Michigan Category Reform synagogues in the United States US synagogue stub Michigan stub ... more details
not add 12th grade until 1912. Category Buildings and structures in Grand Rapids, Michigan Category Education in Grand Rapids, Michigan Category Educational institutions with year of establishment missing Category High schools in Michigan Category Schools in Kent County, MichiganMichigan school stub ... on First Street was annexed by the City of Grand Rapids in 1850 from Walker Township. The City built ... more details
for the Catholic school Catholic Central High School Grand Rapids, Michigan Central High School , founded in 1911, ref cite web title GRPS Central High School Celebrates 100th Anniversary url http www.grpublicschools.org grps1 images stories Departments communications pdfs news releases 2011 news releases grps celebrates central high school 100th anniversary.pdf format press release date January 31, 2011 publisher Grand Rapids Public Schools accessdate July 9, 2011 ref is a public high school located at 421 Fountain Street NE in Grand Rapids, Michigan . ref cite web url http grpublicschools.org grps1 index.php?option com wrapper&view wrapper&Itemid 14&lang en accessdate July 9, 2011 title High School Listings publisher Grand Rapids Public Schools ref The high school offers classes for grades 9 12. The school colors are Gold and Black and the school mascot is the Ram. ref cite web url http www.grpl.org wiki images 178.pdf format pdf title Finding Aid for the Central High School Grand Rapids High School Collection date October 2009 accessdate July 9, 2011 ref History A previous school known as Grand Rapids High School was opened in 1859, and located in an old stone schoolhouse. New buildings were constructed in 1867 and 1893. A new school was constructed from 1910&ndash 1911, at a cost of USD 435,000, and opened to students on January 31, 1911. The initial class incorporated students from grades 9 through 12, and some courses that eventually evolved into Grand Rapids Community College , which was itself founded in 1914. The high school had a large auditorium, the largest in Michigan ... reflist Category High schools in Michigan Category Education in Grand Rapids, Michigan Category Schools in Kent County, Michigan Category Educational institutions established in 1911 ... 1896 1928 , actor Robert Dean Michigan politician b. 1954 , member of the Michigan House of Representatives ... Frank Steketee 1900 1951 , football player for the University of Michigan Wolverines Arthur Vandenberg ... more details
present References reflist Category Lists of mayors of places in the United States Grand Rapids, Michigan Category Mayors of Grand Rapids, Michigan Category Michigan related lists Mayors ...This is a list of Mayor s of Grand Rapids ref name polgrave cite web url http politicalgraveyard.com geo MI ofc grandrapids.html title Mayors of Grand Rapids, Michigan publisher The Political Graveyard accessdate 10 March 2010 ref H. R. Williams, 1850 Ralph W. Cole , 1851 William H. Withey , 1852 Thomas B. Church , 1853 Wilder D. Foster , 1854 Charles Shepard Grand Rapids Mayor Charles Shepard , 1855 John M. Fox, 1856 William T. Powers Michigan William T. Powers , 1857 Gilbert M. McCray , 1858 George K. Johnson , 1859 Martin L. Sweet , 1860 George H. White mayor George H. White , 1861 62 Charles C. Comstock , 1863 64 Wilder D. Foster , 1865 66 John W. Champlin , 1867 Moses V. Aldrich , 1868 70 Leonard H. Randall , 1871 Julius Houseman , 1872 Peter R. L. Peirce , 1873 Julius Houseman , 1874 Peter R. L. Peirce , 1875 6 William Montague Ferry, Jr. , 1876 George W. Thayer , 1877 Henry S. Smith , 1878 Fraces Letellier , 1879 Henry S. Smith , 1880 George G. Steketee , 1881 Edmund B. Dikeman , 1882 Crawford Angell , 1883 Charles E. Belknap , 1884 John L. Curtis , 1885 Edmund B. Dikeman , 1886 7 Isaac M. Weston , 1888 John Killean , 1889 Edwin F. Uhl , 1890 91 William J. Stuart , 1892 93 Ernest B. Fisher , 1894 Charles D. Stebbins , 1895 Lathrop C. Stow , 1896 97 George R. Perry , 1898 01 W. Millard Palmer , 1902 03 Edwin F. Sweet , 1904 05 George E. Ellis , 1906 15 George P. Tilma , 1916 17 Philo C. Fuller Grand Rapids Mayor Philo C. Fuller , 1917 Christian Gallmeyer , 1918 20 John McNabb , 1920 22 William Oltman , 1922 23 Julius Tisch , 1923 24 Elvin Swarthout , 1924 26 John D. Karel , 1930 34 William Timmers , 1934 36 Tunis Johnson , 1936 38 George W. Welsh , 1938 1949 Stanley J. Davis , 1949 50 Paul G. Goebel , 1950 54 George Veldman , 1954 56 Paul G. Goebel , 1956 58 Stanley ... more details
average. Approximately 70 of the students passed each section of the Michigan Merit Exam ... Michigan Category High schools in Michigan Category Educational institutions established in 1963 Category Schools in Kent County, MichiganMichigan school stub ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Grand Rapids Charter Township, Michigan settlement type Charter township nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps pushpin map Michigan pushpin label position left the position of the pushpin label left, right, top, bottom, none pushpin map caption Location within the state of Michigan pushpin mapsize image map mapsize map caption image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location coordinates display inline,title coordinates region US MI subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 Michigan subdivision type2 List of counties in Michigan County subdivision name2 Kent County, Michigan Kent Government government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area unit pref Imperial area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 40.3 area land km2 39.9 area water km2 0.4 area total sq mi 15.6 area land sq mi 15.4 area water sq mi 0.1 Population population as of United States Census, 2000 2000 population footnotes population total 14056 population density km2 352.0 population density sq mi 911.6 General information timezone North American Eastern Time Zone Eastern EST utc offset 5 timezone DST EDT utc offset DST 4 elevation footnotes elevation ... System GNIS feature ID blank1 info 1626374 ref gnis 1626374 ref website footnotes Grand Rapids Charter Township is a charter township of Kent County, Michigan Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan ... age 65 or over. References reflist External links http www.grandrapidstwp.org Grand Rapids Charter Township official website Kent County, Michigan Category Townships in Kent County, Michigan Category Charter townships in Michigan Category Grand Rapids Wyoming metropolitan area es Municipio de Grand Rapids condado de Kent, M chigan ... more details
refimprove date April 2010 The following is a list of notable people associated with Grand Rapids, Michigan . These people were born or lived in Grand Rapids. Artists and artisans columns list 2 Mathias ... Charles C. Comstock U.S. Congressman from Michigan and mayor of Grand Rapids ref name polgrave cite web url http politicalgraveyard.com geo MI ofc grandrapids.html title Mayors of Grand Rapids, Michigan ... from Michigan and mayor of Grand Rapids ref name polgrave George Heartwell mayor of Grand Rapids ... id 1010 title Mayor George Heartwell publisher City of Grand Rapids, Michigan accessdate 5 March 2010 ... Julius Houseman U.S. Congressman from Michigan and mayor of Grand Rapids ref name polgrave Bartel J ... History Matters accessdate 8 June 2010 ref Lyman Parks mayor of Grand Rapids Michael Sak Michigan State ... Edwin F. Sweet U.S. Congressman from Michigan and mayor of Grand Rapids ref name polgrave Jerald ... ref Stewart Edward White author References reflist Category People from Grand Rapids, Michigan ... wiki images 6 6f 269.pdf title Grand Rapids History & Special Collections publisher GRAND RAPIDS ... ref name grpress cite news url http www.mlive.com entertainment grand rapids index.ssf 2008 11 ... date November 28, 2008 publisher The Grand Rapids Press accessdate 3 April 2010 ref Business, industry ... Kent County Michigan Genweb Project accessdate 5 April 2010 ref Charles Sumner Burch editor of the Grand Rapids Evening Press Dick DeVos chief executive officer of Amway Richard DeVos co founder ... Arnold Gingrich founder of Esquire Magazine John A. Hannah president of Michigan State College H. Wayne ... ref name loekswoodtv cite news url http www.woodtv.com dpp news local grand rapids Movie theater ... accessdate 26 April 2012 ref M. Peter McPherson president of Michigan State University and chairman ... Jo Abbenante Farmer Miss Michigan 1967 Gillian Anderson television and film actress ref name gilliananderson ... title Grand Rapids native Reed Timmer leads viewers into the eye of a tornado on Storm Chasers date ... more details
Infobox River river name Big River image name image size caption origin Michigan mouth basin countries United States length elevation mouth elevation discharge watershed The Big River is a convert 4.7 mi km adj mid long ref name NHD U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high resolution flowline data. http viewer.nationalmap.gov viewer The National Map , accessed December 19, 2011 ref stream on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States . It is a tributary of Big Bay de Noc on Lake Michigan . See also List of rivers of Michigan References Reflist http waterdata.usgs.gov mi nwis current ?type flow Michigan Streamflow Data from the USGS coord missing Michigan Category Rivers of MichiganMichigan geo stub ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Big Prairie Township, Michigan settlement type Township United States Township nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps pushpin map Michigan pushpin label position left the position of the pushpin label left, right, top, bottom, none pushpin map caption Location within the state of Michigan pushpin mapsize image map mapsize map caption image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location coordinates display inline,title coordinates region US MI subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 Michigan subdivision type2 List of counties in Michigan County subdivision name2 Newaygo County, Michigan Newaygo Government government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area unit pref Imperial area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 93.8 area land km2 81.6 area water km2 12.2 area total sq mi 36.2 area land sq mi 31.5 area water sq mi 4.7 Population population as of United States Census, 2000 2000 population footnotes population total 2465 population density km2 30.2 population density sq mi 78.2 General information timezone North American Eastern Time Zone Eastern EST utc offset 5 timezone DST EDT utc offset DST 4 elevation footnotes elevation m 278 elevation ft 912 latd 43 latm 30 lats 43 latNS N longd 85 longm 37 longs 42 longEW ... GNIS feature ID blank1 info 1625933 ref gnis 1625933 ref website footnotes Big Prairie Township is a civil township of Newaygo County, Michigan Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan . As of the United ... links http bigprairietownship.org Big Prairie Township http www.oxbowpark.net Big Prairie Township Parks Newaygo County, Michigan Category Townships in Newaygo County, Michigan Category Grand Rapids Wyoming metropolitan area es Municipio de Big Prairie M chigan ... more details
,title Big Dipper is a steel roller coaster at Michigan s Adventure near Muskegon, Michigan Muskegon , Michigan . It was manufactured by Chance Rides. It is a family coaster aimed at smaller children ...Infobox roller coaster name Big Dipper image Use ONLY the filename, not a full Image link imagedimensions Must be expressed in pixels px default is 250px caption location Michigan s Adventure Must not be linked. locationarticle Michigan s Adventure Must not be linked. section Must not be linked. type Steel Must be Steel or Wood , nothing else. Must not be linked. type2 Must not be linked, will auto categorize the coaster. type3 Must not be linked, will auto categorize the coaster. status Open opened July 10, 1999 closed manufacturer Chance Rides Must not be linked, will auto categorize the coaster. designer Chance Rides model Big Dipper track lift Lift Hill friction drive height ft 16 Must be expressed in feet and may contain only numeric characters. drop ft Must be expressed in feet and may contain only numeric characters. length ft 350 Must be expressed in feet and may contain only numeric characters. speed mph 15 Must be expressed in miles per hour and may contain only numeric characters. inversions 0 duration 45 seconds angle Do not include degrees , it is added automatically. capacity 300 cost acceleration no launch gforce restriction in 36 Must be expressed in inches and may contain only numeric characters. trains 1 carspertrain 4 rowspercar 2 ridersperrow 2 rcdb number 564 ... was constructed, Mad Mouse Michigan s Adventure Mad Mouse was built, and new buildings were constructed. ref http www.rcdb.com pd50.htm Michigan s Adventure Muskegon, Michigan 49445 USA Bot generated title ref References reflist External links http www.miadventure.com rides Roller Coasters Big Dipper Official page Michigan s Adventure Category Roller coasters in Michigan Category Roller coasters introduced in 1999 Category Michigan s Adventure Category Roller coasters operated by Cedar Fair Entertainment ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Big Bay, Michigan settlement type Census designated place CDP nickname motto Images image skyline Big Bay Michigan aerial view.jpg imagesize image caption Aerial view of the harbor at Big Bay image flag image seal Maps image map Marquette County Michigan Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Big Bay Highlighted.svg mapsize 250px map caption Location of Big Bay, Michigan ... was 265. The community is located within Powell Township, Michigan Powell Township near the shore of Big Bay on Lake Superior . Although the Big Bay community is served by the Marquette, Michigan ... Thunder Bay Inn Bed & Breakfast http www.bigbaywx.com Live Weather Big Bay, Michigan http www.miningjournal.net ... County, Michigan Category Census designated places in Michigan es Big Bay M chigan nl Big Bay pt ... State subdivision name1 Michigan subdivision type2 List of counties in Michigan County subdivision name2 Marquette County, Michigan Marquette subdivision type3 List of townships in Michigan Township subdivision name3 Powell Township, Michigan Powell Government government footnotes government type ... ref website footnotes Image Thunder Bay Inn.jpg thumb right Interior of the Thunder Bay Inn Big Bay is an unincorporated community in Marquette County, Michigan Marquette County of the U.S. state of Michigan ... Map American FactFinder , U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census ref the Big Bay post office with ZIP ... of Powell Township as well as Ishpeming Township, Michigan Ishpeming , Champion Township, Michigan Champion , Michigamme Township, Michigan Michigamme , and Ely Township, Michigan Ely townships ... under the age of eighteen and 4.6 of those sixty five or over. Culture Big Bay s claim to fame is the filming of Anatomy of a Murder in 1959. Filming took place at The Thunder Bay Inn, the Big Bay Point Lighthouse Big Bay Lighthouse Bed and Breakfast , The Lumberjack Tavern scene of the real 1952 ... Camp is located in Big Bay. It is a year round, non profit wellness camp for children and adults ... more details
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