We are marking a couple of anniversaries this month.

We are marking a couple of anniversaries this month.

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Starting in September, communities celebrate with unique food, livestock competitions and midway rides at events dating back to the 1800s. Part 15 of our series on people and things that make summer sizzle here.

Starting in September, communities celebrate with unique food, livestock competitions and midway rides at events dating back to the 1800s. Part 15 of our series on people and things that make summer sizzle here.

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This weekend features a cultural celebration, patriotic family fun, environmental stewardship, and a major milestone.

This weekend features a cultural celebration, patriotic family fun, environmental stewardship, and a major milestone.

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Hundreds of surfers of all skill levels gathered for the annual Great Lakes Surf Festival at Pere Marquette Beach in Muskegon, Michigan on Saturday to celebrate Michigan’s surfing culture with […]

Hundreds of surfers of all skill levels gathered for the annual Great Lakes Surf Festival at Pere Marquette Beach in Muskegon, Michigan on Saturday to celebrate Michigan’s surfing culture with […]

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By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva Downriver Detroit developed during the 20th century as an industrial region, but it was never just an industrial space. Alongside factories and working-class neighborhoods, there were wetlands, waterfront areas, nature preserves, farms and residential communities with different types of environments that shaped the region. This relationship lies at the heart of Lisa Fine’s new book, “Downriver Detroit: The Working Class, the Environment and the Bonds of Place.”

By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva Downriver Detroit developed during the 20th century as an industrial region, but it was never just an industrial space. Alongside factories and working-class neighborhoods, there were wetlands, waterfront areas, nature preserves, farms and residential communities with different types of environments that shaped the region. This relationship lies at the heart of Lisa Fine’s new book, “Downriver Detroit: The Working Class, the Environment and the Bonds of Place.”

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By Isabella Figueroa Nogueira    As takeout containers pile up across college campuses, universities are struggling to balance sustainability goals with a growing culture of convenience.

By Isabella Figueroa Nogueira    As takeout containers pile up across college campuses, universities are struggling to balance sustainability goals with a growing culture of convenience.

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Aza Raskin did not mean to break anything. He just wanted to make scrolling easier. It was 2006, and this interface designer was annoyed by the little button you had to had to click at the bottom of a webpage to load the next one. So he removed it. The page would simply continue, endlessly. […]

Aza Raskin did not mean to break anything. He just wanted to make scrolling easier. It was 2006, and this interface designer was annoyed by the little button you had to had to click at the bottom of a webpage to load the next one. So he removed it. The page would simply continue, endlessly. […]

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By Joshua Kim “Nokee: The Last of the Great Lakes Mound Builders” follows Nokee, the last member of a mound-building culture, who embarks on a journey to preserve the memory of his ancestors and find an aging shaman.

By Joshua Kim “Nokee: The Last of the Great Lakes Mound Builders” follows Nokee, the last member of a mound-building culture, who embarks on a journey to preserve the memory of his ancestors and find an aging shaman.

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Canadians are shying away from going to the United States but their appetite to travel is still strong

Canadians are shying away from going to the United States but their appetite to travel is still strong

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