Grand Rapids, MI

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Michigan's first regularly scheduled air passage service began operating between Grand Rapids and Detroit in 1926. It was called Stout Air Services, created by William Bushnell Stout. Stout’s air services and his sister company, Stout Metal Airplane, did business out of Ford Airport in Dearborn. Round-trip tickets were a whoppin’ thirty-five bucks which were available thru the Book Cadillac Hotel, which in essence became Michigan’s first ‘official’ airline ticket office.

Michigan’s First Regularly Scheduled Air Passage Service, 1926

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Grand Rapids Yard Waste Drop-Off Opens, Curbside Collection Starts Next Week

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Kalamazoo, MI

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Weather Page Is Saying Kalamazoo Is In threat of Tornado On Friday, March 31st

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Keep Your Eyes on the Sky: Could GRPD Be Getting Drones?

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Otsego Changes Their Town Motto & The Residents Call It A Joke

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Win Family 4 Packs Of Tickets And Pit Passes to Monster Jam

Family fun returns to Grand Rapids with an explosive 3-day monster truck event and 979 GRD has two ways for you to win tickets for the...

Win Family 4 Packs Of Tickets And Pit Passes to Monster Jam

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