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 People in Detroit were the first in the United States to have telephone numbers.[([[https://wkfr.com/detroit-first-phone-numbers/|wkfr]])] People in Detroit were the first in the United States to have telephone numbers.[([[https://wkfr.com/detroit-first-phone-numbers/|wkfr]])]
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 +===== Tonnage Passes =====
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 +The historic Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie handle more tonnage than the Suez and Panama Canals combined.[([[https://www.michigan.org/article/trip-idea/things-you-may-not-know-about-soo-locks|michigan]])]
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 +===== Nineteen Chandeliers =====
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 +Tiffany's of New York created the seventeen chandeliers in Lansing's Capitol building specifically for the structure. They weigh between eight and nine hundred pounds each and are made of copper, iron, and pewter.[([[https://kathrynwarmstrong.wordpress.com/tag/fifty-fun-facts-about-michigan/|kathrynwarmstrong]])]
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 +===== Passenger Airline Service =====
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 +In 1926, the nation's first regularly scheduled air passage service commenced between Grand Rapids and Detroit.[([[https://www.michigan.gov/mdot/about/history/aeronautical-facts|michigan]])]
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 +===== Largest Weathervane =====
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 +Montague is home to the world's biggest weathervane. It is forty-eight feet tall and weighs three hundred pounds. It has a wind arrow that is 26 feet long.[([[https://www.worldrecordacademy.org/2022/08/worlds-largest-weather-vane-world-record-set-in-montague-michigan-422369|worldrecordacademy]])]
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 +===== Singing Sand =====
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 +The beaches at Grand Haven have singing sand. When you walk over the sand particles, they generate a whistling sound.[([[https://www.facebook.com/michiganawesome/posts/singing-sand-can-be-found-on-the-beaches-of-grand-haven-michigan-the-sand-partic/193205397139/|facebook]])]
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 +===== Indian River =====
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 +Indian River is home to the world's biggest crucifix. It's known as the Cross in the Woods.[([[https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-cross-in-the-woods-shrine-indian-river-michigan|atlasobscura]])]
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