International Harvester built its first school bus and the company and it's successor company Navistar continues to make them to this day. But when The Ford Motor Company introduced its school bus version of a Model T, the game changed completely.
I was looking at this picture of the Chicago River dyed bright green for St. Patrick's Day and I thought to myself "why doesn't Kalamazoo have a St. Patrick's Day tradition?"
The sinking of Al Capone's party boat is like a glimpse of the past that offers so many wonders about his life and why he would be in Charlevoix, Michigan.
The trend of combing cheese and caramel popcorn, called Midwest Mix or Chicago Mix, is unique to Michigan and surrounding states and got its start at the famous Garrett's Popcorn in Chicago.
Being from Kalamazoo, one of the hardest things to do is to explain to someone where Kalamazoo is, and if you're really unlucky you have to give directions to our marvelous city.