Lifestyle
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Guitars, Corsets, and Kzoo: Kalamazoo’s industrial history is cooler than you think
Kalamazoo is filled with factories—and it’s an industrial legacy that didn’t grow overnight. Back when railroads were a dominant form of transportation in Michigan, Kalamazoo made a name for itself as the “Crossroads of Southwest Michigan.”
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Food History: Michigan’s favorite ice cream was born in a brewery
Blue Moon ice cream may be a Midwest dairy flavor mystery that sort of just tastes like “blue” to some, but Michigan’s Superman ice cream multiplies that mystery by three.
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Food History: Polish Immigrants Bring Passion for Paczki to Michigan
Michigan is big on paczki because we have a thriving population of Polish immigrants who migrated here near the turn of the 20th Century.
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The history of Vernors — and the Boston Cooler
If you’re like many Michiganders, when you get sick, you reach for the Vernors as a home remedy for just about every ailment. Perhaps, then, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that America’s oldest surviving ginger ale was the creation of Michigan’s first licensed pharmacist.
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Coney Dogs: Pure Michigan or European import?
Though often called the Detroit-style hot dog, the coney dog didn’t really come from Detroit.
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Gouda stuff: The history of Pinconning Cheese
Hold your charcuterie boards. Did you know Michigan has a cheese capital?
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The history behind Michigan’s famous double-baked rye bread
Jewish delis in Detroit are the country’s culinary underdogs. What makes them stand out? The bread.
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The history of Faygo is more cakey than we knew
In the first installment of our Michigan Moments: Food series, we’re hunting down the history of Faygo Pop. Did you know it started with cake?
