There’s a larger-than-life Lincoln on display in Battle Creek. A. Lincoln is a portrait made entirely out of pennies. It’s in the Lincoln Room, found at 32 W. Michigan Ave. By the numbers It took 24,500 pennies to create the portrait, which is 12 feet high and eight feet wide. Abraham Lincoln was…
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The music scene in Calhoun County heats up in the summer. You’ll find some unusual venues, from a grocery store to a movie theater to a golf course. Blues at the Bohm The Bohm Theatre in Albion is a restored movie palace that also hosts concerts and events. The most popular is the monthly Blues…
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A trip to Full Blast’s water park is sure to keep you cool in the summer. Ride the water slides The big attractions are the two large water slides. Each ride ends with a splash in the pool. Rent a large inner tube to make your ride faster or use it to hang out in the pool area. Lounge…
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Battle Creek’s biggest festival celebrates flight – whether it’s hot air balloons, jet planes, drones, Ferris wheels or fireworks. It all happens around the Fourth of July. New to the event? Here are some tips. WHEN IS IT? The festival goes from July 2 to 6. If you want to see the Thunderbirds…
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In 1978, magician Donald Kill hung upside down in a straitjacket on Marshall’s main street. He managed to escape, climbed down the fire truck and opened the doors to the American Museum of Magic for the first time. That straitjacket is among hundreds of memorabilia now at the two-story museum…
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When friends and family come to visit, you want to show them a good time. There’s something to do every month in Battle Creek and beyond. January Kids ‘N’ Stuff in Albion provides lots of indoor fun for when it’s too cold outside to play. Imagine, create and experiment at this hands-on museum…
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Why cereal? Battle Creek is the town where the Kellogg brothers found a way to make breakfast quick and easy. In 1894, they accidentally discovered how to turn grain into flakes. That discovery eventually became Corn Flakes. This is where C.W. Post started a business in a barn that became a…
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After you feed the giraffes at Binder Park Zoo, you might be ready to feed yourself. There are multiple dining options in the area. Here are a few family friendly suggestions: Eat at the zoo There are two restaurants on different sides of the zoo. On the East Side, by the snow leopards, is…
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This year, the Bohm Theatre in Albion is going to see stars. “We’re going to blow the roof off the Bohm Theatre with this line-up,” said Shannon Aikens, Executive Director for the Friends of the Bohm Theatre. In celebration of 10 years, the Bohm is bringing in some big names for 2025. Each concert…
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The Battle Creek Black, Red and Green Pages makes it easier to support Black-owned businesses. It’s a digital directory compiled by a group of women who belong to the Battle Creek Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. They’re an activist group, and one of their points of focus is…
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