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A Labor Day march of 15,000 Klansmen in Lansing, cross burnings in Charlotte and a grand dragon in Howell are part of the KKK's mid-Michigan history.

A Labor Day march of 15,000 Klansmen in Lansing, cross burnings in Charlotte and a grand dragon in Howell are part of the KKK's mid-Michigan history.

Peeks into the Past: Tales of Battle Creek Theaters Battle Creek’s bustling downtown once sported as many as a dozen movie theaters.   You could walk out of one, walk a few feet and go into another.   Why were there so many, and what happened to them? The Dreamland, the Queen, the Bijou, the Rex, the Regent, the Garden, the Strand, Michigan, and the Post.   Those were just some of the places to watch movies in Battle Creek. Battle Creek's Downtown Theaters-Curt Thornton photo On the next “Peeks into the Past,” Willard Library’s Michael McCullough and his team remember the halcyo...

Dec. 11, 1920 War fortunes of a new type have developed in Cadillac. Chunks of ore brought back from Russia by local soldiers which have been used as door weights, playthings for children or souvenirs soon tossed on the ash heap suddenly have been tucked away in downtown safes for they are raw platinum worth several hundred dollars an ounce. Nelson Nolf of Harrietta probably has the biggest find. He brought back several pounds of the glittering gray ore which resembles lead, although more shiny. He estimates that he will realize $18,000 on his pieces, most of which are being held in the Nelso...