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Crawford County Avalanche
The ''Crawford County Avalanche'' is a weekly newspaper and website based in Grayling, Michigan published on Thursdays. It calls itself "Grayling's Hometown Newspaper Since 1879" and is the newspaper of record for Crawford County for 144 years. The ''Chronicling America'' project of the Library of Congress has images of the newspaper online for the years 1879–1900. History The ''Crawford Avalanche'', founded by Masters & (George) Maurer from Mount Pleasant, Michigan, began the paper in May 1879, just as the county was established. The editor was Dr. Simeon C. Brown, from Salt River. In the first issue, the paper declared that it was affiliated with the Republican Party which was dominant in Michigan at the time, and its goal was "developing the new section," i.e., bringing economic prosperity to the county. Three years later, Oscar Palmer took control and published for more than 80 years. The Milliman family purchased the paper in 1968 and changed the name to ''Crawford County ...
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Broadsheet
A broadsheet is the largest newspaper format and is characterized by long Vertical and horizontal, vertical pages, typically of . Other common newspaper formats include the smaller Berliner (format), Berliner and Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid–Compact (newspaper), compact formats. Description Many broadsheets measure roughly per full broadsheet spread, twice the size of a standard tabloid. Australians, Australian and New Zealand broadsheets always have a paper size of ISO 216, A1 per spread (). South Africa, South African broadsheet newspapers have a double-page spread sheet size of (single-page live print area of 380 x 545 mm). Others measure 22 in (560 mm) vertically. In the United States, the traditional dimensions for the front page half of a broadsheet are wide by long. However, in efforts to save newsprint costs, many U.S. newspapers have downsized to wide by long for a folded page. Many rate cards and specification cards refer to the "broadsheet size ...
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Maple Forest Township, Michigan
Maple Forest Township is a civil township of Crawford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 653 at the 2010 census. The township was named from groves of maple trees within its borders. Communities *Forbush Corner is an unincorporated community in the southwestern portion of the township at . Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and (0.81%) is water. Maple Forest Township is located in northern Crawford County and is bordered by Otsego County to the north. Interstate 75 runs north–south across the west side of the township, providing access at Exit 264. Major highways * runs through the western portion of the township. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 498 people, 201 households, and 156 families residing in the township. The population density was 14.1 per square mile (5.5/km2). There were 438 housing units at an average density of 12.4 per square mile (4.8/km2). ...
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Newspapers Established In 1879
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports and art, and often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of subscription revenue, newsstand sales, and advertising revenue. The journalism organizations that publish newspapers are themselves often metonymically called newspapers. Newspapers have traditionally been published in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint). However, today most newspapers are also published on websites as online newspapers, and some have even abandoned their print versions entirely. Newspapers developed in the 17th century, as ...
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Newspapers Published In Michigan
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports and art, and often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of subscription revenue, newsstand sales, and advertising revenue. The journalism organizations that publish newspapers are themselves often metonymically called newspapers. Newspapers have traditionally been published in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint). However, today most newspapers are also published on websites as online newspapers, and some have even abandoned their print versions entirely. Newspapers developed in the 17th century, as ...
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Camp Grayling
Camp Grayling is a military training facility located near Grayling, Michigan, primarily in Crawford County, and spread over three counties. Camp Grayling is the main training facility for the Michigan National Guard and is the largest US National Guard training facility in the United States. History Camp Grayling was founded in 1913 on an initial grant of land from Grayling lumber baron Rasmus Hanson to the state for military training. It includes in Crawford, Kalkaska and Otsego counties. Troops first started training at Camp Grayling in 1914. Training events During the summer months, Camp Grayling hosts National Guard units from Michigan, the surrounding states, and Canada. Large artillery, mortar, and tank ranges as well as maneuver courses highlight the camp. Recently Forward Operating Bases have been constructed to allow company-sized units to simulate operations. For two weeks each year starting in 2014, Camp Grayling hosts the National Guard's Exportable Combat ...
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Population Growth
Population growth is the increase in the number of people in a population or dispersed group. Actual global human population growth amounts to around 83 million annually, or 1.1% per year. The global population has grown from 1 billion in 1800 to 7.9 billion in 2020. The UN projected population to keep growing, and estimates have put the total population at 8.6 billion by mid-2030, 9.8 billion by mid-2050 and 11.2 billion by 2100. However, some academics outside the UN have increasingly developed human population models that account for additional downward pressures on population growth; in such a scenario population would peak before 2100. World human population has been growing since the end of the Black Death, around the year 1350. A mix of technological advancement that improved agricultural productivity and sanitation and medical advancement that reduced mortality increased population growth. In some geographies, this has slowed through the process called the demographic tra ...
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Michigan
Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the largest by area east of the Mississippi River.''i.e.'', including water that is part of state territory. Georgia is the largest state by land area alone east of the Mississippi and Michigan the second-largest. Its capital is Lansing, and its largest city is Detroit. Metro Detroit is among the nation's most populous and largest metropolitan economies. Its name derives from a gallicized variant of the original Ojibwe word (), meaning "large water" or "large lake". Michigan consists of two peninsulas. The Lower Peninsula resembles the shape of a mitten, and comprises a majority of the state's land area. The Upper Peninsula (often called "the U.P.") is separated from the Lower Peninsula by the Straits of Mackinac, a channel that joins Lak ...
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Lower Peninsula
The Lower Peninsula of Michigan – also known as Lower Michigan – is the larger, southern and less elevated of the two major landmasses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan; the other being the Upper Peninsula, which is separated by the Straits of Mackinac. It is surrounded by water on all sides except its southern border, which it shares with Indiana and Ohio. Although the Upper Peninsula is commonly referred to as "the U.P.", it is uncommon for the Lower Peninsula to be called "the L.P." Because of its recognizable shape, the Lower Peninsula is nicknamed "the mitten", with the eastern region identified as "The Thumb". This has led to several folkloric creation myths for the area, one being that it is a handprint of Paul Bunyan, a giant lumberjack and popular European-American folk character in Michigan. When asked where they live, Lower Peninsula residents may hold up their right palm and point to a spot on it to indicate the location. The peninsula is sometimes divided ...
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Otsego County, Michigan
Otsego County ( ''), formerly known as Okkuddo County, is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 25,091. The county seat is Gaylord. The county was founded in 1840 and organized in 1875. Etymology Otsego may be a Native American name meaning "place of the rock". However, an alternative theory is that it derives from a lake and a county in New York state, which are said to bear the name derived from a Mohawk Iroquoian word meaning either "clear water" or "meeting place." It may be a neologism coined by Henry Schoolcraft, who was a borrower of words and pieces of words from many languages (including Arabic, Greek, Latin, and various American Indian dialects). See List of Michigan county name etymologies. History The county was created in 1840 as Okkuddo County (meaning "sickly water," although the reason for using a name with such a negative meaning is lost). The name was changed to Otsego in 1843. It was organized in 1875 ...
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Roscommon County, Michigan
Roscommon County ( ') is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 Census, the population was 23,459. The county seat is Roscommon, Michigan, Roscommon. The county was founded in 1840 and organized in 1875. History The county was formed by the Michigan Legislature in 1840 as Mikenauk County, then renamed Roscommon County in 1843. It was administered by Mackinac County, Michigan, Michilimackinac (Mackinac), Cheboygan County, Michigan, Cheboygan, and Midland County, Michigan, Midland counties, in succession, prior to the organization of county government in 1875. Roscommon County was named after County Roscommon, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. There are three official Michigan historical markers in the county: * Gerrish * Pioneer House * Terney House Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (10%) is water. Roscommon Cou ...
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Kalkaska County, Michigan
Kalkaska County ( ) is located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 17,939. The county seat is Kalkaska. Kalkaska County is included in the Traverse City Micropolitan Statistical Area. Although it is located on Michigan's Lower Peninsula, Kalkaska County is considered part of Northern Michigan. Etymology of the name The county's name is a pseudo-Native American word coined by Henry Schoolcraft, a Michigan geographer and ethnologist. The name is thought to be a Chippewa word meaning flat or burned-over country. An alternative theory is that this is a neologism or neonym created by Henry Schoolcraft, originally spelled Calcasca. Some theorists suggest this is word play. Schoolcraft's family name had been Calcraft, and the Ks may have been added to make the name appear more like a Native American word. History The county was formed in 1840 and called Wabassee County until 1843. The first settler in Kalkaska County was William Copeland, fr ...
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South Branch Township, Crawford County, Michigan
South Branch Township is a civil township of Crawford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,007 at the 2010 census. Communities *Deerheart Valley is an unincorporated community located along the south branch of the Au Sable River at . * Eldorado is an unincorporated community in the township along M-18 at . A post office named Jack Pine opened here from 1885 until 1898, and it was then renamed as Jackpine until 1908. The local residents petitioned to have the post office named changed to Eldorado, which was a name for a source of wealth that came from the area's abundant lumber resources. In 1908, the post office named changed to Eldorado, and it remained in operation under that name until being disestablished in 1952. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and (0.69%) is water. South Branch Township occupies the southeast corner of Crawford County and is bordered by Oscoda Count ...
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