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RevKev

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Lapeer Michigan,
Lapeer County Courthouse, which was built in 1846, and is the oldest in the state. The courthouse was used for one hearing per year, so that the courthouse would remain Michigan's oldest functioning courthouse.
Former Home to Durakon Indistries, aka Duraliner Truck bed liners
Home of Jake Long of the Miami Dolphins
Home of RevKev:D
 
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miked

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lenny said:
Waterford has an incredible bicycle company. Many old bmx bike manufacturers subcontracted manufacturing to Waterford. "Standard byke co" did this and the old frames are called "Waterford's" They are ultra high end and still producing, in fact, a guy from this site Brian W works there. Schwinn also sub'ed out welding to Waterford thus many "Waterford" bikes around the country. I believe they are doing more road bike stuff now. Hold on,,,,I see you are from Waterford MI, Wisconsin's Waterford is the town I am referring to
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Waterford bikes in Waterford, WI makes high-end custom steel road bikes, and also houses Gunnar (custom steel mountain and cyclocross bikes) AND Milwaukee Bicycle Company (fixed gear road bikes and 29er singlespeed mountain bikes). I have a Milwaukee 29er singlespeed (steel frame with a rigid carbon fiber front fork)...its the best bike I have ever owned (and I have a LOT of bikes!!!)

Frankfort, IL is where I'm located...nothing especially famous about our little town, but we're 10 miles down the road from Route 66 Dragway/Chicagoland Speedway. Oh...and watch for the name Lukas Verbicas to emerge in the next cycle or two of the Olympic Games in distance running. He just graduated from my alma mater, Carl Sandburg High School in Orland Park, IL (where I was also a national cross country champ), and will be world class in the near future.
 
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jasono

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From Fort Wayne, IN
Former mayor named Harry Baals.
A few other things.

Now Elmhurst, IL
Not sure what it's famous for...I guess it's not in Cook County, must count for something...
 
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3ddirt

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Braham Mn , The Homemade pie capitol of Mn
with a festival the first friday in august.This is really
corny but its all we got!
 
bearrassler

bearrassler

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Grand Forks, ND

Worlds first block heater
Birthplace of Cream of Wheat
Ralph Englestad Arena (worlds nicest hockey arena)
University of North Dakota
Floods

East Grand Forks, MN

North America's largest sugar refinery
Floods
 
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eyeman

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Hibbing, MN

Bobby Dylan - aka Robert Zimmerman (kick out of my uncles high school band because he "wasn't any good". Wrong!
Kevin McHale - Boston Celtics 4 title teams
 
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jmag

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oak lawn il, south suburb of chicago. home of kevin cronin, lead singer of R.E.O. Speedwagon. Dwayne Wade went to high school here (Richards, my alma mater). not very exciting of a place
 
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skeeter2010

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Waukesha, WI
Waukesha is very difficult to find your way around

Waukesha Water "thought to have healing powers at one time, Now has high Radium and is considered unsafe.

Les Paul is synonymous with the electric guitar. As a player, inventor and recording artist, Paul was an innovator his entire life. Born Lester William Polsfuss in 1915 in Waukesha, Wisconsin,
http://www.lespaulonline.com/bio.html
 
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skutr

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Grew up in Seymour, WI
The State of Wisconsin 2007 Assembly Joint Resolution

Relating to: Seymour, Wisconsin, as the home of the hamburger,
Whereas, Seymour, Wisconsin, is the right home of the hamburger; and,
Whereas, other accounts of the origination of the hamburger trace back only so far as the 1880s, while Seymour’s claim can be traced to 1885; and,
Whereas, Charles Nagreen, also known as Hamburger Charlie, of Seymour, Wisconsin, began calling ground beef patties in a bun “hamburgers” in 1885; and,
Whereas, Hamburger Charlie first sold his world-famous hamburgers at age 15 at the first Seymour Fair in 1885, and later at the Brown and Outagamie county fairs; and,
Whereas, Hamburger Charlie employed as many as eight people at his famous hamburger tent, selling 150 pounds of hamburgers on some days; and,
Whereas, the hamburger has since become an American classic, enjoyed by families and backyard grills alike; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the members of the Wisconsin legislature declare Seymour, Wisconsin, the Original Home of the Hamburger.

State Capitol
Madison, Wisconsin
May 9, 2007
 
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upbarleyboy

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Ironwood Michigan which borders Hurley Wisconsin which is famous for................................well need I say more????
 
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upbarleyboy

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Oh wait--Ironwood is the birthplace of the Stormy Kromer. A well known bean warmer--both functional AND stylish! I knew there had to be something.
 
heckler56

heckler56

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Grew up in Hinsdale , IL

In the ealry 60's I would have dinner over at a friend's house with a guy name Bobby Hull. I think he was an ice dancer at the time ;)
 
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