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99wfmk.com | John Robinson
Even though Vermeulen’s Furniture has been in the old Felpausch grocery location on West Michigan Avenue for over ten years, most of us who have been around a while still think of that old Masonic Hall on Cortland as ‘Vermeulen’s’. It was the shop right next door that was the actual shop at 135 W. Cortland which they moved to in 1941. The Masonic Temple next door proved to be too much of a temptation, so the Vermeulen’s bought it in 1987.
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99wfmk.com | John Robinson
June 20, 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the release of the movie Jaws. I know! FIFTY years ago already! Hard to believe, and people are still skittish about swimming...even in our Great Lakes, for fear of a shark – or some other type of large creature – swallowing them whole. So, the question: have sharks actually found their way into the Great Lakes from the ocean?
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99wfmk.com | John Robinson
I remember the Brown Hut. When I think of a meal at The Hut, I usually picture the relish tray. Not the actual meal, which is weird...but the relish tray. That’s one of the reasons I enjoyed eating there. Sometimes I would just settle for the tray and bag dinner altogether. It may have been called a ‘relish’ tray, but there was much more: kidney bean salad, potato salad, cottage cheese, marinated or pickled vegetables, and more.
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99wfmk.com | John Robinson
Growing up in Mid-Michigan during the 1950s and 60s, there is no doubt that many a teenager spent some time at the nearby drive-in theaters. If you took a date to the drive-in, there was no question things would get somewhat ‘romantic’. If you were dateless, then you’d grab some friends, drinks, and snacks and jam the car with as much and many as you could.
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99wfmk.com | John Robinson
It’s always a kick to discover an old Michigan amusement park...especially ones that do not exist anymore. Amusement parks were plentiful 100 years ago, and now we have just a very few. One of Michigan’s former amusement parks was the Jenison Electric Park near Holland on Lake Macatawa. Before the area became an entertainment source for Michiganders, it was a resort called Shady Side. Shady Side was sold to Lucius and Luman Jenison in the summer of 1892.
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