Exploring
America's Highways: Michigan Trip Trivia,
by Michael Heim
Riding shotgun on road trips around Michigan?
Be the designated trivia authority with this new book in the
Exploring America's Highway series by Michael Heim. Organized
by routes along four Interstates and twenty state highways,
you won't drive past towns without learning facts about their
history, landmarks, and local heroes. Would you really want
to pass trough Holland, for example, without knowing it's the
one and only place in the world that produces Life Saver candies?
Or visit the town of Christmas without learning how it got its
holiday name?
This book is not just about
tiny hamlets, however. The author kicks off with a fascinating
chapter about Detroit that covers the auto industry, geological
history, music and sports trivia, and dozens of interesting
factoids about prominent citizens. Find out how the Commodores
almost called themselves "The Commodes," and why
Tom Selleck might have become an architect instead of an actor.
There's interesting info about Thomas Edison and Henry Ford,
along with the story of why the Vlasic pickle company has
a stork for a mascot.
Michigan Trip Trivia
is arranged in easy-to-follow, geographically organized sections.
An index makes it easy to find specific locations, and maps
illustrate state-wide itineraries. The first in a series covering
the American Midwest, Michigan Trip Trivia is an engaging
road trip companion that brings the highways of "Great
Lake State" to life for locals and visitors alike.
Megan
Edwards
3/20/05
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