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Downtown in Lansing in Ingham County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Commemorating

A Michigan Heritage Memorial

 
 
Commemorating Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, August 18, 2024
1. Commemorating Marker
Inscription. Commemorating a 28,000 mile continent circling canoe voyage by two Lansing adventurers, Verlen Kruger and Steve Landick. They completed their world record odyssey in three-and-one-half years landing at this site on the Grand River December 15, 1983.


 
Erected by Michigan Outdoor Writers Ass'n.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ExplorationSportsWaterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is December 15, 1983.
 
Location. 42° 44.327′ N, 84° 32.957′ W. Marker is in Lansing, Michigan, in Ingham County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of North Grand Avenue and East Shiawassee Street, on the right when traveling north on North Grand Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 N Grand Ave, Lansing MI 48933, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Mid-Michigan. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lou Adado (within shouting distance of this marker); Joseph E. Warner (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Grand River / Grand River History (about 600 feet away); Supplying The World (about 600 feet away); 09.11.2001 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Newton's Cube (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Anishinaabeg
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(approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named The Anishinaabeg (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lansing.
 
Commemorating Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, August 18, 2024
2. Commemorating Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 133 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 13, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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