On April 7th, 1978, John Ball Zoo’s only elephant, an Indian elephant named “Zoella”, passed away. (READ MORE)
January 26, 1978: The Blizzard of ’78
January 26th marks the 44th anniversary of the “Blizzard of ’78”! What were you doing 44 years ago? If you were living in Michigan at the time, you were probably doing a lot of snow shoveling. This storm was one of the biggest snow storms to every hit this area. A low-pressure system moving from the Gulf Coast met with two other low-pressure systems, one from the Southwest and one from Canada, to create one of the worst snowstorms the Midwest has ever seen. (READ MORE)
Remembering “Big Sid”
If you lived in west Michigan in 1978 and someone mentioned the name “Big Sid” — you knew exactly what they were talking about. (READ MORE)
Moose Update, Celebrity Deaths, Working From Home, Watermelon, It’s Milk Chocolate Day
An Update on Moose, Celebrity Deaths, Working From Home, Who Wants a Slice of Watermelon, What’s it Called? It’s Milk Chocolate Day, and More! (READ MORE)
Random Thoughts for Monday, January 27th, 2020
Mom is Doing Better, Jay Allen’s Obituary, a Celebrity Death, the Blizzard of ’78, and Advice for Men: Don’t Do These Things with Your Junk! (READ MORE)
The Blizzard of ’78
What were you doing on January 26th, 1978? If you were living in Michigan at the time, you were probably doing a lot of snow shoveling. One of the biggest snow storms to ever hit this area happened on this date — it was the “Blizzard of ’78”! (READ MORE)