Kalamazoo Landmarks
Michigan's only peal of change ringing bells resides in this popular wedding venue
What is Stetson Chapel?
He "Fingers the Pulse" on The Daily Show
Who is Jordan Klepper?
This man made his only visit to Michigan in 1856, giving a speech in Kalamazoo in support of the Republican Party's first presidential candidate
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
It's what grapes grow on
What is a Vine?
Al Sabo Preserve can be found in the township named for this U.S. state
What is Texas?
In 2018, the Fountain of the Pioneers was removed from this park due to its deteriorating condition and controversial depiction of genocide
What is Bronson Park?
A downtown bar is named after this inventor of the level-winding fishing reel, not the playwright of the same name
Who is William Shakespeare?
When European settlers first arrived, these people occupied the land that would be known as Kalamazoo
Who are the Potawatomi?
This California port is home to the Athletics of Major League Baseball
What is Oakland?
The broadest definition of the Kalamazoo metro area extends all the way to this beach town at the mouth of the Black River
What is South Haven?
This museum, adjacent to the AZO airport, houses the world's fastest aircraft
What is the Air Zoo?
Kalamazoo's Matt Giraud was the first recipient of the Judges' Save on this television series
What is American Idol?
This guitar and mandolin manufacturer has named two lines of instruments after Kalamazoo, where it was headquartered for most of its existence
What is Gibson?
He starred in the fifth Dirty Harry movie and directed a Charlie Parker biopic while serving as mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
Who is (Clint) Eastwood?
The largest city in Kalamazoo County by area, this tax haven where the Pfizer vaccine is produced is named for the land route between Austin Lake and West Lake
What is Portage?
Malcolm X's mother was incarcerated at the Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital during the time when it ran an agricultural operation on the shores of this lake
What is Asylum Lake?
This three-sport all-conference athlete won the state title in high school long jump before going on to win Super Bowl XLV as a wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers
Who is Greg Jennings?
In 1980, many Kalamazoo College students sacrificed their day at the beach and spent DOGL volunteering to clean up after this event
What is the Kalamazoo Tornado of 1980?
This "inventor" was the first to exhibit motion pictures commercially
Who is (Thomas) Edison?
The name of this small city directly north of Kalamazoo is a relic of the area's once-bustling paper industry
What is Parchment?
The Kalamazoo Gazette named this inventor of the friable pill "Person of the Century"
Who is William E. Upjohn?
Kalamazoo was the first city in America to install these accessibility aides in pedestrian areas
What are curb cuts?
This Tom Stoppard play is set in two different time periods in Derbyshire, England
What is Arcadia?
This village shares a school district with the nearby town of Scotts and shares its name with a sexual euphemism
What is Climax?