Well, I climbed Mt. Pisgah again today. This one was a lot easier, a stairway right to the top! (and the top wasn’t above 6000’ either) A nice view of the Holland Beach and lighthouse. According to the Holland Tourism people, it is the most photographed lighthouse in Michigan.
The Gerald Ford Museum is in Grand Rapids, and has a wealth of information and stuff about his life and presidency, even as short as it was. I had been to Clinton’s library a few weeks ago, and this was more of a traditional style museum. Well done and well laid out, easy to navigate. A good thing to see if you are ever in Grand Rapids.
With some time still to spare before the game, I decided to walk around the Michigan State campus. (If a shudder just went down your spine, I understand) Driving into campus, East Lansing didn’t impress me, and I came into campus near the Breslin Center(basketball). It seemed very sparse and somewhat boring. I ended up parking at the football stadium and walking up to the Union and back. There it got a bit more traditional campus looking, with the Red Cedar running through it. Passable, but UM and Illinois are better, obviously.
The Lansing Lugnuts stadium is in downtown Lansing, a few minutes walk from the capitol building(which has a nice dome on top). Unfortunately, it is oriented that the skyline is behind home plate, not past the outfield. But the stadium has some nice unique touches. The two outfield corners had tall walls and short dimensions due to having to fit between two roads. Off one of the walls towards the lawn seats, there was a nice ivy covered wall. The entertainment was good, but unfortunately the announced attendance was 2615 and they never got that loud. Even for dollar hot dog day. I wish there would have been more fans, I feel like Lansing would have a great experience. It was cool that I had 9 people there! Cousins, aunts, uncles, and new Australian cousin-in-law that hadn’t seen a full baseball game live before! Enjoyable time indeed
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