5.8K views · 133 reactions | : https://l.mlive.com/crftdb  ⚓️ 50 years ago today the mighty freighter the Edmund Fitzgerald and its 29 crew members were lost in Lake Superior during a storm. | Kalamazoo Gazette | Facebook

Exactly 60 years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. visited Kalamazoo during a blizzard on Dec. 18, 1963. He gave a nearly hour long speech that touched on the end of segregation, the importance of nonviolent action and the need for civil rights legislation. #MLK #martinlutherkingjr #wmu | Kalamazoo Gazette | Facebook

See the faces behind the Kalamazoo Gazette as they gear up for their upcoming local newsletter, complete with fresh headshots and visits to iconic Kalamazoo landmarks. (Aya Miller | MLive) | MLive.com

🔗: https://l.mlive.com/7h3xvk In 1950, Michigan was basking in its reputation as an industrial powerhouse. Detroit factories – retooled to mass-produce aircraft, tanks and other war materials during World War II – helped defeat Hitler and save democracy. As American car culture took hold in the post-war boom, Detroit automakers were as critical to reshaping society as Silicon Valley became a half-century later. Much has changed in the past 75 years. | Kalamazoo Gazette