Whether you go for the fun of walking around and seeing everything, food, animals/livestock, shopping, entertainment, or rides a Michigan fairground will have something to offer everyone in the family. The following are upcoming summer 2022 fairs in the Southwest Michigan region.
This is a video of a Cass County snowplow driver doing his job. Long hours and a thankless job. During a blizzard-like situation as we experienced on Wednesday, the job is critical to public safety - the roads have to be plowed and safe for driving. And the snow keeps coming down. This is not a - quick clear the main roads once - and your back in the shop. This is - drive your route, and drive it again, and then drive it again three or four more times.
Driving and finding a 'Road Closed' sign is almost always an aggravation. Now that means a detour, perhaps lengthy, to get where you're going. But there likely a good reason for the road to be closed, and quite a bit of trouble ahead if you attempt to circumvent the closure.
Kalamazoo wasn't the only area of Southwest Michigan dealing with flooding following a torrential overnight rain storm. A portion of M-60 in Cass County near Cassopolis was closed due to flooding (8/16/16).