TRAVELTRIVIA
Test your Michigan Geography IQ
(© 2008 Randy Karr)

Thomas Behm, Elly Willis, Angela Otterbein, Deborah Black and Fred Black tied in the August Michigan Travel Trivia. Deborah Black won the drawing and is the winner. Congratulations to all. Travel Trivia winners will receive a free, one-year subscription to The Lakeshore Guardian or a Lakeshore Guardian T-shirt. August answers are below. Now, let’s see how you do with these Travel Trivia Questions. Answers are due September 15.

1. Which statements are true about the Amish in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania? Answers can be found in Sightseers.
   
   
   1. Differences among the Amish occurred over such matters as the modes of baptism, dress codes, shunning, avoidance and buggy tops.
   2. The Ordnung is the unwritten code upon which Amish life and practice is based.
   3. The rejection of telephones in homes, electricity from power lines and self-propelled farm implements helps perpetuate Amish faith and furthers family welfare.
      
   4. The Beachy Amish and Amish Mennonites use motor vehicles and have meeting houses for worship.
      
      
2. When this town was settled, it was named Livingston Centre, due to its location in the middle of Livingston County. The city is best known today for hosting the Michigan Challenge Balloonfest, an annual hot air balloon festival. The city also hosts a Melon Festival, an annual celebration of a juicy hybrid cantaloupe known to grow only in the surrounding area. The city also boasts Michigan's largest indoor play structure. Name this city whose downtown area is a treasure trove of Victorian and turn-of-the-century storefronts.
   
   
3. When a sea that once covered parts of Michigan evaporated, it deposited layers of salt that were later buried under glacial till. These underground salt beds are located under the oldest city in the Midwest. The mined salt was used for various purposes, including melting road ice and making ice cream. When the 1,400-acre mine closed, there were more than 50 miles of underground roads, 1,200 feet below the surface. To get trucks into the mine, they had to be taken apart and lowered down a mineshaft, piece by piece, and then reassembled. This salt mine is located under the only city in the United States from which you can look south and see the Canadian mainland. Name this city.
   
   
4. Which of the following are true.
   
   
   1. Detroit's auto show has the most worldwide production and concept car debuts.
   2. The Detroit Institute of Arts is the fifth ranked fine arts museum in the nation.
   3. The largest African-American Museum in the United States is located in Detroit.
   4. The largest flower-bedding market in the world is in historic Eastern Market.
      
      
5. T or F The Twist was written and recorded in Detroit.

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August Answers (1) True: a,c,d (2) Grand Rapids Art Museum (3) Grant (4) Rogers City (5) Looking Glass River