People play in the foam pit at the one-day Saturday Slip ‘N Slide event at Rosewood Park in Jenison, Mich. on Saturday, August 17, 2024.
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Valentin Botello-Mendez, 4, of Muskegon, plays with puppets at the Children’s Museum in Grand Rapids, Mich. on Tuesday, August 27, 2024. Former Trinity Health Grand Rapids Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) patients reunited with nurses and staff at the Children’s Museum for games, cake and more for an annual celebration.
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Students of the Kiparang'anda Primary School engage in a GIS (Geographic Information System) mapping workshop, in the Mkuranga region of Tanzania on May 30, 2022. Women Building Tanzania is an initiative that initially emerged through a collaboration between Michigan State University and the University of Dar es Salaam. Their primary objective is to empower young women by enhancing their educational opportunities, overall health, and well-being during their primary and secondary education journey.
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Scenes from the pumpkin rolling contest during the 40th annual Pumpkinfest Zeeland, Mich. on Saturday, October 5, 2024. The festival included a pumpkin rolling contest, pet costume contest, parade and more.
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Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance enters during a rally at Berlin Raceway and Entertainment in Marne, Mich., on Wednesday, October 2, 2024. Vance made a campaign stop for the 2024 election one day after the vice presidential debate against Governor Tim Walz.
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Members of the Michigan State Marching Band tenor saxophone section touch their section leader, Michael McGovern’s, mustache and face before the Michigan State vs Ohio State game at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Mich. on Saturday, September 28, 2024. The Buckeyes won the game, 38-7.
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Donnie Love, of Detroit, Mich., performs at Necto Nightclub in Ann Arbor Mich., during the The First Gate of Hell pre-Halloween Season Spooktacular on September 29, 2023. The event kicked-off the Halloween season with local entertainment and encouraged club-goers to dress for the occasion.
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People gather for the Zeeland Pumpkinfest parade during the 40th annual Pumpkinfest in Zeeland, Mich. on Saturday, October 5, 2024. The festival included a pumpkin rolling contest, pet costume contest, parade, and more.
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Band-members march in the Marche du Nain Rouge parade in Detroit, Mich., on March 23, 2025. Known as the Detroit's oldest legend, the Nain Rouge is a legendary creature that is known to bring misfortune. In a Mardi Gras-like parade, marchers wear costumes, red, and black to either taunt the nain or show their support through acceptance.
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Noah Ehlke, 9, of Clarkston, Mich., enjoys a s'more on the back porch of his new home on May 13, 2023. The Ehlke family had moved into their home this past March. To celebrate moving into a new home, they invited family and friends over for a housewarming party.
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Lucas Thompson jumps off of the Grand Haven pier at Grand Haven State Park during Labor Day weekend in Grand Haven, Mich. on Saturday, August 31, 2024. Thousands flocked to the lakeshore for end-of-summer fun.
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Whitney Naomi VanderVixen applies her makeup in her drag studio before performing at Five15 drag bar in Royal Oak, Mich., on Oct. 23, 2023. Every Halloween weekend, Five15 hosts a shadow cast performance of the Rocky Horror Picture Show featuring their resident drag performers.
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Burlesque performer Oshun Hathor dances after their performance at LIVE Nightclub in Ann Arbor, Mich., on October, 26, 2023.
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