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What to do in West Michigan this weekend

Photo from Light Up the Bluff, part of the Merry & Bright Weekend in St. Joseph. (St. Joe Today)

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John Ball’s outsized impact on Michigan

A statue of John Ball and two young children was sculpted by Pompeo Coppini and installed at John Ball Park in 1925. It now resides outside the entrance to the zoo. (Matt Jaworowski/WOOD TV8)

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John Ball’s long, winding journey to West Michigan

A giant stone marks the grave of John Ball and his wife, Mary, at Fulton Street Cemetery near downtown Grand Rapids. (Matt Jaworowski/WOOD TV8)

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John Ball: Michigan’s real-life ‘Forrest Gump’

A portrait of John Ball circa 1875. (Courtesy Grand Rapids Public Library)

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