Grand River
Americannoun
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former name of the Colorado River above its junction with the Green River in southeastern Utah.
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a river in southwestern Michigan, flowing west to Lake Michigan. 260 miles (420 km) long.
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local name of the Churchill River.
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Every March for the past 22 years, the Wine Growers of the Grand River Valley have hosted an Ice Wine Festival about 45 minutes from Cleveland.
From Salon ● Mar. 30, 2025
The layoffs, scheduled for next year, will affect GM’s Lansing Grand River and Orion Assembly plants, with Lansing losing 339 workers and Orion dropping 945.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 15, 2023
Jaime Royal Robertson was born in Toronto and spent summers at the Six Nations of the Grand River reserve where his mother Rosemarie Dolly Chrysler grew up.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2023
In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to the Six Nations of the Grand River to support a new Woodland Cultural Center.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2023
The tribe is divided into many bands, which are continually changing, but as now recognized are as follows: Capotes, Weeminuches, Tabeguaches, Muaches, Grand River, Yampas, Uintahs, Peahs, Goships, and Mouaches.
From Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians by W. H. Jackson
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