Project Description
Legendary Locals of Lansing
by Carrie Steinweg
$19.79 (Paperback)
Publisher: Legendary Locals (November 12, 2002)
ISBN-10: 1467100315
ISBN-13: 978-1467100311
Available from Amazon.com
One of the first books in Arcadia Publishing’s Legendary Locals series, which is a collection of mini-biographies on the people who were instrumental in the village’s beginnings and who have made a significant impact on the community.
Lansing was settled in the 1840s by German and Dutch immigrants. Farming, then the railroad, played major roles in the growth of the village. The brickyards left a lasting impact on the community, as did Henry Ford’s airport hangar, which still stands today. The schools produced figures who have become well known outside Lansing, such as Major League Baseball outfielder Curtis Granderson, who has won a Silver Slugger award and joined baseball’s elite 20-20-20-20 club. The community has been blessed with caring and dedicated educators like Hal Gronewald and Durward Shuetz, whose reach extended beyond the classroom. Lansing has also raised war heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country―men like August Olsen and Philip Martini. Many other heroes have served and protected at home, including Kenneth Novak Jr., Lansing’s only police officer to die in the line of duty.
