{"id":669,"date":"2022-08-09T00:22:01","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T00:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/?p=669"},"modified":"2022-08-09T00:25:54","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T00:25:54","slug":"august-8-day-69-bay-city-mi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/?p=669","title":{"rendered":"August 8 (day 69) &#8211; Bay City, Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bay City, where we spent yesterday and today, is the birthplace of Madonna &#8211; yes, <em>that<\/em> Madonna.&nbsp; Surprisingly, there\u2019s no statue acknowledging this fact.&nbsp; However, there is a lovely thoroughfare worthy of praise:  Center Avenue, where one can find many beautiful, historic homes built in the Queen Anne style.  According to Bay City&#8217;s Tourism Bureau, \u201cThe Center Avenue Historic District is an architectural treasure trove.  More than 250 of the district&#8217;s nearly 900 old houses and churches (1870-1960) are National Register-listed, and some are among the finest examples of their kind.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"793\" src=\"http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3467-1024x793.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-670\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3467-1024x793.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3467-300x232.jpg 300w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3467-768x595.jpg 768w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3467-1536x1190.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3467-2048x1587.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3474-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-671\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3474-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3474-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3474-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3474-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3474-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3474-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"728\" src=\"http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3477-1024x728.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-672\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3477-1024x728.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3477-300x213.jpg 300w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3477-768x546.jpg 768w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3477-1536x1092.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3477-2048x1456.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3469-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-673\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3469-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3469-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3469-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3469-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3469-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3469-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"784\" src=\"http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3468-1024x784.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-674\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3468-1024x784.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3468-300x230.jpg 300w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3468-768x588.jpg 768w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3468-1536x1176.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/thefulljonty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_3468-2048x1568.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bay City, where we spent yesterday and today, is the birthplace of Madonna &#8211; 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