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Anna Kendrick shouts out John Ball Zoo on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Her brother got married in the Bissell treehouse.
Full Video: https://youtu.be/i261DEYcOcw
Noticed this from my last visit to John Ball Zoo. Many of the signs on STEAM day appeared to be AI generated and i’ve been thinking about it a lot. Interested to hear what other people have to say.
Bring your kids, wear a costume and come ready to trick or treat at the zoo for 3 weekends this fall.
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This summer Lindsey Stirling came to the zoo and played for the animals. She mentioned it on stage but this is the first look into what her performances looked like. Bali seemed to like it!
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Save $2 on admission if you wear animal print to match the theme! Special events all day long. See link for specifics.
Every time I go to the zoo, I see gas trucks, and SUVs parking in these low emissions spot spots next to carpool parking. it’s obviously not the end of the world, but the zoo took the time to reserve these spaces for the vehicles with low or zero emissions, and that should be respected.
On days that the National Weather Service forecasts as being 88 degrees Fahrenheit or hotter, tickets purchased in-person at John Ball Zoo will be discounted by 20 percent.
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On July 17: This fun and colorful event celebrates one of the Zoo’s most recognizable birds while highlighting habitat awareness and conservation. Guests can enjoy themed activities and learn more during Pink Flamingo Day.
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$30,000,000 in state dollars have been requested for the new aquarium. That’s a lot of fish!
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EVENT DETAILS
Chimp Feeding | 9:15AM
Character Meet-And-Greet | 10AM – 3PM
Story Time with Circle Theatre | 10AM
Pangea Steel Drum Band | 11AM-1PM
North America Porcupine Feeding | 11:15AM
Creature Feature | 12PM
Pacific Island Dancers | 1:30PM & 2:30PM
Pygmy Hippo Feeding | 2:30PM
Spider Monkey Feeding | 3:30PM
Bubble Performer | 3:30PM-5:30PM
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We got a popup this year, just so happens it was black and yellow! My wife made the decal with her cricut. If you see me driving around northern Michigan this week/weekend honk!
HYPOTHETICALLY!!! In Michigan some license plate styles are free, and some are paid. I have a custom plate “EXAMPLE1” for example (paid for upfront + renewal fee) and I wanted the “legacy” style, black plate with white letters… the legacy style is also an additional yearly fee on top of the custom fee… similar styles like green with white lettering are free….
Question is: now that I physically own a paid style plate, and have a couple years of registration stickers on it… if I were to change from a paid style to a free style, but kept the exact same “EXAMPLE1” and paid for a new plate to be shipped... Could I take the sticker for the Green with white letters style Pleate “EXAMPLE1” and stick it on my black with white letter “EXAMPLE1” plate and bypass the yearly fee for the black style? If I got pulled over, does the cops system show specifically what style plate I'm supposed to have or just the plate number “EXAMPLE1”