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Grand Ledge is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city lies mostly within Eaton County, though a small portion extends into Clinton County, and sits above the Grand River 12.7 miles (20.4 kilometers) directly west of downtown Lansing. The population was 7,813 at the 2000 census. The city is well known for, and named for, its 300-million-year-old, sandstone and quartzite rock ledges that rise 60 feet (18 m) above the Grand River and are used by recreational rock climbers.
Indians who lived in the vicinity of the Grand River near the ledges were of Pottawatomi, Chippewa, and Ottawa ancestry. They dug clams in the river, mined coal on the river banks, and hunted for boar, deer, turkey, fox, and bear. They also fished for black bass. Their name for the ledges translated into English as "Big Rocks".
Based on early records Hugh Howard was the first white man to explore this area by river and record his findings. His journal describes the sandstone ledges as having high banks, some pine trees and heavy woods with the finest places possible for making syrup and several small islands. In 1847 Henry Trench settled in what would later become downtown Grand Ledge. However, after a few years he returned east. In 1850 settlers named their village Grand Ledge, and erected a Post Office. By 1869, a railroad reached to the north end of the village. In 1871, the village was incorporated by the state of Michigan.
Moved out, can't go back
And it's cold out, but I've got a place lined up to crash.
I know I'm lucky to say that.
Someday soon I may not be so lucky.
It's cold out, but it's warm in your arms
And right now, I can't ask for anything more
but you just keep giving me more.
Someday soon I may not be so lucky.
Sometimes it's so easy to see
but most times I don't bother looking
And sometimes it's ringing in my ears
like bells or something.
It's bright out with the sun off the snow
When I breathe out, I can see my breath.
And my heart's beating strong in my chest.
Someday soon I may not be so lucky.
It's hard now
It feels like everything to slowed down.
There's so many places I wish I could be.
So many friends that I wish I could see
and I know I'm lucky.
Sometimes it's so easy to see
but most times I don't bother looking
And sometimes it's ringing in my ears
like bells or something.