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Festivus 2014
Slideshow: Build Your Own Cardboard Sled Races draw a crowd in B.C.

When Battle Creek wants to have fun it can count on B.C.M.A.M.S. to get the party started. In the winter, it's the Festivus Build Your Own Cardboard Sled Race at Leila Arboretum. Erik Holladay has pictures. 

Happy Halloween from Psycho Ward & Nightmares

Second Wave photographer Erik Holladay visits Psycho Ward & Nightmares to capture the season of scary for those who might be too chicken to check it out for themselves.

Outhouse Races for the contestants who just gotta run

In South Haven they call it the NASCAR of Outhouse Races. See the racers speed by in pictures of the event captured by Erik Holladay.

Video: Country’s best gymnasts compete in Battle Creek

Battle Creek recently hosted some of the best young gynmasts in the nation. Second Wave's Erik Holladay was there to capture the event with his camera.

Changing the face of downtown with historic redevelopment

Second Wave photographer Erik Holladay captured some of the details inside and outside at the Metropolitan Center that make the historic renovation of the downtown buildings a place that young professionals and empty nesters alike want to live and one where retailers want to locate. See the slide show here.

Chili Cook-off draws a crowd to downtown Kalamazoo

A chance to wander downtown, taste great chili, meet your neighbors and a charity event all rolled into one. That describes the recent Chili Cook-off in Kalamazoo. Second Wave's Erik Holladay was there, camera in hand. 

The magic of mannequins draws a crowd in St. Joseph

Live mannequins recalling holiday tales attracted a lot of welcome stares from those strolling downtown St. Joseph recently. It was part of an evening full of cheer that brought out lots of people. Erik Holladay was there to capture the moment with this slide show.

Solar racers show off their expertise on stop in Kalamazoo

Solar cars made their way through downtown Kalamazoo as the American Solar Challenge came to town this week. Check out Erik Holladay's slide show.

A romp through the mud to promote health here and abroad

Getting dirty doesn't begin to describe it. Kalamazoo's first Mud Run was all that. It also raised an estimated $30,000, surpassing its goal by $5,000, to cover the cost of an automated well in Bulenga, Uganda. Erik Holladay has pictures.

A glimpse of the Gilmore Car Museum

Michigan's economic landscape is changing, but it heritage will always be automotive. Second Wave photographer has a view of the state's economic roots as preserved by the Gilmore Car Museum.

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