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Feel The Thunder

Airheads, keep your eyes on the sky over Traverse City's West Grand Traverse Bay between 12:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. July 1 and 2—and be ready to duck. Among a half-dozen airborne wonders (a stunt plane, Huey and Coast Guard rescue copters,a MiG-17, Naval Rhinos and more!), the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, flying F-16 Fighting Falcons, will roar overhead, sometimes as low as 100 feet above ground and only 18 inches apart, for 30 solo and formation maneuvers executed at nearly 700 mph—just shy of the speed of sound. Shades suggested; earplugs recommended. - L.T.W.