Battle Creek

Battle Creek is at the confluence of the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek rivers in the south of Michigan. It was settled in 1831 and incorporated as a city 28 years later. Battle Creek is an agricultural trade center and especially known for its cereals. Automotive parts and accessories, moldings and paper products are manufactured there. Battle Creek Sanitarium was founded by Dr. J. H. Kellogg in 1866, as the Health Reform Institute. The city is also home to a natural history museum, an arts center and a zoo. The annual Cereal City Festival is held in June.

Accommodation and restaurants are available in town. Battle Creek is 70 km southwest of Lansing and about 800 km northwest of Washington D.C.

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