At 6 feet 2 inches tall, Jack Richardson Won Ann Arbor Michigan Tree Climbing Championship on August 29 at Oakland University. Because of this, the 30-year-old resident of Ann Arbor is qualified to represent the state for the next summer’s International Tree Climbing Championship in Chicago.
This is Richardson’s third state championship in the last five years. He is a professional arborist and co-owner of Guardian Tree Experts. He said that he used to do specialized training for the competition but then he got busy when his business opened on 2008.
“I …

Former Ann Arbor Mayor James Stephenson, 83, passed away today after a long-term illness according to his son John Stephenson. James Stephenson was a longtime patent lawyer in Ann Arbor and he was elected mayor in 1973 and served one term. He opposed the $5 marijuana ordinance in the city of Ann Arbor. James Stephenson said that the ordinance made Ann Arbor a laughingstock.
James Stephenson was born in Iowa in 1926. He grew up during the Depression and worked after-school jobs so that he will have the funds to go …

Explore the Rich History of Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor has played a prominent role in the US historical and industrial landscape dating back to the 19th century. As one of the early industrial centers in Michigan, Ann Arbor has a very colorful past and has been an important center for the region in the areas of manufacturing, politics, and education. Documents and photographs capturing Ann Arbor’s historic past show the beginnings of he town as an industrial center through to its growth, which has largely been driven and continues …