8 More Exciting, Fun Facts About Lansing You Might Not Know!

Lansing, Michigan, home to our state capital. Lansing is home to 24 postal zip codes. Lansing, Michigan the place some folks call "home".

There's a bunch of facts about Lansing that you probably learned while you were growing up around here. Maybe you're like me, I relocated here. It's been fun learning from the locals about the area.

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about "fun facts". Oddball, tidbits of information can be entertaining. Certainly when it has to do with Lansing.

10 Fun Facts About Lansing You Might Not Know

I've lived in the area for almost 30 years. I know Lansing is the state capital. Magic Johnson played high school ball here and calls Lansing home. The zip code stat I mentioned above was new to me.  As I look back on the time I've lived in Lansing I have realized that there is so much more cool stuff to learn about and I often take Lansing for granted. Let's have some fun, there's still more to learn and movoto helped.

8 More Exciting, Fun Facts About Lansing, Michigan!

At the time Lansing was made the state's capital in 1847, there were less than 20 people living in town.

It's been said that MSU has underground "dungeons." Pretty creepy, right? Well, they're actually not dungeons—they're steam tunnels utilized to house the campus utilities. They're so well known that MSU students often go exploring.

The first capitol building in Lansing was actually made of wood, having been hurriedly constructed once the city was chosen for the capital. A grander home for the state's government wasn't built until 1871.

Sparrow Hospital has been recognized as a Magnet Hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center - an honor only held by 6 percent of hospitals in the country.

Lansing was initially a contender for the state's capital over the more logical (and larger) Detroit because the bigger city was considered too close to British-controlled Canada at the time.

Lansing was initially a contender for the state's capital over the more logical (and larger) Detroit because the bigger city was considered too close to British-controlled Canada at the time.

Lansing has its own Hollywood Walk of Fame. It's called the "Michigan Walk of Fame," and it honors only state residents, such as state librarian Mary Spencer and hockey star Gordie Howe.

Michigan.org adds: Located in the heart of Lansing's commercial district the Michigan Walk of Fame is within walking distance of the Michigan State Capitol, the Michigan Library and Historical Center and a number of other museums and attractions. The Michigan Walk of Fame is the first Walk of Fame in the nation to honor the contributions of its residents on a statewide basis. Visitors are welcome to view the plaques at their leisure year-round.

 It's been said that you can't be a TRUE Spartan unless you kiss someone in the shadow of MSU's prestigious Beaumont Tower.

I'm calling BS on that one. I haven't kissed anyone in the shadow but I am a Spartan fan.

The MSU Spartans have won 70 percent of all the football games they play at home in Spartan Stadium.