The choice to say "ENTERING" instead of "WELCOME TO" was intended to be subtly hostile to nonresidents of the township.
Charter townships are parasitic jurisdictions with special protections against annexation by neighboring cities, granted by the Michigan state government decades ago. The scene beyond the sign is a good example of a typical landscape in Lansing Charter Township, which consists of six non-contiguous areas that economically strangle the City of Lansing from multiple directions.
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In Lansing Charter Township, Michigan, on October 29th, 2022, was a view to the north on the east side of North Foster Avenue, north of East Grand River Avenue. The actual boundary is a short distance to the south, behind the camera.
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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:
• Ingham (county) (1002502)
• Lansing (2052433)
Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:
• autumn (300133093)
• fog (300055374)
• boundaries (300055590)
• sidewalks (300003893)
• streets (300008247)
• streetscapes (300249570)
• townships (300000792)
• traffic signs (300211849)
• urban landscapes (300132447)
Wikidata items:
• 29 October 2022 (Q69306599)
• Central Michigan (Q2945568)
• charter township of Michigan (Q5086782)
• city limits (Q3308569)
• Lansing Township (Q6029779)
• no parking (Q10620447)
• no symbol (Q2514241)
• October 29 (Q2951)
• October 2022 (Q61313014)
• Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area (Q6487493)
• political border (Q1292279)
• Treaty of Saginaw (Q1572601)
Library of Congress Subject Headings:
• Streets—Michigan (sh2001006444)
