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Scotland, U.S.A. is sometimes called Alma, Michigan! The city of Alma is
located 50 miles north of Lansing, Michigan and with its adjacent neighbor
city, St. Louis, Michigan, is located in the exact geographic center of
Michigan. Alma was named after the daughter of an early settler in the 19th
century.
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The Scottish heritage of the area runs deep and has been celebrated for over
35 years with an annual Highland Festival on the picturesque campus of Alma College. The festival draws thousands of visitors
from neighboring states and provinces of Canada. It is among the largest Scottish
festivals in North America and certainly the largest in this part of the United States.
The festival is held each year on Memorial Day weekend, Friday through Sunday.
The weekend is an immersion in Scottish culture and customs and features concerts, pipe
band competition, highland dancing competition and traditional Scottish athletic events.
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Alma is home to Gratiot Health System, Alma College, Alma Symphony Orchestra,
the renowned Michigan Masonic Home, a wide variety of companies and businesses
and Gratiot County Airport which features charter jet service.
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