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Lansing poet laureate Ruelaine Stokes visits the Tollgate Drain Wetlands. Winning entries in her We Are Water poetry contest will be displayed there.
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Winning entries in the "We Are Water" poetry contest will go on public display at the Tollgate Wetlands in Lansing.
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