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Alma is a city in Gratiot County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,275 at the 2000 census. It was incorporated as the Village of Alma in 1872 and became a city in 1905.
Alma's claims to fame include the annual http://www.almahighlandfestival.com Highland Festival which brings members of Scottish clans and interested onlookers together for a weekend of Highland dancing, bagpipes, kilts, and camaraderie. The http://www.almahighlandfestival.com Highland Festival is held each year over Memorial Day weekend. Alma College, a small liberal-arts institution of approximately 1,300 students, is located in town and focuses on multidisciplinary learning in a residential setting.
Alma, Michigan is the birthplace of both the world-renowned modernist architect Ralph Rapson, and writer/composer/lyricist Dan Goggin (Nunsense). (...) more....

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