Lansing marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks with a ceremony at Wentworth Park on Friday, Sept. 11. Fire Chief Carrie Edwards-Clemons and Police Chief Robert Backus are scheduled to speak at the 8:30 a.m. event at the 9/11 memorial, 100 N. Grand Ave., WKAR reported.
The memorial features an H-beam salvaged from the World Trade Center site, according to CBS Detroit.
The Sept. 11, 2001, attacks killed nearly 3,000 people after hijacked airplanes struck the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon outside Washington and a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Forty-two people with Michigan connections were among the victims, according to the Michigan Remembers 9-11 Fund.
Patrick Anderson, a Bath-area resident and East Lansing economist, survived the World Trade Center attacks and founded the Michigan Remembers 9-11 Fund. The Lansing State Journal reported he lives with what he calls "survivor purpose, not survivor guilt."
Road closure
Grand Avenue from Ottawa Street to Michigan Avenue will close starting at about 8 a.m. Sept. 11 and remain closed until about 10:30 p.m., according to a city traffic advisory. Detours will be posted. Residents can call the Public Service Department at (517) 483-4456 for details.
Across Mid-Michigan
Several other communities will hold remembrance events Friday:
- Jackson, 3 p.m. A ceremony at 1401 S. Brown St. will include a reading of every victim's name, a musical performance by Kevin Wolff and a light show.
- Holt, 6 p.m. The 5K Hero Run starts at Memorial Gardens, benefits first responders and military veterans, and finishes at the 9/11 Memorial in Holt Plaza.
- Mason, 6:30 p.m. A memorial program at the Mason Fire Department, 221 W. Ash St.
- Brighton, 7 p.m. The Brighton Area Fire Authority holds a remembrance ceremony at Station 31, 615 W. Grand River Ave.
- Owosso, 7:30 p.m. The Owosso Community Players present "Come From Away" at the Lebowsky Center for Performing Arts. The musical tells the true story of about 7,000 airline passengers stranded in Newfoundland after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
WKAR-TV will air "Great Performances: Verdi's Requiem: The Met Remembers 9/11" at 9 p.m. Friday, featuring conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus.
Border crossings
All Michigan border crossings will briefly close the morning of Sept. 11 for the annual commemoration, WILX reported. Traffic will be cleared before 8:46 a.m., when taps will be played and a moment of silence observed. Closures are expected to last about 30 minutes.
