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TAKE a look back in time as our Throwback Thursday gallery features some social beach photos taken across the Great Lakes region from January 1979.
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: fun in the sun in January 1979
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: fun in the sun in January 1979
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: fun in the sun in January 1979
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: fun in the sun in January 1979
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: fun in the sun in January 1979
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: fun in the sun in January 1979
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: fun in the sun in January 1979
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: fun in the sun in January 1979
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: fun in the sun in January 1979
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: fun in the sun in January 1979
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: fun in the sun in January 1979
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: fun in the sun in January 1979