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Podcast: Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson
Episode: The Michigan Tycoon Who Made His Descendants Wait 92 Years To Inherit His Fortune
Description: Wellington R. Burt, known as "The Lone Pine of Michigan," was once among the wealthiest people in America - but when he died in 1919, he made sure most of that anyone who expected to inherit a big chunk of his enormous fortune would have to wait a long, long time. Plus: in Grand Rapids, Michigan, it’s the Grand Rapids Lantern Festival.
Wellington's millions: 92 years after his death, Saginaw lumber baron's vindictive testament nears endgame (MLive.com)
GRAND RAPIDS LANTERN FESTIVAL