* Id: Clio * Revision: 3 * State: approved * * Log: * Revision 1 1994/11/01 Jonathan David Harmon * Original archived version, edited by Steve Baker. * * Revision 2 1998/02/26 Jon Harmon * Updated version. * * Checked-out 1999/07/09 Alex McLintock * * Checked-in with * Revision 3 1999/09/22 Alex McLintock * Edited and author-approved. Corrected the header a little. %t Clio, Michigan, USA, Earth %n 2R162 %s One Of Mid-Michigan's Best Kept Secrets %a Jonathan David Harmon (jharmon@mail.utexas.edu) %d 19941101 %d 19980226 %i Amphitheater, Clio %x Earth %x Harmon, Jonathan David %x Michigan, USA, Earth %x Skipping Along the Trail to Acheron %x Country Music, A Guide To %x Country Music %k Clio %k amphitheater %k country music %e Clio (pronounced "kl-eye-oh", despite what anyone not from Clio might tell you) is a smallish town nestled between the slightly large cities of Flint and Saginaw, Michigan. Despite its image of being primarily a farm town, it is a normal stop-off point for travelers on one of Michigan's main expressways, I-75, and even a bit of a cultural center. The former is mostly because of it's location. Being located just off of I-75 (at exit 131), almost exactly half way between Flint and Saginaw, it gets both the southern Michigan traffic going north, and the northern Michigan traffic going south. This has caused a multitude of fast food restaurants to spring to life over the last few years, giving Clionians (as the denizens of Clio sometimes call themselves, or at least I do) a great deal of choice when the urge to harden their arteries becomes overbearing. At the time of this writing, of the major fast-food franchises, Clio had an Arby's, a Burger King, a Kentucky Fried Chicken, a Subway, a Taco Bell, a Wendy's, and two McDonalds, all located within about 200 meters of the I-75 exit ramp. For those who prefer a waiter or waitress to pimply high schoolers, the author of this article recommends places like Silvio's for Italian food (their stromboli is divine), or the Clio Kettle for diner-style food (and excellent malts). However, it is the cultural acvtivity that makes Clio truly special. Led by "Theater People" such as members of The Clio Cast and Crew, the local theater group, the city of Clio has built an Art Center and Amphitheater. These attractions bring in many performers every year for the annual Clio Music Festival. Unfortunately for country music haters such as myself, the staple of these shows has become large country acts (although the festival has been diversifying more every year, adding acts such as "Weird Al" Yankovic and 38 Special) The Amphitheater box office can be reached at (810)687-7611 (tell them you read about them in Jon Harmon's article and weren't offended, and they'll be greatly relieved). The Clio Cast and Crew also supplies a solace for the country-despising, with the two week run of their summer play. The Cast and Crew has been referred to as "Professional Community Theater", and their shows are always outstanding. The Cast and Crew also puts on fall and spring plays, as well as shows by the Clio Electric Youth Theater, and can be reached at (810)687-2588. Clio High School has also been called outstanding, but this has mostly been by the author of this article when realizing when he got to college how amazingly more prepared in calculus and chemistry he was than his fellow students. The Clio High English department is also great, although, attending a Tech school, I didn't notice it as much. I did, however, easily become Editor in Chief of the campus daily newspaper, and continue to write articles such as this and the story "Skipping Along The Trail To Acheron". Unfortunately, all of these examples could be used as evidence either for or against the Clio High English department. The meaning of the name "Clio" is lost in history. This is rather ironic, as Clio, pronounced "kl-ee-oh", was the Muse of History. Since the residents of Clio pronounce it "kl-eye-oh", however, this basis for the origin of the name is unlikely. This leaves room for "humourous" stories of the origin. One such story is based on the fact that Clio rests very near County Line 10 of Michigan on maps. This line is abbreviated CL10. Let me just point out that I sincerely HOPE that this is not where the name came from. %e *EOA*