One of the Kirkbride Buildings, built in the mid to late 19th century as part of the Kalamazoo State Hospital. This building, along with the other Kirkbride Buildings, have since been demolished. The ...

Grainy black-and-white videos on the Web site YouTube titled, "Kalamazoo Asylum" and "Insane Asylum Kalamazoo," show people exploring the old Northwest Unit of the Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital ...

The old Northwest Unit of the Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital, owned by Western Michigan University, has become a place to fascinate thrill seekers and give headaches to local officials. Western ...

First reports: Proposed development near Asylum Lake Preserve sparks controversy in Kalamazoo At the center of the controversy is a proposed car wash to be built on the southwest corner of Stadium ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Western Michigan University planned to burn part of the Asylum Lake Preserve at 3:30 p.m. Friday, April 1, 2021. The university said the controlled burn was part of its ...

Researchers have developed a unique way to remove contamination from road salt runoff in Asylum Lake. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Work has begun on a project employing a two-pronged approach to improving the ...

Midwinter in Michigan can feel quiet, but the native beavers at the Asylum Lake Preserve in Kalamazoo have been quite busy recently.

Back then it was OK to use terms like "insane asylum" and "feeble-minded"...can't do that nowadays. Here's a look at an old ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich (April 25, 2014) – The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says a body was found at Asylum Lake today, believed to be a man that’s been missing since early April. A Public ...

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On a hot summer’s night in June 1860, the heavy door of the insane asylum clanged shut behind Elizabeth Packard and she felt all hope desert her. Because she was not mad. She was merely ...

The Kalamazoo city fire marshal has approved a burn permit at Western Michigan University’s Asylum Lake Preserve, according to a Thursday release. Weather permitting, 14 acres of prairie west of ...