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unusual facts about Clarkston, East Renfrewshire



Billy McColl

After leaving football, McColl went into business as a sub-postmaster and newsagent in Netherlee, East Renfrewshire.

Clarkston, Michigan

Jeremiah Clark, from Onondaga County, New York, came to Detroit in 1831, and in the autumn of 1832 located on section 7 in Independence Township where he built a log cabin.

Clarkston, Washington

The port's marina has accommodations for personal boats and yachts, many of which travel through the nearby Hells Canyon.

Eddie Money

Since 1992 Money has traditionally opened the summer concert season for DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan.

Josh Heytvelt

The 6-foot 11 inch (2.11 m) forward came to the Gonzaga Bulldogs in 2004 after a high school career in Clarkston, Washington that saw him named the state's Class 3A Player of the Year for three consecutive years.

KCLK

KCLK-FM, a radio station (94.1 FM) licensed to Clarkston, Washington, United States

Landing in London

On August 2, 2005, Seger made an unexpected guest appearance at the 3 Doors Down concert at DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan and performed "Landing in London" live with the band.

Pine Knob

It is best known for its snow-making and marquee run, "The Wall." Pine Knob is the home mountain to a number of local high school ski racing teams, including Clarkston, Detroit Country Day School, Rochester Adams High School, Cranbrook Kingswood, Lake Orion and Rochester.

River Cart

The river forms the boundary between East Renfrewshire and South Lanarkshire here before running through the centre of the village of Busby after which it runs around the eastern side of Clarkston and Netherlee where it crosses the Glasgow city boundary into Linn Park, heading downstream to Cathcart.

St Ninian's High School, Giffnock

St Ninian's High School, which opened in 1984, is a six-year co-educational Roman Catholic High School in Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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