Remembering 'summer Of Big Sid' 40 Years After Escaped Circus Python Upended Michigan Town

Tanda Gmiter | tgmiter@mlive.com, The Grand Rapids Press
Thu, 07/19/2018 - 4:36am

Big Sid's month on the lam inspired T-shirts, a special donut, and a town even renamed its annual sidewalk sale after him.

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