The Great Lakes Strongest Man Competition happened last week in Traverse City and competitors got to show off their strength in front of spectators. It’s much more than a competition for some people; it’s bringing people together.

“Great Lakes Strongest Man is the largest amateur strongman event that happens in the United States,” George Bullard, Great Lakes Strongest Man Promoter, said. “And what’s awesome is it happens in this beautiful setting here at Turtle Creek Stadium. So ,I got to mix my favorite team, The Pit Spitters, and got to and got to mix Strongman. And it was just the most beautiful marriage that we’ve been here for five years running seven years total.”

Strongman events are enough to inspire others to push their bodies past their limits.

“When I was a little kid, I used

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