Marshall, MI. 47 miles. Grass. Sunny, humid. If there is a perfect small town in the classic middle western mode, someplace out of our collective imagination (oe Stephen King) it's Marshall. Disney couldn't have done a better job building a historic small town. Marshall isn't a circus town, Marshall is a magic town -- one time home to the Blackstone family, and a center for the creation of magic props and illusions. Tomorrow, suburban Detroit.