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	Michigan History: The first residents of Drummond Island In order to defend against American attacks and protect British trade with Indians, Lieutenant Colonel Robert McDouall moved his garrison from Fort Michilimackinac closer to Canada in 1815. He named the island after Lieutenant General Gordon Drummond, commander of all British forces in Canada...
	Michigan Festivals, Fairs & Fun in July Although we try and keep you posted every month about great Michigan festivals and events, this month we'll try and give a little extra special love to all of Michigan's cool summertime and early fall festivities.
	Rothbury Ticket Giveaway from GM Next & Absolute Michigan For the entire month of July, Absolute Michigan will be focusing of Michigan festivals celebrating music, art, food and the other things that make Michigan fun. To kick it off, we're having a spur of the moment Rothbury Ticket Giveaway courtesy of the folks at GM Next Plug In!
	National Cherry Festival, Traverse City Michigan The National Cherry Festival features over 150 events including free air shows over the Bay, colorful parades & marching bands, music shows, sporting events, rides & carnival games on the midway, pie-eating contests, clean blue skies, warm sunshine, crowds of smiling faces, and loads of luscious cherries prepared every way you can imagine!
	The Week for June 30 - July 6, 2008 June 2008 will be remembered as one of the worst in terms of weather for many a year, so there probably won't be too many who are sad to see July roll into town! The highlight of the week is of course the 4th of July, but check here for a slew of weekend events from all over the state!
	July Michigan Event Calendar July is bursting with things to do around Michigan so get out there people!!! It seems that many media outlets are preaching the "staycation" this year. We say cut some corners, pack a lunch and support the festivals, cities and businesses that are involved. You might just have some fun and create some great memories in the process.
	Photo Friday: river days Detroit - waterfountain fun by mojo.d Dale says that this is the water fountain outside of the Ren Cen in Detroit and that it was warm, and a wonderful day to run thru the fountain.
	Michigan History: The Detroit Zoo Polar bears frolicking in a glass tunnel surrounded by 300,000 gallons of crystal-clear water; kangaroos bouncing about in a simulated Australian Outback; or hundreds of amphibians living in the world’s only amphibian conservation center--a place the Wall Street Journal described as "Disneyland for toads." These are some of the experiences visitors can enjoy at the Detroit Zoo.
	Road Trip: Detroit's Historic Eastern Market Every Saturday, Michigan's largest and most colorful market is host to more than 150 farmers and vendors from Michigan, Ohio, and Canada offering a cornucopia of fruits, vegetables, breads, baked goods, jellies, jams, honey, apple cider, cheeses, spices, herbs, plants and flowers.
	Weird Wednesday: The Constipation Curse and How to be a Hoodoo Our latest Weird Wednesday by Weird Michigan author Linda Godfrey tells the tale of the African-American "hoodoo" man who was asked by a Muskegon family to help catch the thief who had raided their woodpile the previous night, and then had the nerve to relieve his bowels copiously on the same spot.
	Weird Photo: White Pine Trail Mascot In keeping with Absolute Michigan's 'Weird Wednesday', we present 'White Pine Trail Mascot' as captured by photoshoparama. The mascot is quite the Blair Witch meets skate punk mashup...
	Michigan Strawberries are Ready to Pick! A bucket-full of strawberry lore along with recipes for homemade strawberry shortcake and a tasty strawberry sorbet!
	2008 Michigan Energy Fair, June 27-29 in Manistee The 3rd annual Michigan Energy Fair will be held June 27-29, 2008 at the Manistee County Fairgrounds in Onekama. Billed as "one of the most comprehensive expositions of renewable energy generating equipment, home and business energy efficiency techniques, and technical workshops in the state".
	The Week for June 23-29, 2008 Welcome to another installment of "The Week" on Absolute Michigan, the place where we (and you!) talk about the news & happenings of the week. Summer is officially here and there is plenty happening around the state. Get out and have some fun and let us know what's going on in your town!
	The Water Festival - June 28, 2008 in Grand Rapids On Saturday June 28, 2008, the Grand Rapids Water Festival will be held at Riverside Park in Grand Rapids. The daylong concert (11 AM - 10 PM) highlights the finest acoustic music Michigan has to offer. Includes brief talks between musical performances about water issues including diversion, pollution and privatization.
	Photo Friday: Silver Lake Trip 13 by Anthony Bergman Anthony lives in Shanghai, so as a consequence he doesn't have a whole lot of Michigan photos for me to point you towards other than his Michigan Trip 08 set and one of my favorite beach desktop backgrounds shots.
	Barack Obama & Michigan Articles, photos and video from the presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama's first major visit to Michigan. Includes his speech in Flint and video from the rally at the Joe Louis Arena.
	Road Trip: International River Days - Detroit Starting June 20th and continuing through the 23rd, Detroit hosts it's annual International River Days, featuring carnival rides, a nautical parade, gigantic fireworks and a wide range of musical performances. River Days is the perfect time to enjoy all the fun that the new Detroit International Riverfront has to offer.
	Michigan History: Walker Tavern In the days when stagecoaches stopped regularly, Walker Tavern offered travelers a welcome break from the road. It still does. But today instead of food, drink and lodging, the tavern serves up a dose of Michigan history.
	Detroit Windsor International Film Festival - June 26-29, 2008 The inaugural DWIFF takes place at venues all around Detroit and Windsor and seeks to engage the community in the growth of the film culture of the region and to promote storytelling through film, video, games, the web, music and other channels through panels, workshops, special events, a job fair and (of course) screenings of all kinds of films!