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Tour the Lake Winds Energy Park at the 2012 Michigan Energy Fair

Every year the  Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association (GLREA) holds their annual Michigan Energy Fair (MEF). The Energy Fair takes place June 22-24, 2012 and it's at a new location, the Mason County Fairgrounds in Ludington. The location…
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The Daily Michigan: 2 tickets to the Great Wakes Festival in Traverse City

Friday Flash! We've got 5 pairs of tickets for tomorrow night's 5-10 pm entertainment at the Great Wakes Festival. If you're interested, just send an email to dig@absolutemichigan.com. We'll randomly select 5 winners at noon! Today on The…
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DLECTRICITY, a new illuminated art festival for Detroit

DLECTRICITY is a new nighttime, outdoor contemporary art festival that will invite emerging and established artists, performers, lighting designers, and architects to make site-specific installations of light, sound, performance and projection…
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2012 Chef's Challenge at Boyne Mountain via Instagram

Team one gets down to business by farlane Absolute Michigan was fortunate enough to be able to attend the 2012 Chef's Challenge at Boyne Mountain last weekend. This annual event benefits Challenge Mountain, a nonprofit organization dedicated…
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Earth Day 2012 in Michigan

Untitled by Brooke Pennington Sunday (April 22) is the 42nd Earth Day. Here's some highlights from this morning's Earth Day post on Michigan in Pictures - don't miss the CBS News segment on Albion featuring Walter Kronkite from Earth Day…
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Making A Splash — 2nd Annual Benzie County Water Festival Promises Family Fun

by Aubrey Ann Parker Springtime at the Betsie River by forestlady Did you know that the average American uses 150 gallons of water per day, with 60 percent being used outside to water our lawns and wash our cars? The entire United States…
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The Michigan Transportation Odyssey

The first-ever Michigan Transportation Odyssey is a three-day journey that began in Detroit with stops in Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids before it finishes up today in Traverse City. Along the way, a group of Trans4M members have been exploring…
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TEDx ... Michigan

TEDxGR by tedxgrandrapids TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out in 1984 as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has become ever broader…
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The Daily Michigan: Digital Downloads from Earthwork Music

Today on The Daily Michigan we have an offering from our good friends at Earthwork Music, another of our featured partners. They are offering 3 digital discs via Digital Download in their online store. Earthwork Music believes in the power…
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Grand Rapids Laughfest benefits Gilda's Club

Ahead of Schedule by TerryJohnstonLaughfest, the annual festival of comedy, performance, film, and a variety of seriously funny stuff in Grand Rapids, takes place March 8-18. It features some of the top names in comedy including Martin Short,…
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Online placemaking discussion via Twitter on February 29th!

Join Let's Save Michigan  TODAY (February 29th) for a live discussion--via Twitter--with four of the nation's leading experts on placemaking. Let's Save Michigan advocates for policies and practices that support, revitalize, and promote Michigan's…