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Asian Carp in Lake Michigan?

In Voracious Asian carp poised to upset Great Lakes, theChicago Tribune reports: Conservationists and government biologists, stunned by new indications of the advance of Asian carp toward Lake Michigan, are trading ideas for poisoning Chicago-area…
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Do Leelanau photos confirm a Michigan cougar presence?

This article originally appeared on Leelanau.com - click the photo for a bigger view! The Michigan Wildlife Conservancy has released results of an investigation that appears to validate a cougar presence in Michigan. The apparent cougar was…
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Photo Friday: Heronry by Sentrawoods.

The photo featured today shows a cluster of nests at a Michigan heronry and was shot by Sentrawoods. Sentrawoods. adds: This location was shown to me by my local flickr friend gerrybuckel. If you enlarge this you'll see seven maybe eight…
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Bald Eagle removed from Endangered Species list in Michigan

Courtesy Michigan in Pictures... In Flight, photo by Mi Bob. As yesterday's Traverse City Record-Eagle reported: The bald eagle is now off both state and federal endangered species lists for Michigan. But the federal Bald Eagle Protection…
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Photo Friday: Feed me.. by Daylily18

Lori Larson (Daylily18) has some of the most amazing bird photography I've seen. As an added bonus, she uploads photos like this "biggee-sized"! In addition to a great set of Bluebird photos, her sets include Woodpeckers, Warblers and…
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Ultimate Sport Show Ticket Giveaway

***The contest is now over*** Even if you were not one of the winners we strongly encourage you to go check out the show and keep your eye out for more ticket giveaways and contests on Absolute Michigan! In cooperation with ShowSpan, Absolute…
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This Weekend: U.P. 200 and Midnight Run sled dog races

Dog sled races, UP200, 2007 by e.rabior Eric says that this photo shows a team arriving in Grand Marais, halfway point of the 240 mile race, amidst unrelenting lake effect snow. This year is the 20th running of the U.P. 200 and Midnight…
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Photo Friday: Take-off by iraceonpedals

Matt (iraceonpedals) says he's a guy who loves to travel, ride bikes, take pictures, be with his dog, girl and finds most things generally interesting. In addition to his sets like A-Deuce (slideshow) and his collection of photos from…
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Wednesday is Hump Day

...and all I have are bad jokes and this cool photo of a camel at the Detroit Zoo by diana.vermeulen.
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Wierd Wednesday: Michigan's Headless Chicken

File this month's Weird Wednesday under "Hopeful Stories for Turkeys". The last Wednesday of every month is a "Weird Wednesday" on Absolute Michigan, when Linda Godfrey brings you 100% of the USRDA of Michigan weirdness. You can listen to Linda's…
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Slightly Spooky Wednesday: Bats, Strange Michigan, Kerkorian & Haunted Houses oh my!

Bat by reddeviltj In Michigan bats - featuring the Iron Mountain Bat Mine, Edward Vielmetti introduces us to the Millie Mine, a critical hibernating and breeding location for up to 50,000 bats - one of the largest known concentrations of…