Comments on: Michitwitter September 2009 http://absolutemichigan.com/michigan/michitwitter-september-2009/ All Michigan, All the Time Fri, 17 May 2013 11:31:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Absolute Michigan http://absolutemichigan.com/michigan/michitwitter-september-2009/#comment-42751 Absolute Michigan Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:16:12 +0000 http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/?p=4589#comment-42751 ROTHBURY festival attendance up 25 percent; 2010 concert planned

In the midst of an ugly recession and staggering unemployment in Michigan, this summer’s second ROTHBURY music festival had a more than 25 percent increase in attendance.

Madison House Publicity reported Wednesday that more than 35,000 people attended the four-day, camp-in music festival at the Double JJ Resort this past Fourth of July weekend. That is at least 8,000 people more than the first-year event in 2008, festival organizers say.

The event’s growth during a time of economic distress has promoters and the new owners of the Double JJ planning for the third year and beyond.

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]]> By: Absolute Michigan http://absolutemichigan.com/michigan/michitwitter-september-2009/#comment-42740 Absolute Michigan Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:59:32 +0000 http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/?p=4589#comment-42740 Fall: Football, farms, festivals and foliage tours

Fall tradition “musts” go well beyond apples. Think football, farm markets, fall foliage tours, even beer bashes stemming from the state’s German roots. Whatever your pleasure, it’s important to mark this season filled with a sense of new beginnings.

Check out some ideas at mlive.com

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