Explore the Michigan Walk of FameThe Michigan Walk of Fame will honor Michigan residents, past or present who have made significant contributions to the state, nation and world. The inaugural 12 members will be inducted on May 25, 2006 at a "Celebratory Event" held at the Michigan Historical Museum.Absolute Michigan and the Michigan Walk of Fame would like to encourage anyone with an interest in one or more of the inductees to visit the popular Wikipedia online encyclopedia to read about the inductees and possibly add to their entries with unique facts and historical accounts of their lives. It is our hope that Michigan's pride in these twelve individuals will show through and make their online entries a shining example of what is possible when we work together on the internet. A great place to start your research is the Michigan Electronic Library. 2006 Inductees include
Those interested in purchasing tickets to the May 25, 2006 Induction Celebratory Event should call 517-487-3322 or email info@lansingpsd.com. The celebration event is a part of the statewide Michigan Week celebration. The event has now passed, but photographer Doug Elbinger of Okemos shot some great photos for all to enjoy. Begun in 2001, Wikipedia has rapidly grown into the largest reference website on the Internet. The content of Wikipedia is free, written collaboratively by people from all around the world. This website is a wiki, which means that anyone with access to an Internet-connected computer can edit, correct, or improve information throughout the encyclopedia, simply by clicking the edit this page link (with a few minor exceptions, such as protected articles and the main page. Because Wikipedia is an ongoing work to which in principle anybody can contribute, it differs from a paper-based reference source in some very important ways. In particular, older articles tend to be more comprehensive and balanced, while newer articles may still contain significant misinformation, unencyclopedic content, or vandalism. Users need to be aware of this in order to obtain valid information and avoid misinformation which has been recently added and not yet removed. More about Wikipedia can be found at Wikipedia:About. https://michigan.gov/images/hal_MI_Walk_of_Fame_Logo_138560_7.jpg click to
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