The 2012 World Ice and Snow Sailing Championships (WISSA) take place February 20 – 26 in St. Ignace. The Holland Sentinel explains: For the first time in more than 17 years, the World Ice and Snow Sailing Championship (WISSA 2012) is taking place in the U.S. — in Michigan, and athletes from all over the […]
Today on The Daily Michigan we have another offering from one of our featured partners, Higher Grounds Trading Co of Traverse City. Higher Grounds was formed to create connections between people who enjoy a fair trade and organic coffee and the amazing people who harvest the green coffee beans. Recently, they added a new product […]
A couple of years ago, comedian and commentator Mo Rocca traveled to Hamtramck for CBS Sunday Morning to get this report on Pazcki Day, but as we know, sugary treats never go out of style! Hamtramck’s Paczcki Day page (now offline but available through archive.org) had all kinds of lore and legend on these traditional Polish […]
Today on The Daily Michigan we’re giving away a Michigan-shaped maple cutting board from Michigan-Made.com. The fully-functional Michigan cutting board shows the distinctive mitten of the Lower Peninsula. It is made of solid Northern Hard Maple from Michigan with an edge grain in the best of butcher block tradition, featuring a food-safe natural oil finish […]
In 2012 Michigan enjoyed a chance to shine on the national stage as Republican candidates and their proxies criss-crossed the state in a desperate fight for votes and probably more importantly in this volatile race, momentum. Santorum asks RNC to investigate Michigan delegate allocation – The Michigan Republican Party’s credentials committee’s 4-2 decision Wednesday gave […]
Today on The Daily Michigan we’ve got a $30 Dining Dollar gift certificate to TASTES of Black Star Farms. Black Star Farms is a group of unique agricultural destinations including multiple tasting rooms, a distillery, an inn and many other features. One of these is TASTES of Black Star Farms, located in The Village at […]
Ice fishing by spacey spice This weekend (Feb 18 & 19) is a free fishing weekend in Michigan. From Yahoo Sports: Michigan is an ice angler’s dream. You have your choice of well over 11,000 inland lakes, the Great Lakes, and more than 36,000 miles of streams and rivers. The weekend of Feb. 18, 2012, […]
Another of our featured partners in The Daily Michigan is Yooper Steez. What’s steez, you ask? Style with ease, and we have any two of their tees available so that you too can appear on their wall of Steez from around the world in style. There are a bunch of new colors to choose from, […]
Stan Ovshinsky by OnInnovation In ECD files for Chapter 11 protection, the Freep reports that: The shakeout in the solar power industry claimed another victim Tuesday as Auburn Hills-based Energy Conversion Devices (ECD) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and announced plans to sell its assets, including its main subsidiary, United Solar Ovonic. (links are our […]
Today on The Daily Michigan we’re giving you a chance to win a Michigan key or leash holder through Michigan in Metal. Michigan In Metal is proudly based in Michigan and specializes in creating all kinds of beautiful metal art and metal products including switchplates, art clocks, wind chimes, wine glass holders, picture frames and […]
nebula: a growing installation by yodraws ArtPrize is the radically open competition in Grand Rapids that any artist in the world who can find space can vote in, anyone in Grand Rapids who wants to create a venue, and open to a vote from anyone who attends. ArtPrize 2012 will take place Sept. 19 – […]
Today on The Daily Michigan we introduce another one of our featured partners who have committed to help us out with extra giveaways throughout the year, our good friends at Earthwork Music. They have a new Digital Download feature in their online store that allows you to download full CDs at a reduced rate and we’ve […]