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Charlevoix Up North Fourth ~ July 2

Ed Evans won our passes to the Up North Fourth. He's a retired engineer who maintains 2 hobby weather station websites with web cams, irontonwebcams.com and charlevoixweather.com. He says favorite festival is Charlevoix's Venetian festival (great…
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Festival Summer EXPLODES in July!

We had some great entries from individuals and organizations, but our panel selected Eric Campbell of Traverse City who wrote: As a winner of the Festival Summer, I would chronicle the events on both my personal and company Facebook pages and…
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Lansing's Common Ground Music Festival ~ July 11-17

Common Ground Festival by M.Hallowell Common Ground is an annual celebration along the banks of the Grand River in Adado Riverfront Park in downtown Lansing. Now in its 12th year, the festival draws over 80,000 people across 7 nights and…
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Solstice, Summer and Storms

Today at 12:16 PM EST is the Summer Solstice. Click that link to learn a little more about the solstice from Michigan in Pictures. We're gearing up for an exciting development in our Festival Summer giveaway, so we're going to keep it short…
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Michigan in the Electric Forest: Greensky Bluegrass

With Electric Forest (June 30 - July 3) just around the corner, Absolute Michigan is talking to the Michigan artists that are going to help make it happen. Click for more Electric Forest interviews. Absolute Michigan sat down with Greensky…
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Muskegon Summer Celebration ~ June 30 - July 9

Neal is our winner of a pair of passes to every night of the Summer Celebration. He says that while he has several favorite festivals, the Detroit Electronic Music Festival takes the cake. The annual Muskegon Summer Celebration takes place…
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Waterfront Wine Festival in Harbor Springs ~ June 25, 2011

The 6th annual Waterfront Wine Festival takes place on Saturday, June 25 from 4-7 PM in downtown Harbor Springs. It's an evening of wine, food, and live local music that benefits Scenic Michigan and the Harbor Springs Area Chamber of Commerce.…
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Michigan in the Electric Forest: The Ragbirds

With Electric Forest (June 30 - July 3) just around the corner, Absolute Michigan is talking to the Michigan artists that are going to help make it happen. Click for more Electric Forest interviews. "This is evidence of the very best of…
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Detroit Windsor International Film Festival ~ June 22-26, 2011

The 2011 Detroit Windsor International Film Festival (DWIFF) takes place June 22-26 on Wayne State University’s Detroit campus. The annual festival is presented by Wayne County and 2011 is the 4th year. DWIFF is celebrated as one of America’s…
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Michigan in the Electric Forest: DJ SuperDre

With Electric Forest (June 30 - July 3) just around the corner, Absolute Michigan is talking to the Michigan artists that are going to help make it happen. Click for more Electric Forest interviews. DJ SuperDre by TerryJohnston We recently…
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Kalamazoo Island Fest ~ June 16-18

Read on to learn how you can win a pair of tickets to Island Fest! The annual Kalamazoo Island Festival is an celebration of Jamaican and Caribbean music, culture and food that takes place Thursday June 16th through Saturday the 18th. The…
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Photo Friday: lilac blossoms by Ray-48

While lilacs are faded in much of Michigan, this weekend the Mackinac Island Lilac Festival kicks off so... Ray-48 is a retired public elementary school teacher who writes that he's not a technical photographer but loves to work and try. His…