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Weird Wednesday: The Ghost of Minnie Quay

The last Wednesday of every month is a "Weird Wednesday" on Absolute Michigan, when Linda Godfrey gives you a sample of what's weird in the Wolverine State. You can listen to Linda's latest podcasts and report your own strange encounters at…
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Photo Friday: Lake Superior Shipwreck by Evan Farinosi

Evan Farinosi writes: This is the Mary Jarecki. This ship crashed onto Au Sable reef on July 4, 1883. It weighed 645 tons, and was 200 feet long. She was accidentally run aground in foggy conditions when her crew lost their way. After other…
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Paddle to the Sea, a Great Lakes Classic

This morning on Michigan in Pictures we're featuring Kevin McMahon's amazing film Waterlife (and a photo from Miner's Beach on Lake Superior). Waterlife is amazing and in an interview in the Detroit News that we're linking to, Kevin explains…
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Photo Friday: Creeping In by reddeviltj

reddeviltj (Susan K. Schutz) says that photography runs in the family and that she's ready at her window for shots like this. See more of her photography on her blog, The Knitting Jeepgirl. Check this photo out background big and her…
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Photo Friday: October Storm by ETCphoto

ETCphoto (Terry Clark) got this shot of the 76' tall Frankfort Light during one of the strongest wind storms in recent memory. He writes: November is the usual month for big storms, so this is unusual for October. Wave were measured at…
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Photo Friday: Untitled by adonyvan

adonyvan (Jiqing Fan) took this shot in September on Lake Superior. Check it out big as the Big Lake and see more photos from the region in his Houghton & UP MI set (slideshow). Dive into his Flickriver.
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Why is it called Indian Summer anyway?

Here's a feature from Michigan in Pictures... indian summer, photo by paulh192. “The air is perfectly quiescent and all is stillness, as if Nature, after her exertions during the Summer, were now at rest.” ~John Bradbury,…
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Photo Friday: The Sleeping Bear by Pettman's Photographic Memories

Pettman's Photographic Memories (Ian Pettman) has really been throwing down the fall color shots in my neck of the woods lately. He says he has been interested in photography for 30 years, but only recently did it turn into a passion and…
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Leelanau Peninsula’s Toast the Season Event Kicks Off the Holiday Season

GIVEAWAY ALERT! There's two chances to win free tickets to this event this week. One is to tune into our friends at Michigan By the Bottle for their giveaway, and over at Leelanau.com they'll be giving away a couple's ticket to one person on…
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2010 Toast the Season Wine Trail Tour

The annual Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association Toast the Season wine trail tour is held on 2 separate weekends in November. A few tickets remain for both the November 6 & 7 weekend and the November 13 & 14 weekend - get them while…
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Keweenaw Peninsula Timelapse

Jay of MiLapse (aka Timelapse from Michigan) says that he shot this over a few weeks this summer in Michigan's beautiful Upper Peninsula, mostly on the Keweenaw. The music is "danny the dog" by Massive Attack and believe me, you are gonna love…
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Michigan Fall Color & Autumn Color Touring Links

Reflections of Cedar Lake by Shadows in Reflection Battleship Row by nofunk This fall has been amazing for color and there's no sign that it's letting up any time soon. As part of our mission to get 110% of your recommended daily allowance…