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Photo Friday: Miners Falls by Shadows in Reflection

Shadows in Reflection (Michael Seabrook) says that he loves to photograph beautiful nature and spooky creepy things. Stars, waterfalls, flowers and trees are some of my favorite things to shoot. Cemeteries, old churches or any old building…
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Great Lakes Ice: A Play in Four Acts

A blog I read posted a very cool bike ride to the Apostle Islands that got me thinking about ice on the Great Lakes and its impending demise. Lake Ontario doesn't touch Michigan of course, but here's Great Lakes Ice for your enjoyment. Power:…
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Debating Demolition & Downsizing in Detroit

Michigan Central Station by MikeRyu On Saturday about 4000 extra people dropped by Michigan in Pictures. The impetus was a New York Times story on Michigan Central Station. Although the Detroit City Council voted to demolish MCS last year,…
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Photo Friday: through the looking glass by vintage.carousel

Today's Photo Friday is brought to you in part by Alice in Wonderland. vintage.carousel (Brooke Hren) has sets including Favorites, Viewfinder and (in a seasonal way) Summer, Autumn and Winter (slideshow) Splash around in her flickrriver…
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Lost Landscapes of Detroit

Lost Landscapes of Detroit from the Prelinger Archives is a disjointedly delightful ramble through historical footage of Detroit. From a filmmaking trick involving downtown Detroit and a Daguerre camera to the Detroit Police Department's film…
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Photo Friday: A Winters Evening by t p mann

t p mann would like you to Ride the Breezeway along Country Rd C48 from US 31 in Atwood through Ellsworth & East Jordan and ending in Boyne Falls. With scenic overlooks, farms, orchards, restaurants, galleries and shops, it's a great…
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Great Lakes Restoration Plan announced

Lake Freighter ducking into Suttons Bay by jsorbieus The AP's John Flesher takes a look at a five-year blueprint for rescuing the Great Lakes announced by the Obama Administration on Sunday: The plan envisions spending more than $2.2 billion…
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Photo Friday: beach walk by abigail burch

abigail burch (Abby Burch) says that she's always loved photography and loves taking pictures of things, places and people she finds interesting with her still relatively new Canon Rebel Xsi . You can (and should) check this photo of…
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Absolute Michigan onLocation: Traverse City Comedy Arts Festival

Absolute Michigan is going on location again, this time to the first ever Traverse City Comedy Fest! Here's the post from the Absolute Michigan onLocation blog - stay tuned for more! Event dynamo Michael Moore has teamed up with comedian…
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Celebrate Fat Tuesday with paczki ... then maybe The Twist

The Last Paczki by cseeman While groundhogs are a sign of spring's approach around the country, the appearance of paczkis in grocery stores in Michigan lets you know that spring is not too far off. Our Fat Tuesday Paczki Day page on Absolute…
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Photo Friday: Love is Our Condition by MightyBoyBrian

MightyBoyBrian (Brian Wolfe) says that since graduating from college, his love of photography has gradually intensified and is one of his most potent escapes from the engineering box that he seems to have learned himself into. He says he…
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Photo Friday: Ski Jumping in Michigan by gkretovic

gkretovic (Greg Kretovic) says that he lives for the outdoor and loves capturing it with his camera in unique ways, especially the opportunities offered by the Upper Peninsula. He took this photo at last weekends Pine Mountain Ski Jumping…