
A Very Michigan Thanksgiving
Turkey by Vaughan
Thanksgiving is just around the corner and over a million Michiganians will soon be hitting the road to attend family get-togethers and enjoying annual traditions. To help get ready for the upcoming holiday we have compiled…

Online placemaking discussion via Twitter on February 29th!
Join Let's Save Michigan TODAY (February 29th) for a live discussion--via Twitter--with four of the nation's leading experts on placemaking. Let's Save Michigan advocates for policies and practices that support, revitalize, and promote Michigan's…

February Michigan Event Calendar
Iron Works #2 - Cranbrook by MikeRyu
Our Michigan February Event Calendar shows that the more the weather tries to keep us holed up, the more ways we find to get out and have fun!! Of course, there's still many, many more and we invite you…

January Michigan Event Calendar
Frankfort, Michigan Lighthouse and Beach by forestlady
Here's a few highlights of the many events being held around Michigan for the month of January (be sure to click Read More to see them!). A lot of them are out in the snow for snowmobiles,…

Pure Michigan, Pure Gold?
Michigan has spent $67 million since 2006 to draw more tourists and tourist dollars to the Great Lakes State through the Pure Michigan campaign. Our friends at Bridge Magazine have taken a very interesting and in-depth look at Pure Michigan.…

Happy Birthday, Sault Ste. Marie Michigan
Pasty.com's Day in History for October 4th says that Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan was founded on this day in 1641. Michigan History Magazine expands on this, relating that French Jesuits Isaac Jogues and Charles Raymbault held the first Christian…

August Michigan Event Calendar
Also see our Michigan Event Calendar, the Pure Michigan Blog's excellent August 2011 Event Roundup and definitely sign up for our email list because we have FREE tickets (marked in light blue) to a number of the events below in our Festival…

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…

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.…

$1 Million Accelerate Michigan Contest!
Speed by IreJustin
Applications are now open for the 2011 Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition. The Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition will award more than $1 million in cash winnings, plus in-kind awards of services, staffing…

Future Midwest Conference this week in Detroit
Painting A Picture Of Optimism by DetroitDerek Photography
Later this week (April 27-29) the 3rd annual Future Midwest Conference kicks off in Detroit. It's the largest digital business conference in the Midwest and seeks to accelerate…

ArtPrize Artist registration opens ... and a great video!
ArtPrize - Vision by David Spriggs
by Canon Screwdriver (gary syrba)
ArtPrize (Sep 21 - Oct 9, 2011) is a radically different art competition that gives away huge cash prizes, $250,000 to the winner and nearly a half a million dollars…