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Remembering Tiger Manager George "Sparky" Anderson

“My Daddy said ‘it will never cost you a dime son to be nice.' I will never forget that. I was eleven years old and I will die with that because that means so much to me.” ~ George "Sparky" Anderson Wikipedia says that…
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Seeking Michigan: The Legend Lives On...

In the month November, we're celebrating ships & shipping on the Great Lakes and remembering those who have lost their lives on these freshwater seas. There's probably no better place to start than Michigan's most famous shipwreck and the…
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Proposal 1 asks: Time for a Michigan Constitutional Convention?

We, the people of the State of Michigan, grateful to Almighty God for the blessings of freedom, and earnestly desiring to secure these blessings undiminished to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this constitution. So begins…
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Weird Wednesday: Detroit's Satanic Shrine

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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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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Seeking Michigan: Marking the Past

Seeking Michigan was established to connect you to the stories of our great state. The name is derived from the state motto: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice "If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you." Visit them regularly for…
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Requiem for Detroit?

All week on Absolute Michigan we've been featuring Detroit. mcs by buckshot.jones David Byrne of Talking Heads fame was in Detroit to perform the title track for This Must Be The Place by Paolo Sorrentino, one of the big budget pictures…
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International Buster Keaton Society Convention & Buster Keaton's Favorite Place on Earth

Seeking Michigan was established to connect you with the many stories of the Great Lakes State. Visit them regularly for a dynamic & evolving look at Michigan's cultural heritage at seekingmichigan.org! "The best summers of my life were…
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An interview with Michigan's moderate, Bill Milliken

The other day Jacob Wheeler of the Glen Arbor Sun spoke to Governor William T. Milliken about GOP Candidate for Governor Rick Snyder, the state of American political discourse and the Republican party today. We've got the first couple questions…
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Invasive Species: History of the House Sparrow

All week on Absolute Michigan and Michigan in Pictures we're going to highlight invasive species. Last week Laura Bien of the Ann Arbor Chronicle published an article on a historical invader in Michigan titled In the Archives: Fluffy Sparrow…
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This Weekend in Michigan: Schooners, Cider, Wine & Wheatland!

Here's a little weekend roundup from around the state - more events in our September Michigan Event Calendar and post ones you know of in the comments below! The Welcome by ETCphoto The second annual Michigan Schooner Festival sets sail…
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Labor Day Mackinac Bridge Walk - Monday, September 6 2010

The annual Mackinac Bridge Walk has been held every year on Labor Day since the Bridge opened in 1957, and Monday, September 6, 2010 is the date of the 53rd annual walk. Read on for information and a cool video of the walk! Strangely enough,…