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Bell's Brewery: Leading the Great Beer State

Welcome Spring by nicudoc68 Talked a lot about wine in April for Michigan Wine Month, but Michigan is also becoming known as the Great Beer State. The Kalamazoo Gazette recently reported that Kalamazoo's Bell's Brewery ranked 19th in…
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Happy Earth Day, Michigan

Happy Earth Day, Michigan! Tina's students took these photos. Over on Michigan in Pictures today we took a look at Michigan's ties to the first Earth Day. 2010 is the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day. In addition to a nice story detailing…
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Seeking Michigan: Towering Achievments, architect Minoru Yamasaki

By Dale Gyure, PhD, courtesy Seeking Michigan. The goal of Seeking Michigan is simple: to connect you to the stories of this great state. Visit them regularly for a dynamic & evolving look at Michigan's cultural heritage. On March 2, 2010,…
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April 9, 2010: Ernie Harwell Day and the Detroit Tigers home opener!

via Michigan in Pictures George Kell Ernie Harwell 1961, photo by doctor_gogol. For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the…
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The Green Hornet: A Detroit Original

This summer, Seth Rogen will bring The Green Hornet to movie screens, 74 years after The Hornet was born in Detroit. A Comprehensive History of the Green Hornet by Jacques Boulerice at Associated Content explains: ...the Green Hornet was one…
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Weird Wednesday: Giant Crucifix and In the Habit - Nun Doll Museum

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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Seeking Michigan: From Soda Pop to the Clouds

By Mary Zimmeth, Archives of Michigan, Archives of Michigan, courtesy Seeking Michigan. The goal of Seeking Michigan is simple: to connect you to the stories of this great state. Visit them regularly for a dynamic & evolving look at Michigan's…
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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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Women's History Month: Sarah Emma Edmonds Seelye

In Sarah's War, Seeking Michigan pointed us to Michigan in Letters where they have a feature on Sarah Emma Edmonds Seelye, born in 1841 in New Brunswick, Canada. Sarah ran away from home at age 15 to escape her tyrannical father and an arranged…
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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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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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Michigan's Rich African American Past

For years, February has been recognized as Black History Month. In nearly 250 years of living in Michigan, African Americans have made many important-and often overlooked–contributions to our state's past. One of the earliest records…