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The Huron Lightship: A Lighthouse that Floats

Lightship Huron by Darryl Wattenberg Another view of the Lightship Huron Lighthouses don't move ... unless they are lightships. Lightships were used in places where it was too difficult or expensive to build a lighthouse. A lightship…
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Still on Duty at White River Light

The Dark Side of White Lake by mellowhummer (has additional info on the haunting!)When Karen McDonnell is alone she sometimes hears footsteps on the stairway of the former White River Light. But she isn't afraid. She says, "I like the comfort…
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Photo sharing and public history

Barbershop helper from Joey Harrison Michigan Radio's Jennifer Guerra has an interesting feature about how online photos sharing websites like Flickr (where most of the photos on Absolute Michigan are housed) can impact people interested…
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The Last Barn at Mentha: The Decline of Michigan's Mint Farming

Last Barn at Mentha by John Clement Howe John Clement Howe went to the ghost town of Mentha and also dug up the fascinating story of Michigan's now vanished mint industry. As the very detailed article about Mint in Michigan from Michigan…
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Women Lightkeepers: Elizabeth Whitney Williams

In most cases, being a lightkeeper was a man's job. Yet, at least 19 women, including Elizabeth Whitney Williams, kept Michigan lighthouse beacons burning bright. As a child, Elizabeth was friends with the lighthouse keeper's children at…
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A Marshall Plan for the auto industry?

We may need to rename our blog "Dig Michigan as Dug by GROW Detroit". They tipped us off to something that most media in the state seems to be ignoring: approval by the state House labor committee to call on the U.S. Congress to create a "Marshall…
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Michigan Lighthouses shine on

Sun come up Moon go down by curlyson What unique architectural structure have most Michiganians seen-either from a boat or from land? If you answered "lighthouses," you are correct. As the 2007 navigation season begins, lighthouses…
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Touring Northern Michigan ... 60 years ago

A few weeks ago Leelanau.com featured this nationally produced travelogue from 1949. James A. FitzPatrick's Travel Talks: Roaming in Michigan features views of Glen Lake and the Sleeping Bear Dunes (complete with Sleeping Bear Dunesmobile rides),…
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Detroit Heritage River Water Trail

Kayaking on the Detroit River by arwalls99 Last week's issue of metromode had a nice article on the Detroit Heritage River Water Trail which - in the vision of its planners - will be... ...a 120 mile blue belt composed of the 32 mile stretch…
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All about Ann Arbor's Argus Camera Company

I spent all my Michigan blogging time today on The Argus Camera Company of Ann Arbor, Michigan over at Michigan in Pictures. Since it is a pretty significant piece of Michigan history, it probably deserves your attention.
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Detroit Tigers Opening Day 2007

Play Ball! Detroit Tigers Opening Day 2008 Opening Day at Tiger Stadium in Detroit - 1961 from Jeff Smith The Detroit Tigers open the 2007 season and their American League pennant defense on Monday, April 2 at 1:05 PM against the Toronto…
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Michigan History: One Strong Michigan Woman

One of Michigan's most celebrated women is Sara Emma Edmonds Seelye. Sara's courageous story begins with her desire to help the Union cause in the Civil War. This desire led her to disguise herself as Private Franklin Thompson and to serve…