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November 2011 Michigan Event Calendar

November by Karen from Michigan Here's a bunch Michigan festivals & events for the month of November. As usual, there's no way to get them all, so please add links and information about the one's we've missed (or reviews of ones we have…
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Urban Farming and The Kings of Flint

"What we're trying to do is a systems change. We're trying to build up a small, local economy that's place based - that can't pick up and go somewhere else." ~Stephen Arellano, Ruth Mott Foundation in Flint Mallory Horton Waters Plants…
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Weird Wednesday: The Nain Rouge, a Detroit Ghost Story

The following tale is from Myths and Legends of Our Own Land by Charles M. Skinner, available free at Project Gutenberg. You can get more recent accounts of the Nain Rouge from David A. Spitzley's spooky & excellent Mythic Detroit and a…
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Michigan vs Michigan State Football Rivalry

It's rights for the title of the state, state champions, who's the best in the state, it's huge, big for the fans, big for the alumni and big for the players and coaches. ~Ryan Van Bergen, UM Defensive End This Saturday at 12 noon the University…
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Experience Great Lakes Week with Great Lakes Now

Edited Oct 17, 2011 to bring in the archived content from Great Lakes Week 2011 Detroit Public Television (DPTV), in partnership with the International Joint Commission, the Great Lakes Commission, U.S. EPA, and Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes…
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Michigan punches its ticket for high-speed rail

Vanishing Point by e.rabior Business Week reports that Michigan made some major moves toward high-speed rail yesterday: A high-speed passenger train service between Chicago and Detroit took two big steps forward Wednesday with a $196.5…
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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…
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October Michigan Event Calendar

october day by PepOmint A sampling of Michigan festivals & events for the month of October. As usual, there's no way we'll get them all, so please add links and information about those we've missed (or reviews of ones we have here)…
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Rural Broadband Works ... and could work for Michigan

On October 3rd an organization called "Broadband WORKS for Rural America" is bringing together hundreds of individuals and groups from around the country to Washington, DC in order send a message that rural America needs increased wireless broadband…
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Weird Wednesday: The Rowdy Ghosts of the Fenton Hotel

Linda S. Godfrey, author of the excellent Weird Michigan and Strange Michigan books is hard at work on her next book. While she is away, we are running a few of our favorites. The following is the first of our Absolute Michigan Weird Wednesday…
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Seeking Michigan: The Father of Animation

By Kevin Collier, courtesy Seeking Michigan and the Archives of 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…
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TEDx Detroit brings the power of ideas to the Motor City

X Marks the Spot - TEDxDetroit by slaytercreative Check out his awesome TEDx Detroit slideshow too! The 3rd annual TEDx Detroit takes place next Wednesday (September 28). TEDx events are locally planned & independently organized, designed…