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Northern Lights likely over the next few days!

Here's a very popular post from yesterday's Michigan in Pictures! The photo was taken by Shawn Malone of Lake Superior Photo at Little Presque Isle. While this is a little technical, it basically says "We might well see some northern lights…
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Hoxeyville Music Festival ~ August 19-21

Held the weekend of August 19th through the 21st, the Hoxeyville Music Festival boasts 2 stages of national touring artists like Umphrey's McGee, Mickey Hart Band, Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, Greensky Bluegrass, Great American Taxi, Ekoostik…
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Saginaw students discover 2 wrecks in Project Shiphunt

mLive has a nice feature on some Michigan students who helped discover 2 wrecks in Lake Huron. 122 years ago, the 138-foot schooner M.F. Merrick was hit by the steel freighter Etruria, sinking both ships. The students used historical records…
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Five Things You Need to Know Heatwave Edition: Beat the Heat in Michigan

Before we suggest a few ways to beat the heat, we'll set the mood with Motown's own Martha Reeves & the Vandellas who started at the Motown office in Detroit as William Stevenson's secretary and was also charged with supervising Stevie…
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Maker Faire Detroit ~ July 30 & 31

Motor City becomes Maker City with over 300 exhibiting makers, demonstrations, hands-on workshops, music & vendors. From robotics, electronics, and rockets to food and fashion finds - if it’s made, there's a good chance it'll be at Maker…
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Seeking Michigan: Driving Mrs. Hollingshead

By Mary Zimmeth, 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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Thunder Over Michigan Air Show ~ July 23 & 24

Our latest Festival Summer Giveaway is a pair of passes to the Yankee Air Museum's annual "Thunder Over Michigan" Air Show at Willow Run Airport, which takes place Saturday and Sunday, July 23-24, 2011. Once again the U.S. Navy Blue Angels…
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First Lady Betty Ford

via Michigan in Pictures... President Gerald Ford and First Lady Betty Ford by Marion S. Trikosko First Lady Betty Ford (Elizabeth Ann Bloomer Warren Ford) passed away on July 8, 2011. She was born in Chicago on  April 8, 1918. After…
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July Michigan Event Calendar

Expanse by g. s. george You don't have to travel far when you live in Michigan to find a whole lot of fun. We encourage you to support the festivals, events, cities and businesses that are making all the cool things happen around the…
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Longform: Detroit

Penobscot Building by mgsmith Every month, Longform.org shares five cool stories with SLATE Magazine. This month, the topic was Detroit, and they have five really great stories ranging from Willow Run's role in winning WWII from TIME magazine…
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Michigan: Great Lakes Surfing Capital

Surfing Michigan by farlane We've pulled together a great collection of Great Lakes & Michigan surfing videos with a few links: The photo was taken on Lake Michigan at Leland. You can see more surfing photos on Michigan in Pictures…
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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…