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Pure Michigan Facebook: Leading the Nation

"Winds of Change" Point Betsie Lighthouse by Michigan Nut The Pure Michigan Facebook fan page topped 200,000 fans over the weekend. According to the Street, this makes Pure Michigan one of only four state tourism Facebook pages with more…

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MSU Spartans, UM Wolverines & Oakland Golden Grizzlies earn 2011 NCAA Tourney Bids!

Via Michigan in Pictures... Darius Morris by JS_Owens || MSU Basketball #10 by Blackbeard Ben || summit league championship by elishapage After weeks of uncertainty, the state of Michigan was rewarded with not one or two but three…

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Emergency Financial Manager Bill rumbles toward passage

R.I.P. - James McMillan School (1894-2008) by SNWEB.ORG Photography, LLC. HB-4214 - the "local government and school district fiscal accountability act" - passed the Senate yesterday. This is such a strange & sweeping bill that…

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Seeking Michigan: Sisters Did It For Themselves

By Bob Garrett, 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 cultural heritage. In…

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Lake Huron Sinkholes: A window on the past and future

Great Lakes Echo is a project of the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism at Michigan State University. The site uses Creative Commons reporting to to help the news community cover the environment of the Great Lakes watershed. Absolute…

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Grand Rapids LaughFest ~ March 10-20, 2011

The first-ever Grand Rapids LaughFest kicks off this Thursday (March 10) in Grand Rapids. The city-wide festival runs March 10-20, 2011 and is presented by Gilda's Club Grand Rapids, an independent branch of Gilda's Club Worldwide. The organization…

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Michigan Books: A 1,000 Mile Walk on the Beach

Next Friday (March 11, 2011) at Brilliant Books in Suttons Bay, Loreen Niewenhuis will release her book, A 1,000-Mile Walk on the Beach. The book chronicles her walk around the shoreline of Lake Michigan and her observations along the way. ABSOLUTE…

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Film Friday: High Five for Michigan Film Incentives

"This is not about saving Hollywood. This is about saving Michigan." ~ Mitch Albom Read on for a report on last night's Town Hall meeting but we definitely want to start off by featuring High Five for Film Incentives. Deep Blue Pictures…

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Lost Lansing: A History of Lansing Breweries & Brew Pubs

Today's feature comes from the Capital Area District Library and librarian Dave V. who researches regular Lost Lansing features. Click the banner to read many more great stories about the history of the Capital City! by Dave Votta, CADL Local…

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Baffling Budget Beatdown: Axe to Fall on Michigan Film Incentive?

If you care about this issue, visit Tell Rick on Facebook or Rick's Wrong (About the Michigan Film Industry Tax Credit). You can also try to contact your legislators and impress upon them the importance of this tool to Michigan's future. If…

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Michigan Culinary Tourism

Mack-in-touch Apples by ( Jennifer ) A month ago, Absolute Michigan participated in the the Creating Michigan Culinary Destinations conference (read our live blog) where the Michigan Culinary Tourism initiative was launched. For the video…

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ArtPrize 2011 ~ September 21 through October 9, 2011

Cavalry by pairadocsArtPrize, the radically open, radically cool art competition that awards the world's largest art prize has issued their call for ArtPrize 2011 artists. The wildly successful event will return to Grand Rapids September 21…