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Project to develop a vision for growth in Northern Michigan

View from above Traverse City by MatrixWarrior The Michigan Land Use Institute has an article on a new, community-based visioning process to help residents design what six northwest Michigan counties can look like in the coming decades.…
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Michigan Housing Locater offers free rental listings

no northerly or southerly winds, please! by joojanta A week or so back, the Great Lakes IT Report tipped us off to the Michigan Housing Locater from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority. The site is devoted to assisting Michigan…
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Michigan Automotive History: Ford Motor Company

Tin Lizzies (Library of Congress) Did you hear the story of the guy who built a bike, won a race, and used $28,000 to build one of the oldest and most successful automobile companies in the world? You should, especially when it's Michigan's…
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9th Annual Michigan International Auto Show in Grand Rapids

Cadi by JoeJoeSmoe Thought you'd seen it all with the North American International Auto Show in Detroit? Not quite! There's still the 9th Annual Michigan International Auto Show in Grand Rapids! Buy your tickets online before you head over. Head…
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Iven Kinchloe, America's First Spaceman

Googling "first American in space" leads you to Alan Shepard's May 5, 1961, flight into space. But five years earlier, a Michigan native piloted a supersonic plane to a record height of 126,200 feet above the surface of the earth. As a result…
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Michigan Automotive History: Olds Motor Vehicle Company

In association with our coverage of the North American International Auto Show (aka Detroit Auto Show) and the upcoming Michigan International Auto Show in Grand Rapids, we will be posting a series of short features on Michigan's rich auto heritage.…
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The Michigan Environmental Trail - Our Land, Our History

Elizabeth Park Reflection by mandj98 If there's one thing that all Michiganians can be proud of, it's the beauty of our natural environment. Whether it's the Great Lakes shoreline, our sprawling forests and trails or the sand dunes, it…
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Warm Weather Can't Stop Michigan Ice Sculpture Contests

Despite the warming trends across the state, several Michigan cities won't skip the usual winter festivities, including traditional Ice Sculpture contests. Carving the Elephant by Josh Leo Last week Holland hosted their own contest,…
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Time for the 30th Annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival

It's that time in Ann Arbor again, time for The Ark's 30th Annual Folk Festival. You probably won't see Noah or the animals, but do look for big musical acts like John Prine, Rufus Wainwright, Daisy May, and many others to stop by historic Hill…
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Model D tours the Westin Book Cadillac Renovation

Model D has a cool video tour of the restoration work going on at the Westin Book Cadillac with Chris Ferchill (project manager with Cleveland-based Ferchill Group). Also see Renovation of Detroit's Book-Cadillac Hotel from Absolute…
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Tax on services being considered in Lansing

Country Schoolhouse by nomm de photo The Detroit News reports that some Democrats, Republicans and public policy experts are saying Michigan needs to take a look at extending the sales tax to cover more services and (perhaps) lowering the…
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Tip of the iceberg? Weaver dissents from Taylor's re-election

Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Clifford Taylor (AP Photo/Al Goldis) Last week's 4-3 re-election of Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Clifford Taylor also saw an escalation of tension on the court in the form of a dissent by Justice…