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Five Things you need to know about Michigan: Leap Day Edition

Happy Leap Day Michigan! Today is the day we do the quadrennial calendar adjustment known as Leap Day, instituted in 45 BC by Julius Caesar. It's in February because the old Roman calendar ended on the last day of February. Get the full…
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Michigan's Economy Hits 10 Year High

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) reports that Michigan’s economy has reached a 10-year high, according to Comerica Bank’s Michigan Economic Activity Index. The June index jumped 2.0 points in June, spiking to a level…
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Tour the Lake Winds Energy Park at the 2012 Michigan Energy Fair

Every year the  Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association (GLREA) holds their annual Michigan Energy Fair (MEF). The Energy Fair takes place June 22-24, 2012 and it's at a new location, the Mason County Fairgrounds in Ludington. The location…
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The Daily Michigan: A giclee print from Mark S. Carson

Today on The Daily Michigan we're giving away a custom giclee printed image of your choice from photographer Mark S. Carlson. Mark is one of our featured partners in The Daily Michigan, and if you're the winner you can choose from any…
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March Michigan Event Calendar

Our monthly calendar contains a selection of what's cool to do in Michigan. If you have an event to share, please POST IT IN THE COMMENTS. We read them all and might add yours, but if you email us, we simply can't add the event! If your event…
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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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Tree cities bloom in Michigan

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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5x5 Night in Grand Rapids

5 ideas, 5 minutes each, 5 slides each, 5 judges, 5,000 dollars 5x5 Night is a monthly event in Grand Rapids that allows 5 people to pitch their ideas to a panel of judges who decide how to award $5,000 on the last Tuesday night of every…
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Lansing Home and Garden Show ~ March 17-20, 2011

The 2011 Lansing Home & Garden Show transforms the MSU Pavilion on the campus of Michigan State University with incredible gardens, extensive landscaping projects, a flower show, four free seminar stages and hundreds of exhibits featuring…
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Earl Young's Charlevoix Cottages

Charlevoix - Mushroom House by ktylerconk In the "things I found while looking at other things" category comes Quirky cottages in Charlevoix are winter delights from the Detroit Free Press. Earl Young tourism is a Charlevoix specialty.…
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Will "rightsizing" make Detroit strong again?

Need a new home? Here's 500 abandoned ones all in the same area by DetroitDerek PhotographyOnce boasting a population of nearly 2 million, the population of the city of Detroit stands at somewhere between 750,000 and 800,000 residents. Detroit…
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Michigan Invasive Species: Emerald Ash Borer

Emerald Ash Borer by USDAgov All week long we're profiling invasive species on Michigan in Pictures and Absolute Michigan. Today we move to dry land with this little fellow, the emerald ash borer, an exotic pest that has killed tens of…