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Love & Wine in Northern Michigan

Taste the Passion 2011 - February 5&6, 2011. Cabin fever taking hold? Well here are a couple of great reasons to embrace winter in northern Michigan. The Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association presents "Taste the Passion ~ Wine, Chocolate…
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Get close to the 2010 Winter Olympics ... in Northern Michigan

SNOWBOARD Training in Gaylord, Michigan by MyWheelsareTurning Yesterday my son Jamie returned from the Otsego Club near Gaylord with a shirt covered with signatures and a smile the size of a half pipe. The reason? In Northern Michigan,…
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Michigan Books: American Salvage: Stories by Bonnie Jo Campbell

American Salvage: Stories by Bonnie Jo Campbell (Wayne State University Press). In these stories about cold, lonely, working-class Michigan life, Campbell creates a world where salvation counterbalances loss and despair, and she leaves the reader…
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Noel Night: 37 Years of Holiday Merriment

The 37th annual Noel Night will take place on Saturday, December 5th from 5:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. in Midtown Detroit's Cultural Center Area. Over 40 institutions, including the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Detroit Science Center, the Charles…
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25th Annual Silver Bells in the City - Friday, November 20 Lansing

silver bells 2007 by Michphotog The 25th Annual Silver Bells in the City will take place on Friday, November 20, 2009 from 5-9 p.m. in downtown Lansing. Silver Bells in the City, which attracts 120,000 attendees, annually features an…
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Lansing 150 Grand Finale

It's Lansing's Birthday! by Eridony 2009 is the Sesquicentennial of the City of Lansing. The Lansing 150 Grand Finale is next Friday (Nov 20) immediately following Silver Bells in the City from 8-11 PM in the Lansing Center. This event…
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Michitwitter November 2009

Read a good article or blog post about Michigan? See a cool picture or video? Listen to a great podcast? Attend a fun event or find a new web site? Scroll down to tell folks in the comments. Please keep them brief and friendly! Subscribe…
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Michigan Story Festival, Mt. Pleasant October 23 & 24, 2009

Nothing touches the heart and engages the mind more than a good story. From ancient campfires to online urban legends, stories captivate and motivate us to explore our human potential. A visit to the award-winning Michigan Story Festival is…
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NPR explores Michigan's Upper Peninsula

Not the Upper Peninsula, but the Northern Peninsula. by Jenna Belle NPR ran a special series a few weeks back exploring the culture, traditions and economy of Michigan's Upper Peninsula that we felt was worth bubbling back up. In addition…
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Winners of the 2009 Grand Rapids ArtPrize

ArtPrize 09-Open Water no.24 by deviant_anomaly ART PRIZE 2009-0032 by RichardD72 AND THE WINNER IS... by rkramer62 DETAIL FROM WINNERS CANVAS by bitsorf The first-ever ArtPrize in Grand Rapids has ended with Open Water no.…
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Phioto Friday: Wagner Falls by Luminous Light Huntress

Luminous Light Huntress (Tamara Jacobs) says that she loves landscape photography, especially waterfalls. Also that she's a tree hugger* in a major way and aims to merge her passion for the environment with her love of landscape photography. Judging…