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Canadian Freeze Ray wreaks havok on Michigan

Residents of the Straits area were stunned Sunday afternoon when the Mackinac Bridge was mysteriously encased in huge blocks of ice, rendering it totally impassible. While proponents for the 51st State of Superior seized upon the event to…
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Marquette, Michigan - 'Paradise Found'

NW vista by DA2Brian Marquette, MI has been named one of the top 200 places in the U.S. for sportsmen and women to put their roots down in the April edition of Outdoor Life magazine. These places exist in every state, towns where you can…
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Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion House

Bucky's Folly by Maia C Buckminster Fuller, famous for his geodesic domes, sought to solve the post World War II housing crisis by designing a home that would address what he perceived as questionable home construction methods. In turn…
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Michigan Historic Homes: Old Victoria Mining Village

"Tilted" by Tiffibunny The picturesque ghost town of Old Victoria is one of the first sites ever mined for copper in the new world. This is where the famous "Ontonagon Boulder" was discovered that now resides in the National Museum of…
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When Carl Sandburg Called Michigan Home

Renowned author Carl Sandburg loved Lake Michigan. In many ways, it influenced his writing. From 1928 until 1945, Sandburg and his family, which included three daughters, called Michigan home. During these years, he lived in the sand dunes…
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Photo Friday: Flying twins by taterfalls

Be sure to look at it bigger. Tate says that he's pretty much an outdoor nut and from summer sun to ice and eagles to foxes from Muskegon to the UP, he delivers gorgeous photos that reveal Michigan's beauty. (he also has photos for…
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Michigan Restaurants: Zehnder's of Frankenmuth

Sign says it all. by ezz eddie Zehnder's of Frankenmuth is the second largest independent restaurant in the United States and America's largest family restaurant. With ten dining rooms that seat more than 1500 guests, Zehnder's serves about…
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Big Storm, Bigger Wave

Of course just a few days after I blog one of Martin's photos of the Petoskey Breakwater to Michigan in Pictures, he braves the 50 MPH maelstrom to capture this stunning shot. I guess that's one of the bright sides of having more than one…
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Photo Friday: wave wash by ER Post

This photo of waves crashing over the Grand Haven light is one of many great photos of Michigan Lighthouses from Ed Post. Ed just joined Flickr and the Absolute Michigan group, but he already uploaded a whole lot more cool photos from…
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Photo Friday: Beach Grass by n.weaver

Neil took this photo of beach grass at Twelve Mile Beach in the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. He has some more black and white work and some beautiful scenes from Michigan and elsewhere.
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Michigan Books: Mackinac Bridge: A 50-Year Chronicle, 1957- 2007 by Mike Fornes

Today's Notable Book is Mackinac Bridge: A 50-Year Chronicle, 1957- 2007 by Mike Fornes (Cheboygan Tribune Printing Co.) honors the 50th anniversary of the Mighty Mac with details of day-to-day life on the bridge that united Michigan's two peninsulas…
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Photo Friday: Fayette Cliff by whitewaves

I first encountered the photography of Paul Rose when we were putting together our Destination Michigan feature on the Fayette Historic State Park. While the ghost town of Fayette remains one of the places in Michigan that I most long to…