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U.P. Oktoberfest ~ Marquette, MI - 9.12.09

BREAK OUT YOUR LEDERHOSEN More than 150 beers from some of Michigan's finest microbreweries and brewpubs. Live music. Food available for purchase. Rain or shine. The first-ever Michigan Brewers Guild U.P. Oktoberfest is coming September…
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Seeking Michigan: Hot dogs, Strohs and the President

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. On…
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Michitwitter September 2009

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Seeking Michigan: Ice Cold Pop!

by Gloriane Peck, Library 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.Each…
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Photo Friday: #75,000 is Grand Portal by [JARED]

Welcome to a very special Photo Friday on Absolute Michigan, the 75,000th photo in the Absolute Michigan pool on Flickr!! I can't tell you how amazingly cool it is that so many people have graciously allowed us to use their photos to help…
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Detroit based band's 'library tour' makes stop at Guantanamo Bay

We stumbled across this article about Detroit based band The High Strung over at boingboing.net about playing an unusual show at Guantanamo Bay as part of their 'library tour'. With so much in the news about making Michigan 'Gitmo North' we…
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The Woodward Dream Cruise, a Detroit Classic

Red, White and Chrome Dream Cruise by kelley girl The 15th annual Woodward Dream Cruise happens this Saturday, August 15, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan. It's billed as the world's largest one-day celebration of car culture, and with more 1.7…
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MCS Panorama

Waiting room, Michigan Central Station by jeanpierrelavoie Over on Michigan in Pictures today we featured a link to an incredible panoramic walkthrough of Detroit's Michigan Central Station by Montreal photographer Jean-Pierre Lavoie.…
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of Farms & Folly: Michigan Department of History, Arts & Libraries

Over on Michigan in Pictures there's a post this morning titled Farming in Michigan in the  1880s that features an excerpt from a Michigan farmer's diary from the 1880s. It also looks at the proposed elimination of the Michigan Department…
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Michitwitter August 2009

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