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Wheatland Music Festival: Live Coverage

Seth & May at Dunegrass by Andy McFarlane The Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun is sending blogger Eric Baerren and photographer Lisa Yanick to this year's Wheatland Music Festival. They'll be sending us updates as we have them and we'll try…
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Blogs We Dig: Wizardkitten

Wizardkitten used to offer random writing about politics, sports, news ... but mainly politics. Then about a month ago she decided to chuck the political and take back her blog for herself. That means more posts about wandering around…
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Michigan Shoutout Page, book 1

Act 1, Scene 1... Archived comments, events and observations about any old thing are below, latest is on the Michigan Shout-out Page.
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Tiger Stadium and Detroit Tigers update

While Absolute Michigan has been paying attention to efforts to save a portion of Tiger Stadium, I'd like to be absolutely clear in saying that Comerica Park is a gorgeous ballpark and I wouldn't have the Detroit Tigers playing anywhere…
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Inside Muskegon's Clay Avenue Cellars

Jason Piasecki's Inside Muskegon podcast - #86 - where does the time go? - features a great interview with Brenda Moore with Clay Avenue Cellars. In addition to profiling a cool winery/gallery in Muskegon, Michigan, the podcast provides a look…
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Blogs We Dig: Our Michigan

For Sale by John BairdCeleste Whiting's Our Michigan is a blog that takes a probing look at hard to comprehend mega-issues like the global financial upheaval, simplifies them, and then explores how they relate to life right here in Michigan.…
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Ernie Harwell's plan for Tiger Stadium

Tiger Stadium 1987 vs. Toronto Blue Jays by 1ManWithACamera I have apparently been hanging with Rip van Winkle, and so missed the news that Ernie Harwell has come forward with an 11th hour plan to save Tiger Stadium from demolition. Michigan…
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Share your Great Lakes story or photo

The July winners of the Healthy Lakes, Healthy Lives story & photo contest have been announced. The deadline for the August contest is August 20th, so there's still time to enter (click that link above for details!). They have been kind…
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The Amazing Frankfort Rock Gallery

Last weekend my friend - and betsiebay.net co-developer - Ken Lake and I stumbled upon this incredible work of art on the Lake Michigan shore just north of Frankfort. More info (and a photo slideshow) from Rock Gallery at betsiebay.n…
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The Sleeper Lake Fire in the Upper Peninsula

MN DNR fire bombers by mryooperdewey Ann Arbor based Edward Vielmetti has maps and links for the massive Sleeper Lake Fire that has burned about 20,000 acres in Luce County north of Newberry in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Gina Harmon of Superior…
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Blogs We Dig: MichWine

Wine Tasting by Autumm MichWine.com is actually more than simply a blog. Billed as the independent guide to Michigan wines and wine country, the site delivers with columns, winery listings, reviews and events. This year editor Joel Goldberg…
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Photo Friday: Detroit Skyline by Paul Hitz

I think I speak for a lot of people when I say "Wow." It's probably obvious from this photo that Paul loves his city. If not, a visit to the Detroit Tigers or Detroit Pistons groups he helps to manage might help, and the fact that he…