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Weird Wednesday: Delos Marvin of Dimondale

The last Wednesday of every month is a Weird Wednesday on Absolute Michigan. Today we journey to Lansing with Dave Votta of the Capital Area District Library. Dave is a librarian who researches regular Lost Lansing features. Click the banner…
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Remembering Fred Meijer

Frederik Meijer, a pioneer of supercenter retailing and visionary philanthropist, died Friday, November 25 in Grand Rapid at the age of 91. Meijer was a pioneer of the supercenter, one-stop shopping and hypermarket concepts, and the chain of…
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The Ford Rotunda and the Christmas Fantasy

A couple of years ago, Michigan in Pictures featured the Ford Rotunda, and a lot of people search for it every year in the holiday season. The Ford Rotunda page at Automotive Mileposts explains that the Rotunda was commissioned by Ford and designed…
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2011 AL MVP & Cy Young Winner Justin Verlander

With 280 points and double the first place votes that anyone else received, Justin Verlander was selected by AL sportswriters as the 2011 American League MVP. The New York Times notes that a pitcher being selected as most valuable player is…
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Seeking Michigan: The Wreck of the Carl D. Bradley

By Valerie van Heest and courtesy Seeking Michigan and the Archives of 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…
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Today is Veterans Day

This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave. ~Elmer Davis Today's photo and quotation is provided by luna.nik and I think that it pretty much sums up what is asked, what is given and what…
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11/11/11: MSU Spartans vs North Carolina on US Navy aircraft carrier

"I can’t think of a better way to start my senior season" ~MSU Center Draymond Green Do you suppose that Tom Izzo uses lines like "I can't offer you beaches and palm trees, but chances are you'll be playing on aircraft carriers and…
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Michigan Underwater Preserves: Alger Underwater Diving Preserve

Graveyard Coast II by Michigan Nut michiganpreserves.org explains that although the vast inland waterway of the Great Lakes provided natural highway, there were also dangerous, fraught with sudden storms, fog, heavy traffic and shipping companies…
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DNR Uncut: Michigan State Parks Capture Top National Award

Here's a "guest" post from the Michigan DNR. We say "guest" in that we copied and pasted it from their website. Great parks, great news.  Collectively Falling - Bond Falls by Aaron C. Jors The Department of Natural Resources announced today…
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Grand Rapids Wine, Beer & Food Festival ~ Nov 17-19, 2011

The 2011 Grand Rapids Wine, Beer & Food Festival takes place Thursday, November 17th through Saturday, November 19th at DeVos Place in Grand Rapids. It draws over 10,000 over three days, making it the largest food and wine festival…
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The Three Sisters

When you're in a storm in big water, you can look for about every seventh wave to be a big one. Now your ship is designed to weather this, but there's something you should know. These are not lakes, these are the world's eighth seas, and her…
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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…