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Blogs We Dig: Grow Detroit

Under the People Mover by suesue2 If you've been paying attention to Absolute Michigan over the last few months, you are probably aware of Grow Detroit due to the fact that we always seem to be linking to stories over there. Their diverse…

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Wine, food and a sense of place

Marcus Samuelsson at the Epicurean Classic by farlane Travel writer Kim Schneider has a nice article about how Michigan's wine tourism industry is developing. David Creighton of the Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Council says visitors…

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The Last Days of Slumpy

Over on Michigan in Pictures today there's a pretty cool feature titled slumpy ... the William Livingstone Mansion in Detroit's Brush Park about an Albert Kahn designed home that has fallen on hard times. ...and so you don't get too depressed,…

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Movement 07: 2007 Detroit Electronic Music Festival

Richie Hawtin DEMF 2006 by Amanda Stroyer Detroit Michigan is the birthplace of techno and every Memorial Day weekend the city cuts loose with the Detroit Electronic Music Festival, a multi-day celebration of techno. DEMF.com says: Detroit's…

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Promoting film in (West) Michigan

H H H N S (Hand Held Holga Night Shot) by G0da Grand Rapids - Rapid Growth says that the recent Motion Picture Tax Incentives Package has begun the effort to attract more filmmakers to Michigan with a $7 million incentive fund offering…

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The Huron Lightship: A Lighthouse that Floats

Lightship Huron by Darryl Wattenberg Another view of the Lightship Huron Lighthouses don't move ... unless they are lightships. Lightships were used in places where it was too difficult or expensive to build a lighthouse. A lightship…

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Michigan events, calendars and things to do

If you came to this page searching for a current Michigan event calendar, head to the Absolute Michigan home page and look for the current calendar Ferris Wheel at Night by Karen McG But is there anything to do in Michigan? If you've…

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Blogs We Dig: Bootstrap Analysis

Today on Michigan in Pictures we have a post on the Michigan Bird Breeding Atlas II, so it probably makes sense to go bird crazy today on Absolute Michigan. I don't know what to say about Bootstrap Analysis. According to its author, nuthatch,…

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Investing in Michigan's Young Farmers

SPECIAL FROM THE MICHIGAN LAND USE INSTITUTE Katie Brandt and Anna Hoekstra combined their own savings with matching federal funds to expand their successful, seven-acre farm in Van Buren County Soon after Katie Brandt graduated from…

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Still on Duty at White River Light

The Dark Side of White Lake by mellowhummer (has additional info on the haunting!)When Karen McDonnell is alone she sometimes hears footsteps on the stairway of the former White River Light. But she isn't afraid. She says, "I like the comfort…

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Government by gridlock in Michigan

Whither Michigan's Future? by Andrew McFarlane It's been a while since we last looked in on what Michigan's elected officials have been up to. Unfortunately for all of us, the answer is "Not much." Recently Michigan Radio's Jack Lessenberry…

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On the trail of the elusive UP waterfall...

Today on Michigan in Pictures there's a post titled Waterfall Hunting in the Upper Peninsula that I'm especially recommending. This photo is part of a beautiful set of photos of Wagner Falls by Kyle Schneider (makes great wallpaper…