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Touring Northern Michigan ... 60 years ago

A few weeks ago Leelanau.com featured this nationally produced travelogue from 1949. James A. FitzPatrick's Travel Talks: Roaming in Michigan features views of Glen Lake and the Sleeping Bear Dunes (complete with Sleeping Bear Dunesmobile rides),…
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Celebrate Michigan Wine & Michigan Wineries in April!

Blurs any ties to the beginning by Sarah Steffens April has been designated Michigan Wine Month to honor the state's wide selection of quality wines and the wine industry's significant contribution to the economy. Michigan's wine and grape…
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All about Ann Arbor's Argus Camera Company

I spent all my Michigan blogging time today on The Argus Camera Company of Ann Arbor, Michigan over at Michigan in Pictures. Since it is a pretty significant piece of Michigan history, it probably deserves your attention.
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Michigan Tourism Strategic Plan unveiled

The Michigan Tourism Strategic Plan was unveiled Monday at the Driving Tourism 2007 conference by the Michigan Tourism Planning Council. Michigan's tourism industry generates $17.5 billion dollars in annual revenue, 200,000 jobs and almost $1…
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Detroit Tigers Opening Day 2007

Play Ball! Detroit Tigers Opening Day 2008 Opening Day at Tiger Stadium in Detroit - 1961 from Jeff Smith The Detroit Tigers open the 2007 season and their American League pennant defense on Monday, April 2 at 1:05 PM against the Toronto…
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New Faces, New Futures: Immigrants, women change Michigan farming

By Julie Hay, Great Lakes Bulletin News Service Leo Ocanas photo by J. Carl Ganter with-these-hands.com There is an ease in his heavily accented voice. Neither his accent nor his modesty, though, masks the smile in Leo Ocanas's voice…
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Michigan History: One Strong Michigan Woman

One of Michigan's most celebrated women is Sara Emma Edmonds Seelye. Sara's courageous story begins with her desire to help the Union cause in the Civil War. This desire led her to disguise herself as Private Franklin Thompson and to serve…
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Celebrate Michigan's water on World Water Day

Tahquamenon Falls State Park 1993 by Steven Mullen Today is World Water Day and it seems to me that above all else, water is what makes Michigan special. From the trickle of tiny streams to the tens of thousands of lakes to the roaring…
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Exploring Detroit's urban gardens

contrasts 2 by grande baliad More photos of Detroit gardens! Dave Nelson at Grow Detroit posted Detroit Takes One More Step Into the Sci-fi Future: Urban Farming over the weekend and took a look at a Detroit News article exploring how…
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Introducing the Save the Wild UP Video Challenge

Absolute Michigan is pleased to introduce (and host) the Save the Wild UP Video Challenge. In a nutshell, Save the Wild UP is challenging you to make a YouTube video that shows why Michigan must protect its rivers, lakes and streams. Everyone…
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Get your Spring back through The Michigan Gallery

Upsy Daisy by suesue2 Spring is just a few days away, so over at The Michigan Gallery on Flickr, Kathy has put out a call for spring pictures from Michigan. Check them out and (if you're a Flickr member) add your own! Spring is…
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Iceboat vs. Chevy on Lake St. Clair

The news today is kind of heavy, so how about an iceboat racing a Chevy on frozen Lake St. Clair off Mt. Clemens in the 1930 equivalent of viral video?