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#44, Barack Obama

Untitled by Blackbeard Ben This morning I found kind of a cool video showing all 43 Presidents and President-elect Barack Obama. It was pretty neat watching the march of familiar faces like Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Lincoln and FDR…
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Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King

Today's Michigan in Pictures features a cool photo by Loraine DiCerbo and the text below. The photo from the Library of Congress and was taken by Marion S. Trikosko in 1964. You'll also want to check out Martin Luther King's Wikipedia entry…
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Michigan Automotive History: Reo Motor Car Company

In association with our coverage of the Detroit Auto Show (aka North American International Auto Show) and the upcoming Michigan International Auto Show in Grand Rapids, we are taking rear view mirror look at the REO Motor Car Company. The…
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Michigan Books: Historic Cottages of Glen Lake by Barbara Siepker, photography by Dietrich Floeter

Leelanau Press -- More than 50 historic cottages' interiors and exteriors are documented in this beautiful publication detailing the resort community nestled in the heart of the Sleeping Bear Dunes in Leelanau County. Like taking a trip back…
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Motown is 50

January 8, 2009 is the 50th birthday of Motown. There are a bunch of great Motown videos on YouTube like this Temptations video and the first Motown smash - Shop Around by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, but this live Motown medley from the…
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Michigan Books: A Picturesque Situation: Mackinac Before Photography, 1615-1860 by Brian Leigh Dunnigan

(Wayne State University Press) -- Essential reading for anyone interested in the history of Mackinac Island and the people that have lived there, Dunnigan's impressive collection of pre-photographic images of the Mackinac region draws from decades…
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2009 Michigan Anniversaries

Dianna Stampfler of Promote Michigan sent us this cool list of Michigan Anniversaries for 2009. Know any that we're missing? We'd be amazed if you didn't - post them in the comments! Chelsea by jhoweaa City of Chelsea – An upcoming…
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Film of Michigan's Timber Harvest in the 1950s (with much emphasis on food)

Seeking Michigan presents a video of the "modern timber harvest" from the 1950s by Walter Hastings. I haven't even watched the whole thing but I already know that you'll want to! The film describes how wood is cut and delivered to the mill ...…
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Weird Wednesday: The Giant Wolf of Flint

The last Wednesday of every month is a "Weird Wednesday" on Absolute Michigan, when Linda Godfrey brings you 100% of the USRDA of Michigan weirdness. You can listen to Linda's latest podcasts and read her blog at uncannyworld.com and also…
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Michigan Books: Ravens in the Storm: A Personal History of the 1960s Antiwar Movement by Carl Oglesby

Ravens in the Storm: A Personal History of the 1960s Antiwar Movement by Carl Oglesby (Scribner) -- In this powerful first-person account of the Students for a Democratic Society (S.D.S.) and the University of Michigan during the 1960s anti-war…
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Michigan Books: War as They Knew It: Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler, and America in a Time of Unrest by Michael Rosenberg

War as They Knew It: Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler, and America in a Time of Unrest by Michael Rosenberg (Grand Central Publishing) -- The greatest years of the storied football rivalry between the University of Michigan and Ohio State University…
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Michigan Books: The Model T: A Centennial History by Robert Casey

The Model T: A Centennial History by Robert Casey (Johns Hopkins University Press) -- Debuting in 1908 as the first mass-produced and truly affordable car, the Ford Model T quickly revolutionized automotive design, engineering, manufacturing…