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Photo Friday: Motown

Allan M loves cities in general and Detroit in particular. You can see it in his photos of Detroit and also in the amazing UrbanPlanet.org web site he helped to found.
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Aerial Videos of Metro Detroit, Lansing and East Lansing

The Detroit Free Press has a feature on something we stumbled on the other day: a collection of aerial videos of the Lansing & Detroit areas taken with a model plane. In and around Detroit, there videos of Belle Isle (above), Ford…
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Michigan Solar Tour

Michigan Solar House by DC Rob From the Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association: The 2006 American Solar Energy Society's National Solar Tour offers a first-hand look at the successful uses of renewable energy and energy efficiency in…
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U of M Football Honored on Wheaties Box

Wheaties unveiled a special-edition package honoring the University of Michigan Football Program. The box featuring the Michigan Wolverines was one of three special-edition packages announced this week. Wheaties also honored the University of…
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Worries Over Great Lakes Water Levels

Old Mission Point by Johnny Blood The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has an interesting piece that looks at fluctuations in lake levels over the last century. Although flucuations are considered normal, the article examines the role dredging…
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Elderly Instruments to Sell Rare Dobro Collection

Franklin Adkins playing dobro Lansing's own Elderly Instruments has a very unique collection of instruments for sale. World renowned for it's extensive inventory of both new and used fretted instruments it is no wonder why Elderly has this…
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Michigan Books: Michigan's Economic Future by Charles Ballard

Jack Lessenberry interviews MSU Economics professor Charles Ballard about his new book Michigan's Economic Future. Ballard says that manufacturing is destined to be a smaller part of Michigan's economy and says that the state needs to focus…
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Good News from the Farm, Whitecaps, Mudhens Win!

Michigan in Pictures had this feature on two Detroit Tiger minor league affiliates¬† this morning. Despite the risk of becoming "that Michigan baseball photo blog", we have to give a "way to go" to the West Michigan Whitecaps who captured…
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The Civilian Conservation Corps in Michigan

Going to Work on Fire Lane, photo by Trykemom On March 9, 1933, five days after his inauguration, President Franklin D. Roosevelt outlined his plan that combined both relief for the unemployed and conservation of the nation's natural…
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Photo Friday: Barn Storming

This photo by Diane Constable from our Absolute Michigan photo group on Flick shows storm clouds moving in on a farm in Gregory, Michigan.
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Chief Okemos Photo Resurfaces on eBay

The Lansing City Pulse has an interesting feature on a recently acquired and very rare tintype photogragh of Chief Okemos via eBay. Prior to this discovery there were only two known photographs and 4 known paintings of the Chief. According to…
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"Annie Leibovitz: American Music" at the DIA

DIA by KPH A new exhibit at the Detroit Institute of Arts features the work of world renowned photographer Annie Leibowitz. Best known for her work at Rolling Stone magazine and taking some of the most memorable portraits of cultural icons,…