
Weird Wednesday Photo: 'watch out for the wee ones by 1ManWithACamera'
In keeping with Absolute Michigan's 'Weird Wednesday', we present 'watch out for the wee ones' as captured by 1ManWithACamera.
His flickr page adds:
"on the shores of Lake Huron, in the faraway village of Caseville, some of the little…

We Are All Downstream
Together. by Rick Spillers
Eric Hansen is the author of "Hiking Michigan's Upper Peninsula" and "Hiking Wisconsin". In this morning's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, he has an editorial titled Headwaters are no place for toxic new mining that…

The Week for July 21-27, 2008
Fun on Pleasant Lake by MWOOD19
Welcome to The Week on Absolute Michigan. Summer is in full swing around the state and candidates in Michigan primaries are trying to chicken dinner their way to an August 6th victory.
Our July Michigan…

Hoxeyville Music Festival July 25 - 27
3 Days & Nights of Music - Camping - Disc Golf - Canoeing - Food & Merchandise Vendors
Located west of Cadillac, MI near the Pine River deep in the Manistee National Forest, the festival grounds are conveniently located 300 yards…

The Week for July 14-20, 2008
And so is the CSL Tadoussac by mdprovost
"Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt." -Measure for Measure
Hundreds of years later, Shakespeare still has wisdom…

The Grand Rapids Water Festival - June 28, 2008
Here's a nice video from last year's Water Festival:
Dancing Water by curlyson
On Saturday June 28, 2008, the Grand Rapids Water Festival will be held at Riverside Park in Grand Rapids.
The daylong concert (11 AM - 10 PM) highlights…

Road Trip: International River Days - Detroit
Detroit River Days by paulhitz
Starting June 20th and continuing through the 23rd, Detroit hosts it's annual International River Days, featuring carnival rides, a nautical parade, gigantic fireworks and a wide range of musical performances.…

Michigan Book Excerpt: Water and Michigan's Destiny
The above photo of reeds on Crooked Lake is one of many amazing pictures of Michigan's liquid treasures in the new book The Waters of Michigan by David Lubbers and Dave Dempsey (Michigan State University Press, 2008). The coffee-table book…

Travel Local: Michigan State Parks Map
One of the recent additions to our Absolute Michigan Map are all of Michigan's State Parks (97 or so). They can be found by looking for the little pine tree (which is the same symbol used to identify them on road signs!).
The photo is…

Photo Friday: Practice runs by LindaB
This photo is part of Linda's Red Bull Air Race set. FYI, the race takes place on the Detroit Riverfront May 31 - June 1 and you can get details right here.'
Linda quotes one of my favorite photographers, Lewis Hine: "If I could tell…

The Week for May 26 - June 1, 2008
four tops by bkromer
(Lake Erie Metropark)
The big stories heading into the week are the playoff runs of the Detroit Pistons (Eastern Conference Finals v Celtics) and the Detroit Red Wings (Stanley Cup v the Pittsburgh Penguins). Both teams…

Dig Michigan: The Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Pictured Rocks Waterfall by ER Post
There's so much that I want to say about the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore that I have no idea where to start. Maybe all I need to say is that it's my favorite place on earth, and that I really hope…
