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Spring Can’t Come Soon Enough: Great Hikes Just Around Corner

By Bob Lovik, photos by Mark Lindsay I really enjoy the first two months of winter. The dropping temperatures are refreshing. There's the anticipation of the holidays and the over-indulgences that come with them. And I love the snow. The…
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Photo Friday: DN hiking it, Elk Lake- Elk Rapids, Michigan by rickrjw

rickrjw (Rick Wolanin) added an ice boating shot from Harbor Springs to the Absolute Michigan pool today, but I liked this one from 2 years ago on Elk Lake. He's a retired commercial photographer. Check his Collections for tons of iceboating…
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Absolute Michigan Loves Water!

On a whim, I went to Wordle and plugged in a sampling of Absolute Michigan and Michigan in Pictures. The results are above (click above for bigger view or see it even bigger). One thing is clear: we love water! We'll use this page to…
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Benzie County Water Festival ~ Saturday, March 19th

Here's some videos from presenters and performers at the Benzie County Water Festival, along with some of the beautiful water they'll be talking about! Do you have others to add? Add them in the comments or click that Facebook link to share…
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Photo Friday: Beautiful "Ice Ribbons", North Pier, St. Joe by tlanephoto

tlanephoto took this shot in December of 2009 in his hometown of St. Joseph. He writes that sub-zero temps and blazing winds created these harshly beautiful ice ribbons on the North Pier in St. Joe (check out St. Joseph on Michigan in Pictures). Check…
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The Water Semester at University of Michigan

“Water is the most critical resource issue of our lifetime and our children's lifetime. The health of our waters is the principal measure of how we live on the land.” ~ Luna Leopold Huron River by Ann279Our friends over at…
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2011 Detroit Auto Show

Welcome to a special edition of Five Things you need to know about Michigan presenting the 2011 Detroit Auto Show. The public show runs January 15-23, 2011 at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan. We say Detroit Auto Show, you say..? We're…
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Michigan Runners Run Across Ethiopia

A number of runners & support team members from Michigan and elsewhere in the US are underway with the Run Across Ethiopia, a 400km ultramarathon to raise funds and awareness for Ethiopian education. DONATE HERE! Absolute Michigan's…
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Make Your 2011 Summer Camping Reservations Now for Michigan State Parks, Recreation Areas and Harbors

Camping by Joe Gall Photography The Department of Natural Resources and Environment wants to remind users of Michigan state parks, recreation areas and harbors that reservations are now being accepted for the 2011 summer camping season.…
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Tip-Up Town USA, January 22-24 & 29-31: Houghton Lake

Dan #1 by radiospike photography Tip Up Town USA is 61 Years Old in 2011! The event has come to be the very description of winter fun and enjoyment for the whole family at Houghton Lake. Thousands of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and…
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Hang Gliding in Michigan

Elberta Beach During the Hang Gliding Heydays by jimflix! A few weeks ago on Michigan in Pictures we featured this great photo of hang gliding at Elberta Beach (Frankfort) in the 1970s. Frankfort & Elberta on Lake Michigan was a hang…
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Big Ben Wallace of the Detroit Pistons

The Detroit Pistons are having a pretty rough year, but at least they were able to Ben Wallace's 1000th game. Wallace joined Avery Johnson and Moses Malone as the only undrafted players to reach the 1,000-game mark. That milestone came a few…