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Miguel Cabrera wins Triple Crown!

Carl Yastrzemski, Frank Robinson, Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, Ted Williams, Joe Medwick, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Chuck Klein, Rogers Hornsby, Nap Lajoie and the Tigers own Ty Cobb. All are members of the Baseball Hall of Fame and all are on…

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Pure Michigan Statewide Sing-along premiers

Rob Bliss & Jeff Barrett, creators of the fantastic Grand Rapids lip dub video premiered their Pure Michigan Statewide Sing-along at halftime of the Lions game on Sunday. It was filmed in 50 Michigan cities in 7 days. It's a pretty cool travelogue…

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Michigan's Economy Hits 10 Year High

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) reports that Michigan’s economy has reached a 10-year high, according to Comerica Bank’s Michigan Economic Activity Index. The June index jumped 2.0 points in June, spiking to a level…

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A Song to Cinema from the Traverse City Film Festival

Michael Moore & Wim Wenders by John Russell Earlier this month at the 2012 Traverse City Film Festival, Absolute Michigan had the good fortune to work with The Treefort Collective on an amazing project that explored how filmmakers fell…

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A great weekend for beer in the Great Lakes State!

We got an email from the Traverse City Microbrew & Music Festival asking us to remind folks about this weekend's festivities. A quick check revealed several opportunities to raise a glass to the Great Beer State on tap. This Friday &…

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Releasing a River: Boardman River Dam Removal Begins

Brown Bridge Dam by Happyhiker4 The Boardman River watershed encompasses 291 square miles and flows 179 miles from its origin in Kalkaska County to West Grand Traverse Bay in Traverse City. Last Wednesday, the process of removing three…

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Seeking Michigan: Michigan's Material Girl

By Nicole Garrett, Albion College Archives and Special Collections, Archives of Michigan and courtesy Seeking Michigan and the Archives of Michigan. The goal of Seeking Michigan is simple: to connect you to the stories of this great state.…

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Flint boxer Claressa Shields wins Olympic gold

NPR's Bill Chappell has a feature on Flint gold medalist Claressa Shields, the first woman ever to win middleweight gold. Shields defeated Russia's Nadezda Torlopova by a score of 19-12 in yesterday's final. The feature includes a nice account…

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Ready to Pick: Peaches!

PEACHES by waterbug49307 Peaches are members of the rose family that were first cultivated in China, where the peach was revered as a symbol of longevity. Peaches average only 42 calories and are a good source of potassium, vitamins A &…

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Michigan Cougar Captured on Film

This story has become the most popular ever on the Absolute Michigan Facebook with almost 200 "likes", 75+ comments and a whopping 254 shares. The photo was taken with a locked trail cam situated along a well-used wildlife trail in southern…

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Michigan Northern Lights from July 15th by Xavist Zhao

Wow... by Xavist on the colorful wayEarly Sunday morning the aurora borealis graced Michigan with an appearance that was seen as far south as Mecosta County. Xavist Zhao got some stunning shots of the northern lights on the Keweenaw Peninsula…

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Michigan is the 2nd fastest warming state

Old Barn by big_cat7575 The Great Lakes Echo reports that the first five months of 2012 were the warmest on record for many Great Lakes cities: Folks around the Great Lakes are around or within one of the most unusual temperature episodes…