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	Photo Friday: Touch by angela7dreams This photo is part of the 5 senses garden sculpture at the Children's Garden at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids. If you've never been to the gardens be sure to put it on your places to visit in 2010. There is plenty to see and do while there so be sure to block out a good part of your day!
	Michigan Wild Turkey Hunters Rendezvous and State Calling Championships The Pere Marquette Chapter of the Michigan Wild Turkey Hunters Association will host the 29th Annual Wild Turkey Hunters Rendezvous and State Calling Championships on Saturday March 27 in Baldwin. Click through for event info and more about wild turkeys in Michigan.
	Celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Michigan It's St. Patrick's Day in Michigan and events are happening all around the state. Wear some green today and enjoy some Irish fare in your hometown... Slainté!
	The Toad Survey of 1910, Blanchard's Cricket Frog and the lion of the swamp In the Archives: The Toad Survey of 1910 is a delightful ramble through the history and present day of frogs & toads in Ypsilanti and Michigan's 13 species of anuran (frogs & toads).
	Google for bikes: Michigan Bike Maps My Wheels Are Turning takes a look at Google's new biking map service, which offers bike directions in addition to their driving & walking directions. While they don't always select the best route for bicycles, it's cool to see the attention to people-powered transit!
	Photo Friday: detoi: paris of the west by b.plus b.plus shoots digital, film, processed, unprocessed, HDR, and anything else he can get his hands on. Check out his sets including Hometown Glory and Interesting!. His recent work includes urban decay, surrealism and a brighter detroit.
	When Conan O'Brien Attacks I've decided to follow someone at random. She likes peanut butter and gummy dinosaurs. Sarah Killen, your life is about to change. ~Conan O'Brien
	Great Lakes Ice: A Play in Four Acts Explore four faces of ice on Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie and Lake Superior through photos and video.
	Can we save our schools in Michigan? Michigan public schools will lay off thousands of employees and more than 100 districts could be insolvent if the state doesnâ€™t find a way to plug a $400-per-pupil funding shortfall in funding next year.
	Debating Demolition & Downsizing in Detroit The NY Times took a look at new efforts to save Michigan Central Station and NPR reports that with a quarter of Detroit's 350,000 buildings vacant or in shambles, Mayor Dave Bing wants to reshape the city by getting rid of them and relocating residents who live in desolate neighborhoods, saying it's too expensive to provide city services in areas that are like urban deserts.
	Photo Friday: through the looking glass by vintage.carousel Today's Photo Friday is brought to you in part by Alice in Wonderland. Brooke Hren's sets include Favorites, Viewfinder and (in a seasonal way) Summer, Autumn and Winter.
	Women's History Month: Sarah Emma Edmonds Seelye Sarah Emma Edmonds Seelye, born in 1841, ran away from home at age 15 to escape her tyrannical father and an arranged marriage. She was living in Flint at the start of the Civil War in 1861. After the fall of Fort Sumter, she volunteered for the Union army as Franklin (Frank) Thompson and was assigned to Flint's Union Greys, a militia unit.
	Michigan Comes Up Gold - Belgian Golden Ales that is The New York Times Beers of the Times recently did a tasting of Belgian Golden Ales that Michigan - precisely the Leelanau Brewing Company and Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales - dominated, taking home the 4th best and the top beer!
	Vote on Let's Save Michigan Posters! Hundreds of posters were submitted, and the 60 finalists in the Detroit Institute of Arts & Let's Save Michigan Poster Contest have been posted online. Voting is underway, and it's a great chance to see what some artists feel Michigan has going for it.
	Which Way Will the Wind Blow in Michigan? The Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center and the University of Michigan Memorial Phoenix Energy Institute received state grants to explore the feasibility of offshore wind turbines on Lake Michigan while Scandia Wind and Havgul Clean Energy have already proposed a massive offshore wind farm. All this and bills addressing industrial wind power on the Great Lakes.
	March Michigan Event Calendar Our Michigan event calendar for the month of March features all kinds of signs that spring is just around the corner with some cautious reminders that objects around the corner may be further off than they appear.
	Lost Landscapes of Detroit This film is a disjointedly delightful ramble through historical footage of Detroit: commercials, file footage, ads and video. From a filmmaking trick involving downtown Detroit and a Daguerre camera to the Detroit Police Department's film introducing itself through the career of Officer Joe, this is an hour of video that anyone who loves the Motor City should spend some time with.
	Photo Friday: A Winters Evening by t p mann t p mann would like you to Ride the Breezeway from Atwood through Ellsworth & East Jordan and ending in Boyne Falls. With scenic overlooks, farms, orchards, restaurants, galleries and shops, it's a great motorcycle or bicycle ride.
	James Beard likes Michigan chefs! The list of Restaurant and Chef semifinalists for the 2010 James Beard Foundation Awards has been released, and Michigan has an impressive five chefs in the running for Best Chef: Great Lakes!
	Weird Wednesday: The Giant Grasshopper of Kaleva What better way for Finnish (or other) Michiganders to celebrate St. Urho's day on March 16 than to make a solemn pilgrimage to the giant grasshopper of Kaleva?

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