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My name is Andrew L. McFarlane, and I have been the publisher and editor of Absolute Michigan since October . Feel free to send him an email.

My editorial philosophy with Absolute Michigan is to try and promote the state of Michigan as a place to visit, for business that doesn’t mess up the natural beauty we are blessed with, and most importantly as a place to live your life with the people you love.

The Daily Michigan: Two tickets to the Traverse City Wine & Art Festival

April 3, 2012 – 10:21 am

Today on The Daily Michigan one of our featured partners, the Traverse City Wine & Art Festival, is offering a pair of tickets and some big news. April is Michigan Wine Month, and yesterday this annual celebration of wine, art, food & music announced their 2012 headliner, national recording artist Rusted Root. Rusted Root has [...]

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Happy Birthday to Michigan Governor William G. Milliken!

March 26, 2012 – 11:21 am

Today is Former Michigan Governor William G. Milliken’s 90th birthday, and Absolute Michigan wishes a very happy birthday to one of Michigan’s great statesmen. Please enjoy his biography below. You also might want to check out this excerpt from his biography Michigan’s Passionate Moderate by Dave Dempsey on Absolute Michigan and also longtime Milliken friend [...]

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The Daily Michigan: Print from Neil Weaver Photography

March 23, 2012 – 1:23 pm

Today on The Daily Michigan we have a 12×18 inch fine art print from Neil Weaver Photography. printed on professional luster paper, mounted with an arctic white mat, hand-signed and put in a protective clear plastic sleeve The winner may choose from any photo from his website or his Facebook page. There are hundreds to [...]

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The Michigan Transportation Odyssey

March 23, 2012 – 10:53 am

The first-ever Michigan Transportation Odyssey is a three-day journey that began in Detroit with stops in Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids before it finishes up today in Traverse City. Along the way, a group of Trans4M members have been exploring the challenges and opportunities of Michigan’s passenger transportation system. Their blog has some more detailed thoughts, but weve [...]

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Happy World Water Day

March 22, 2012 – 4:22 pm

"September Gale" by Michigan Nut (our most popular “water” photo) World Water Day is today, a day to celebrate fresh water and consider the many issues we are confronting around water and its use. From our rivers, lakes and streams to our boats, beaches and bass to the very shape of our state, water defines [...]

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The Daily Michigan: Rose Gift Bag from Izlla

March 21, 2012 – 10:13 pm

Today on The Daily Michigan we welcome a new featured partner, Arcadia, Michigan based natural skin care company Izlla, who is offering as their first giveaway, their Rose Gift Bag that was part of the celebrity gift offering at Super Bowl XLVI last month. The bag contains Rose Green Tea Facial Exfoliate Cleanser that will [...]

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The Daily Michigan: Way North Foods Gift Box

March 20, 2012 – 5:46 pm

Today on The Daily Michigan we’re giving away a Way North Foods Gift Box from Way North Foods. The gift box contains their Dried Cherry Biscotti, Lemon Blue Berry Biscotti, Double Dark Chocolate Biscotti, Orange Cranberry Biscotti, Seasonal Biscotti, Mighty Mac Mix and Slab Town Flats. Chef Perry Harmon writes “I love the bounty of [...]

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Talkin’ ’bout a Heatwave

March 20, 2012 – 10:56 am

Capitol – Lansing, Michigan by R.J.E. Jeff Masters’ great coverage of “Summer in March” continues today. He begins: A spring heat wave like no other in U.S. and Canadian history peaked in intensity yesterday, during its tenth day. Since record keeping began in the late 1800s, there have never been so many temperature records broken [...]

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TEDxMacatawa: Chris Klein on Seeing Unique Abilities

March 20, 2012 – 6:19 am

TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, and TEDx was created to give communities, organizations and individuals the opportunity to stimulate relevant dialogue through TED-like experiences at the local level. These events are fully planned and coordinated independently, on a community-by-community basis, and every Tuesday we’re featuring a talk from a Michigan TEDx [...]

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The Daily Michigan: A selection from Just Good Chocolate

March 19, 2012 – 4:04 pm

Today on The Daily Michigan we’ve got a selection of tasty treats from Just Good Chocolate! Our winner will receive a pouch of their Mug O’ Love Hot Cocoa Mix. It’s a people-friendly, planet friendly YUM in your tum from organic farmers in Peru, Dominican Repuplic and Paraguay. It’s naturally gluten free & vegan and [...]

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