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2010 Michigan Haunted Attractions, Corn Mazes & Halloween Guide

October 4, 2010 – 7:03 am

My Life In the Bush of Ghosts by DaddyNewt Be afraid, be very afraid!!! Once again our Fearsome Finder of Frights has compiled a list of haunted houses, corn mazes and scary attractions. You can also check Absolute Michigan keyword haunted and (as always) if you know of one we missed, please post it in [...]

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Wildflower Rescue in Michigan

April 17, 2008 – 10:19 am

Trillium by farlane In Michigan, the number of native plants being buried under bulldozers is decreasing, thanks to the efforts of the Cranbrook Wildflower Rescue Committee in southern Michigan and the Leland Wildflower Rescue in northern Michigan. The Cranbrook committee has been in operation for over 25 years, the Leland committee for over 15. Both [...]

Posted in Articles, Community, Community & Nonprofit Organizations, Detroit, Environment & Environmental Organizations, Homes & Real Estate, Landscaping & Gardens, Michigan, NW, SE, The Michigan Pages, Traverse City | Comments (1)

Absolute Michigan sponsor: ArtServe Michigan

March 17, 2008 – 7:47 am

We thought it might be a good idea for us to introduce some of the businesses and organizations that help to support what we do on Absolute Michigan, ask you to patronize them if you can and also to sponsor Absolute Michigan if you want! ArtServe Michigan is a statewide arts and cultural advocacy organization [...]

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The 2008 East Lansing Film Festival

March 6, 2008 – 3:28 pm

The 11th annual East Lansing Film Festival (ELFF) takes place March 12-20, 2008. The ELFF the largest and most diverse film festival in Michigan and screens more than 100 independent and foreign feature, documentary, short and student films from around the world. Lake Michigan Film Competition One attraction is the Lake Michigan Film Competition, which [...]

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Michigan Restaurants: The Fleetwood Diner in Ann Arbor, Lansing & Kentwood

February 5, 2008 – 9:21 am

Fleetwood Mohawk by aTanguay Food at the Fleetwood Diner is, as one might expect, no-frills, hot as blazes and delicately flavored with whatever else has been on the grill all day. This is a good thing. Come here for all manner of eggs, bacon, sausage, etc., burgers the way you want them, greasy fries, BLTs, [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Casual & Family Restaurants, Food & Dining, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Michigan, Natural & Vegetarian Restaurants, The Michigan Pages | Comments (2)

Michigan Restaurants: Rosie’s Diner in Rockford, Michigan

February 4, 2008 – 10:19 am

Rosie’s Diner by bellzatk All month on Absolute Michigan we’ll be featuring Michigan restaurants. Week one is Diners & Hometown Favorites and the first of these is “the original queen of diners and the most famous diner in the world.” Rosie’s was featured in the Bounty paper towel commercials that starred Nancy Walker as Rosie [...]

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Northwest Michigan Bookstores

January 14, 2008 – 10:13 am

We head north from Southwest Michigan to check out some of the bookstores around Northwest Michigan. As usual, we miss some great ones, but that’s OK because you’ll post comments and let us know about those we overlooked – at least that’s how I wrote it in my head! Share this:

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2008 Detroit Auto Show

January 8, 2008 – 9:10 am

Welcome to a special edition of Five Things you need to know about Michigan presenting the 2008 Detroit Auto Show, held January 19 – 27, 2008 at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan. We say Detroit Auto Show, you say..? We’re going to continue to call the 2008 North American International Auto Show the “Detroit [...]

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Michigan Ski Tour: Racing, Events & More

December 18, 2007 – 10:21 am

Welcome to our Michigan Ski Tour featuring downhill & cross country ski racing and some general ski links. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do and that you get a chance to enjoy cruising on some great runs or trails this winter. Share this:

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Michigan Word of the Week: Skiing

December 3, 2007 – 9:02 am

Alpine Vally Ski Resort by 老六 Michigan is home to some of the best cross-country & downhill skiing and snowboarding in the Midwest. All month on Absolute Michigan, we’ll be featuring all aspects of Michigan skiing with profiles of regions, resorts and trails along with a mountain of photos, video and information about the history [...]

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