Category Archives: About Absolute Michigan

Absolute Michigan Sponsor: Earthwork Music

One of our major sponsors is Earthwork Music, a group of fine and creative folks who believe in the power of music. Check their site for plenty of music to listen to and buy, performance schedules and information about the many talented musicians and artists who are a part of Earthwork.
They're playing a benefit for [...]

Absolute Michigan Editorial Calendar

The Four Seasons by Murn
On Absolute Michigan we try and bring you content that helps you enjoy the great state of Michigan in every season. Check below for information on past, current and future monthly features.
May 2008: Summer Travel
In May we'll offer some fun vacation ideas from all around the state of Michigan and also [...]

Absolute Michigan Sponsor: Apollo Alliance

"We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are [...]

Absolute Michigan Sponsor: Handy Connections

Handy Connections is based in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and was founded by folks with experience in the construction industry to help Michigan residents locate quality service professionals for any home repair or remodeling project.
Their service is free, and after getting some information about your project, they will work to match you with a plumber, electrician, [...]

Absolute Michigan sponsor: ArtServe Michigan

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 [...]

Say hello to 30,000

Brooke's photo was the the 30,000th added to the Absolute Michigan pool on Flickr. In kind of a cool synchronicity, it was added on Saturday (March 15) which happened to be Flickr's 4th anniversary.
A big thanks to all the 1080+ photographers who've shared their photos with Absolute Michigan- you're amazing!

February is Dining Month on Absolute Michigan

Crab Rangoon by Shawn Botruff
(chef who made this at the Bluebird)
For the month of February, we'll be focusing on dining in Michigan. Starting Monday, we'll be offering daily profiles of restaurants. We'll begin with diners and dives, check out some casual and family restaurants, dress up for fine dining and sample some of the great [...]

New Posting Schedule for Absolute Michigan

For the last 3 years, we've tried to publish everything first thing in the morning.
As our staff (and the internet) has grown, we find ourselves wanting to spread that posting time out to take advantage of those odd moments during the day and also to post shorter articles along the lines of "Take a look [...]

#26,000: Alley by jpwbee

The 26,000th photo added to the Absolute Michigan pool on Flickr!
jpwbee writes: My favorite alley. The mural is so unexpected and so good.

900 + 25,000 = a whole lot of photos!

Todd (cedarkayak) was the 900th person to join the Absolute Michigan group on Flickr. I figured that since the kayak (which he built) was the basis for his user name, it made sense to select this photo of the South Manitou Island Lighthouse. He writes that he used a sail to speed the crossing from [...]