Category Archives: About Absolute Michigan

January is Skiing Month on Absolute Michigan!

Mulligans Hollow by Second Glance Photos Kevin Ryan January is Ski Month on Absolute Michigan, and all month long we are celebrating skiing in Michigan with original articles and features on downhill and cross-country skiing, snowboarding along with photos and videos that take you up close and personal with the Michigan ski experience. We’ll also [...]

Absolute Michigan Giveaway: Higher Grounds Trading Company

Higher Grounds Trading Co., was voted one of the top Michigan businesses to watch in 2010 and has been a big part of  getting the nonprofit On the Ground off the ground. On the Ground is involved in a variety of projects including the Chiapas Water Project, which brings clean drinking water to coffee growing regions in Mexico; the Run [...]

Weird Wednesday: The Giant Patriotic Art of Thomas Moran

The last Wednesday of every month is a “Weird Wednesday” on Absolute Michigan, when Linda Godfrey gives you a sample of what’s weird in the Wolverine State. You can listen to Linda’s latest podcasts and report your own strange encounters at weirdmichigan.com, follow her on Twitter at twitter.com/lindasgodfrey and also check out her books including [...]

Festival Summer EXPLODES on the 4th of July!

We had some great entries from individuals and organizations, but our panel selected Eric Campbell of Traverse City who wrote: As a winner of the Festival Summer, I would chronicle the events on both my personal and company Facebook pages and blog. As the owner of a design firm (Tandem) and one-time music publication creator, [...]

Driving Michigan: Jeremy Kosmicki of Founders Brewing Company

In our latest Driving Michigan episode, we visited Founders Brewing Company in Grand Rapids and got a tour from head brewer Jeremy Kosmicki. Click the 320p at the bottom right and choose 720p HD for the best quality or watch on YouTube. Driving Michigan is Absolute Michigan’s new show that explores the state of Michigan [...]

Absolute Michigan’s Summer Photo Celebration!

Return to Chapel Rock by farlane Sometime over the weekend, the 100,000th photo was added to the Absolute Michigan pool on Flickr. One hundred thousand. What an amazing gift you nearly 2400 photographers have shared with Absolute Michigan and Michigan in Pictures over the last four and a half years. Whether it’s dandelions or Detroit [...]

2000 photographers in the Absolute Michigan pool

On Monday the 2000th photographer (Sam Mrdeza) joined the Absolute Michigan pool on Flickr. The pool is where we get most of the photos for Absolute Michigan and Michigan in Pictures and it’s not at all a stretch to say that without Sam and the other 1,999 shutterbugs who have contributed almost 80,000 pictures, Absolute [...]

Photo Friday: #75,000 is Grand Portal by [JARED]

Welcome to a very special Photo Friday on Absolute Michigan, the 75,000th photo in the Absolute Michigan pool on Flickr!! I can’t tell you how amazingly cool it is that so many people have graciously allowed us to use their photos to help tell the stories of Michigan. Thank you, all of you. [ JARED [...]

I can’t drive 55 (at least not on these roads)

The 55,000th photo was added to the Absolute Michigan group on Flickr yesterday. It’s titled MI snow by joojanta and is pretty darned appropriate for the snowy, snowy winter we’ve been having! As always, we are amazed and gratified at the fact that so many of you share photos of such great quality and diversity [...]

Happy 2009 from Absolute Michigan

Follow the yellow leaf road by the pentax hammer View it bigger Absolute Michigan wishes the very best in 2009 for you and yours. We hope that you will continue to help us tell Michigan’s many stories. Share this: