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Detroit Windsor International Film Festival - June 26-29, 2008

June 17, 2008 – 11:12 am

6 by Dane Van
From June 26th to the 29th, 2008, the inaugural Detroit Windsor International Film Festival takes place all around Detroit and Windsor. Screenings and events will be held at the Scarab Club, the Detroit Institute of Art, the Detroit Public Library and the campuses of Wayne State University, the College for Creative [...]

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Ready to Pick: Baby Salad Greens

June 16, 2008 – 4:17 pm

Locally grown salad! by jpwbee
(read more about this photo below!)
Taste the Local Difference says that baby salad greens are ready to pick! Mixed greens are high in Vitamins A and C, potassium, calcium, phosphorus and (hopefully) crunchiness. Fresh picked greens have the highest nutritional content, but you can keep them fresh by wrapping them [...]

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The Week for June 16-22, 2008

June 16, 2008 – 10:20 am

tahquamenon falls by ercy
In his SE Michigan 2008 Strawberry season field report, Ann Arbor blogger Edward Vielmetti says that strawberries are ready to pick. In addition to continuing storms and flooding, the presumptive Presidential nominees are setting their eyes on Michigan with Barack Obama in Flint and Detroit today and John McCain reportedly deciding on [...]

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Photo Friday: Street Artists - Detroit Festival of Arts by MikeRyu

June 13, 2008 – 10:00 am

MikeRyu took this photo (and several more) at last weekend's 2008 Detroit Festival of Arts. It's part of his Detroit set (slideshow) and I don't think he'd mind if I linked to this Flickr slideshow of detroitfestivalofarts pics featuring photos from a few of his fellow Exposure.Detroit members.
Mike has several sets in his Michigan collection [...]

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Road Trip: Michigan's Adventure - Muskegon

June 12, 2008 – 1:00 pm

Family Trips by brandonjb
Michigan's Adventure, the state's largest amusement park was originally founded as the 'Deer Park', a petting zoo in 1956. It eventually was renamed 'Deer Park Funland' and then in 1988 after a coaster, the 'Wolverine Wildcat' was added, it obtain it's current moniker of 'Michigan's Adventure'. The park was bought by [...]

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Michigan Book Excerpt: Water and Michigan's Destiny

June 12, 2008 – 8:04 am

The above photo of reeds on Crooked Lake is one of many amazing pictures of Michigan's liquid treasures in the new book The Waters of Michigan by David Lubbers and Dave Dempsey (Michigan State University Press, 2008). The coffee-table book features photos and provocative text about Michigan's rivers, lakes and groundwater, and Absolute Michigan is [...]

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Bavarian Festival; Frankenmuth June 12 - 15

June 11, 2008 – 1:14 pm

Frankenmuth by Tony Tanoury
Wilkommen to Frankenmuth’s 50th Annual Bavarian Festival It’s not just an event... it’s a feeling of "Gemütlichkeit", combined with the warmth and friendship of Michigan’s charming Bavarian Village.
It all started in 1959 with a Grand Opening Celebration of the Bavarian style addition to Fischer’s Hotel on Main Street. Back then "Tiny" & [...]

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Travel Local: Michigan State Parks Map

June 11, 2008 – 9:01 am

One of the recent additions to our Absolute Michigan Map are all of Michigan's State Parks (97 or so). They can be found by looking for the little pine tree (which is the same symbol used to identify them on road signs!).
The photo is morning mist by tobibritsch, who says that this was taken at [...]

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Fork in the Road: Flint and Detroit Inspired Coney Dogs

June 10, 2008 – 12:42 pm

In collaboration with Eric Villegas and his nationally broadcast television show Fork in the Road, Absolute Michigan presents exclusive webisodes for your viewing pleasure. This time out it's dog wars and Chef Eric takes us to visit both Flint and Detroit where the Coney Dogs are different and each claims to be the best.
Fork in [...]

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Michigan Rhubarb: Ready to pick!

June 9, 2008 – 6:02 pm

emil hates rhubarb by yodraws
Taste the Local Difference says that rhubarb is in season. They note that rhubarb is high in Vitamins A and C, calcium and fiber and that one cup of diced rhubarb contains about 26 calories. It's often called the "pie plant and for centuries, the dried root of the plant [...]

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