Category Archives: Photography & Film

Great Lakes Ice: A Play in Four Acts

A blog I read posted a very cool bike ride to the Apostle Islands that got me thinking about ice on the Great Lakes and its impending demise. Lake Ontario doesn't touch Michigan of course, but here's Great Lakes Ice for your enjoyment.
Power: Lake Huron

Langell Boys, frozen in the ice on Saginaw Bay. A series [...]

Debating Demolition & Downsizing in Detroit

Michigan Central Station by MikeRyu
On Saturday about 4000 extra people dropped by Michigan in Pictures. The impetus was a New York Times story on Michigan Central Station. Although the Detroit City Council voted to demolish MCS last year, a massive budget hole, a lawsuit, and new council members who aren't quite as bulldozer-happy:
“I don’t want [...]

Photo Friday: through the looking glass by vintage.carousel

Today's Photo Friday is brought to you in part by Alice in Wonderland.
vintage.carousel (Brooke Hren) has sets including Favorites, Viewfinder and (in a seasonal way) Summer, Autumn and Winter (slideshow)
Splash around in her flickrriver ... and don't be late!

Lost Landscapes of Detroit

Lost Landscapes of Detroit from the Prelinger Archives is a disjointedly delightful ramble through historical footage of Detroit. From a filmmaking trick involving downtown Detroit and a Daguerre camera to the Detroit Police Department's film introducing itself through the career of Officer Joe, this is an hour of video that anyone who loves the [...]

Photo Friday: A Winters Evening by t p mann

t p mann would like you to Ride the Breezeway along Country Rd C48 from US 31 in Atwood through Ellsworth & East Jordan and ending in Boyne Falls. With scenic overlooks, farms, orchards, restaurants, galleries and shops, it's a great motorcycle or bicycle ride.
Check out this photo of a farm near Boyne City bigger [...]

Great Lakes Restoration Plan announced

Lake Freighter ducking into Suttons Bay by jsorbieus
The AP's John Flesher takes a look at a five-year blueprint for rescuing the Great Lakes announced by the Obama Administration on Sunday:
The plan envisions spending more than $2.2 billion for long-awaited repairs after a century of damage to the lakes, which hold 20 percent of the world's [...]

Photo Friday: beach walk by abigail burch

abigail burch (Abby Burch) says that she's always loved photography and loves taking pictures of things, places and people she finds interesting with her still relatively new Canon Rebel Xsi .
You can (and should) check this photo of the Muskegon beach out bigger and have a look at her sets including favorites, nature, city, [...]

Absolute Michigan onLocation: Traverse City Comedy Arts Festival

Absolute Michigan is going on location again, this time to the first ever Traverse City Comedy Fest! Here's the post from the Absolute Michigan onLocation blog - stay tuned for more!

Event dynamo Michael Moore has teamed up with comedian Jeff Garlin to launch the Traverse City Comedy Arts Festival. The inaugural comedy fest takes place [...]

March Michigan Event Calendar

Approaching Spring by mayerdavid1978
Our Michigan event calendar for the month of March features all kinds of signs that spring is just around the corner with some cautious reminders that objects around the corner may be further off than they appear.
Quotes
"March is a tomboy with tousled hair, a mischievous smile, mud on her shoes
and a laugh [...]

Celebrate Fat Tuesday with paczki … then maybe The Twist

The Last Paczki by cseeman
While groundhogs are a sign of spring's approach around the country, the appearance of paczkis in grocery stores in Michigan lets you know that spring is not too far off. Our Fat Tuesday Paczki Day page on Absolute Michigan will load you up with 110% of the USRDA on these sugary [...]