Category Archives: Photography & Film

The Daily Michigan: Giclee print from photographer Mark S. Carlson

Today on The Daily Michigan we’re giving away a custom giclee printed image of your choice from photographer Mark S. Carlson. You can choose from any on his website or his artist Facebook page. The 12 X 18″ image will be archivally printed on 13 X 19″ matte paper, personally signed beneath the bottom, right-hand [...]

February Michigan Event Calendar

Iron Works #2 – Cranbrook by MikeRyu Our Michigan February Event Calendar shows that the more the weather tries to keep us holed up, the more ways we find to get out and have fun!! Of course, there’s still many, many more and we invite you to fill us in on other February events in [...]

What’s great about the Great Lakes State?

Michigan officially became a state on January 26, 1837 which was a Thursday as well! Many (many) more fun facts at #Mich175 = Happy 175th Birthday Michigan!! on Michigan in Pictures. We continue our Michigan’s 175th Birthday Bash giveaway today. What’s more, we’ve had so much fun doing a giveaway a day that we’re going to see [...]

Northern Lights a strong possibility in Michigan!

NASA’s Space Weather site is the place to go for Aurora Borealis forecasting as they help make sense of the data the space agency receives about solar flares and their impact on earth’s atmosphere. Yesterday they gave Northern Lights watchers a lot of hope with this news: This morning, Jan. 23rd around 0359 UT, big [...]

Winter on Sturgeon Bay

Here’s a gorgeous time-lapse exploration of winter on Sturgeon Bay near Cross Village Michigan. Jay Burlage of Milapse writes that it’s a great place to get away from it all and enjoy a cold snowy place for a bit. The music track is ‘Farlem’ by Galdson, and here’s hoping this will give you a little [...]

Michigan Movies: Dogman director Rich Brauer

Michigan-based Brauer Productions is releasing the new feature film Dogman next Wednesday (December 14) at the State Theatre in Traverse City. We caught up with filmmaker & director Rich Brauer to talk about his new movie and the Dogman legend. Learn more about the legend of the Dogman from Absolute Michigan. Also check out the [...]

The Ford Rotunda and the Christmas Fantasy

A couple of years ago, Michigan in Pictures featured the Ford Rotunda, and a lot of people search for it every year in the holiday season. The Ford Rotunda page at Automotive Mileposts explains that the Rotunda was commissioned by Ford and designed by legendary Detroit architect Albert Kahn for the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair. [...]

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald edited by Joseph Fulton

Today is the 36th anniversary of the sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald, and if you’re in Michigan, you’ll probably hear The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot today. I’m pretty sure, however, that you won’t enjoy it more than when you’re watching this video. Joseph Fulton put together this amazing tribute to [...]

Photo Friday: Happy Fence Friday by sharona 315 사론아

It’s been a loooong time since our last Photo Friday on Absolute Michigan, but when I realized I had a photo saved by sharona 315 사론아 (Sharon Lanzetta-Foster) and that she was part of next Saturday’s Exposure Detroit November Show, I figured it was an excellent time to dust the feature off! Check this shot out [...]

The Legend of the Michigan Dogman

Michigan has some strange tales, but few are stranger than that of the Dogman. Some say the story began with a 1987 radio prank by Northern Michigan radio personality Steve Cook. Following the broadcast, Cook was surprised when listeners began sharing their stories of the beast. Surprise turned to shock, however, when a cabin near Luther [...]