In keeping with Absolute Michigan's 'Weird Wednesday', we present 'watch out for the wee ones' as captured by 1ManWithACamera.
His flickr page adds:
"on the shores of Lake Huron, in the faraway village of Caseville, some of the little people ventured out among us."
In the comments section LindaB. adds:
Reminds me of Gulliver's Travels.
"On his first [...]
thermonuclear funball by postpurchase
As July comes to a close, we'll turn ahead to the Michigan August Event Calendar to see what's cooking for this weekend and weekend. The 4th annual Traverse City Film Festival kicks off tomorrow night (Jul 29 - Aug 3) and Absolute Michigan will try and bring you up close to as [...]
Together. by Rick Spillers
Eric Hansen is the author of "Hiking Michigan’s Upper Peninsula" and "Hiking Wisconsin". In this morning's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, he has an editorial titled Headwaters are no place for toxic new mining that begins:
Take a moment to think about Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and the nearby patches of Wisconsin, Lake Superior and Lake [...]
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This photo is the first that Jessica has added to the Absolute Michigan pool.
She has more interesting photos from Downriver and Detroit (slideshow) that you might enjoy.
One of the most profound events in Michigan's history is the Detroit Riot of 1967. Wikipedia's 12th Street Riot entry explains:
The 12th Street Riot was a civil disturbance in Detroit that began in the early morning hours of Sunday, July 23, 1967. Vice squad officers executed a raid at a blind pig, or speakeasy, on [...]
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Jennifer took this photo the other day in Evart (Osceola County). It's part of her architecture set (slideshow).
She lives in Cascade and has some other sets you might enjoy including Antrim County, Grand Rapids and (my personal favorite) Torch Lake Summers.
Blueberry Plum by The Pollyanna Society
Taste the Local Difference - our partner in delivering these "eat local" features - hasn't posted their 2008 feature on the mighty, mighty blueberry. In 2008 Michigan blueberry picking information, Edward Veilmetti writes that blueberries are ready to pick in southern Michigan. Add to that the 3 pounds of Holland-grown [...]
And so is the CSL Tadoussac by mdprovost
"Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt." -Measure for Measure
Hundreds [...]
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Rebeka is a graduate art historian currently working with the Denver Art Museum.
Most of her photos are from Someplace Other Than Michigan but she has a great set from Charlevoix, Cross Village, and Walloon Lake, Michigan (slideshow).
Our "related posts" thing says you might also like Michigan History: Up North with the Hemingways!
.Doug Coldwell added this video of the S.S. Badger car ferry coming home past Ludington lighthouse to our group on YouTube. Also check out his video of the Badger from up in the lighthouse, learn more about this vessel at ssbadger.com and have a look at Shaun Davis's videos from the Badger's engine room.
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