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Michigan Site of the Week: Michigan Historical Markers

August 22, 2006 – 2:33 pm

Historical Sign by John Belen
The Michigan Historical Marker program is administered by the State Historic Preservation Office and is one of the largest frivately funded historical marker programs in the nation with over 2,500 sites identified and nearly 1,600 markers constructed.
In 1988, Jim Brennan began visiting these markers with the objective of photographing each one. [...]

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Michigan Site of the Week: Michigan Lighthouse Fund

August 15, 2006 – 2:37 pm

With over 3200 miles of shoreline (more than any state but Alaska), it's not surprising that Michigan has over 120 lighthouses, more than any other state. Two-thirds of Michigan's lighthouses currently under federal ownership are scheduled for disposal within the next 10 years. With so many lighthouses leaving federal jurisdiction, the National Trust for Historic [...]

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We do love our cars: Southeast Michigan

August 4, 2006 – 11:01 am

TheStrip by Hemicuda82 We do love our cars in Michigan, as this photo of the Summer Classic Car Show in Flint demonstrates. For a century the automobile has defined Michigan and now the demise of the auto industry is redefining us. At Absolute Michigan, we're trying very hard to fight past the "we lost a [...]

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