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Larry Charles, Jeff Garlin, Michael Moore and others on the Traverse City Film Festival

August 3, 2009 – 7:52 am

Director Larry Charles, Producer/ Actor Jeff Garlin, festival co-founder Michael Moore, TCFF Director Deb Lake and others give their thoughts on Traverse City and the Traverse City Film Festival in this video by Scott Allman Video.
Absolute Michigan: On Location has much more coverage from the 2009 Traverse City Film Festival.

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Seeking Michigan: Driving to the Dinosaurs

July 23, 2009 – 3:53 pm

by Maria Leiby - courtesy Seeking Michigan
In 1954, five-year old Tom Friggens was awed by the dinosaurs at Domke’s Prehistoric Zoo in Ossineke, Michigan. In 1987, the adult Friggens took his sons there. (The photo below, dating from 1987, depicts the latter experience. The photo to the right depicts young Tom Friggens in 1954.)
Currently, [...]

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Idlewild Music Fest: July 10-11

July 7, 2009 – 9:03 am

Feel the Rush by Diann
In its heyday, the Idlewild Resort area was the place to perform for musicians and other entertainers who had already "arrived" and for those that were hoping to get noticed. The Idlewild Music Fest recognizes these musical roots with a two-day celebration. Coordinated and supported by business leaders, the nonprofit community [...]

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July Michigan Event Calendar

July 1, 2009 – 12:27 pm

This is what we said last year and I think we will stick with the message...

Bubble and Droplet. by G0Da
It seems that many media outlets are preaching the "staycation" this year. We say cut some corners, pack a lunch, brew your own coffee, just do what you have to do and support the festivals, [...]

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Michitwitter Rewind June 2009

June 30, 2009 – 2:09 pm

urban hope by buckshot.jones
Throughout each month we post items of Michicentric interest to our Michitwitter page. In case you missed them here is a look back at just a few of the items for the month June. If you find these interesting there are plenty more for you to check out. We encourage you [...]

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Saugatuck Waterfront Film Festival: June 11-14, 2009

June 8, 2009 – 1:00 am

In what has quickly become a tradition, the idyllic resort village of Saugatuck, Michigan comes alive each June with filmgoers, actors, producers and directors sharing the excitement as outstanding independent films from all over the United States are screened in casual, intimate settings. Entertainment professionals from Los Angeles, New York and Michigan created the Waterfront [...]

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City as Canvas: Exploring the potential of Detroit

June 4, 2009 – 10:13 am

Craftsman Home, McLean Street
Highland Park MI by pinehurst19475
A few weeks ago, the Chicago Reader had a great feature saying there's nowhere in America quite like Detroit right now. You should read the whole thing but here's a taste:
They say when the country catches a cold, Michigan gets the flu. Projects that started before the subprime [...]

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Be A Tourist In Your Own Town – Lansing, May 30th

May 28, 2009 – 2:17 pm

We wanted to draw attention to this annual event in Lansing as it is something every city in Michigan should consider emulating. It is just too easy to grow into the mind set that where you reside there is absolutely nothing to do or that you have already seen it, done it, surfed it. [...]

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Memorial Day Weekend Michigan Style 2009

May 21, 2009 – 6:12 pm

Happy Memorial Day by lorainedicerbo
Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Circumspice
Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial beginning of the summer season in Michigan and the weather forecasts around the state look to be favorable. Businesses in sleepy towns are waking up, and community plans for festivals and ongoing summer fun are taking shape after weathering it through [...]

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the evolution by buckshot.jones

May 6, 2009 – 8:02 am

Here's a guest article from buckshot.jones' excellent Detroit Journal.

Here's the process of prairiefying a city:

A city is built on the river, allowing for trade and commerce and irrigation of farms.
The city prospers and more people move in, the city expands. Farms on the edge of town are converted to housing, forest further on [...]

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