Ludington State Park, Big Sable Light
by Through Joanne's eye
Last month tourism experts from Michigan State University delivered a less than rosy forecast for Michigan's tourism industry at the Driving Tourism 2008 conference. Also see the full Michigan Tourism 2008 presentation (PDF). The report projected that poor economic indicators on the state and national level and [...]
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Green Frog Reflection by Pine Photography
It's Earth Day ... pretty much all over the earth. The official Earth Day site is more or less overwhelmed, so we'll have to wander around to find out what's up.
Wikipedia says that the story goes that the first Earth Day was spearheaded by Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson who - [...]
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The Bridge!!! by rossmat5msu
Businesses in the areas of alternative energy, life sciences, advanced manufacturing, and homeland security and defense are invited to enter into the second 21st Century Jobs Fund Competition. The competition is focused on for-profit companies that can demonstrate a viable, sustainable business opportunity with near term job creation-five years or less.
The current [...]
Fair Evening by CaptPiper
Interlochen Public Radio's Points North program recently spoke with Michigan Department of Agriculture Director Donald Koivisto about many aspects of farming in Michigan like biofuels and value added agriculture along with challenges to farming operations like food safety, water withdrawals, re-zoning and taxes on farms and availability of migrant labor. Agriculture is [...]
The Four Seasons by Murn
On Absolute Michigan we try and bring you content that helps you enjoy the great state of Michigan in every season. Check below for information on past, current and future monthly features.
May 2008: Summer Travel
In May we'll offer some fun vacation ideas from all around the state of Michigan and also [...]
Residents of the Straits area were stunned Sunday afternoon when the Mackinac Bridge was mysteriously encased in huge blocks of ice, rendering it totally impassible. While proponents for the 51st State of Superior seized upon the event to renew calls for U.P. secession, most folks on either side of the Mighty Mac were wondering if [...]
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Welcome to a special Michigan Homes & Real Estate edition of Five Things you need to know about Michigan. Before I dive in I wanted to say a little something about our month themes. We got the word that a) you like them but b) you would like them to be not so loud so [...]
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There are two official Governor's Residences in the state of Michigan. One is in Lansing and the other, a summer residence, is on Mackinac Island. Both residences are owned by the state of Michigan and are maintained with private donations.
The Governor's Lansing residence was built in 1957 for Howard and Letha Sober, who donated it [...]
February 14, 2008 – 6:22 pm
Shadows At The Education Building by pinehurst19475
Today's Detroit News reports that the state of Michigan has suspended the MI-LOAN student loan program indefinitely. Apparently losses in the sub-prime loan industry have damaged the ratings of companies that offered bond insurance, leading Michigan officials to believe they would have difficulty selling bonds to generate the capital [...]
