Category Archives: Dig Michigan Features

March Michigan Event Calendar

February 17, 2010 – 6:00 am

Approaching Spring by mayerdavid1978
Our Michigan event calendar for the month of March features all kinds of signs that spring is just around the corner with some cautious reminders that objects around the corner may be further off than they appear.
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"March is a tomboy with tousled hair, a mischievous smile, mud on her shoes
and a laugh [...]

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2010 Michigan Brewers Guild Winter Beer Festival

February 15, 2010 – 11:40 am

The 5th Annual Winter Beer Festival will take place Saturday, February 27th, 2010 at the Fifth Third Ballpark in Comstock Park, just north of Grand Rapids. The Winter Festival is a unique opportunity to sample some of the best beers in the world, all brewed in Michigan. The organizers are expecting more than 35 Michigan [...]

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Celebrate Valentine's Day the Michigan Way

February 8, 2010 – 2:40 am

Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart. - Confucius by Church of One
The day for lovers, sweethearts, paramours and chocoholics is drawing near. Like it, love it, or hate it, Valentine's Day has become an annual tradition. Such a tradition, that according to the Greeting Card Association, over one billion valentines will be given [...]

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Love & Wine in Northern Michigan

January 28, 2010 – 2:54 pm

Cabin fever taking hold? Well here are a couple of great reasons to embrace winter in northern Michigan. On Febraury 6 & 7 the Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association presents "Taste the Passion ~ Wine, Chocolate & Love". The following weekend as part of the Cherry Capital Winter WonderFest is the "Traverse City Wine & [...]

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Michigan Books: Annie's Ghosts: A Journey into a Family Secret by Steve Luxenberg

January 21, 2010 – 4:53 pm

Annie's Ghosts: A Journey into a Family Secret by Steve Luxenberg (Hyperion). The fear of mental illness hits deep into the psyche, and that terror brings about this fascinating book of research into family genealogy, personal history and secrets long held. It all started when Detroit native Steve Luxenberg began to discover some discrepancies in [...]

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Tip-Up Town USA, January 22-24 & 29-31: Houghton Lake

January 12, 2010 – 12:12 pm

Dan #1 by radiospike photography
Tip Up Town USA has come to be the very description of winter fun and enjoyment for the whole family at Houghton Lake. Thousands of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and neighboring residents return each year to see this largest Winter Festival in Michigan, held annually the last two weekends in January. [...]

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Michigan Books: American Salvage: Stories by Bonnie Jo Campbell

January 12, 2010 – 11:25 am

American Salvage: Stories by Bonnie Jo Campbell (Wayne State University Press). In these stories about cold, lonely, working-class Michigan life, Campbell creates a world where salvation counterbalances loss and despair, and she leaves the reader with a sense of hope and belief things will get better. Campbell's daring stories and exceptional writing create an image [...]

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Lansing Family Christmas 2009

December 22, 2009 – 4:41 pm

A group of gifted musician friends from Michigan decided to get together by recording some holiday music and posting it up for all to hear. We think the songs sound great so pop over to their web page and hear their renditions of classics such as Baby it’s Cold Outside, Little Drummer Boy, Holy [...]

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Congratulations Coach Izzo!

November 30, 2009 – 4:38 pm

MSU head basketball coach Tom Izzo has surpassed his predecessor Jud Heathcote with 341 wins for the school record of all time wins following a 106 to 68 trouncing of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. After having had served as the assistant head coach under Jud, Izoo was named head coach after his retirement following [...]

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2009 Absolute Michigan Holiday Gift Guide

November 24, 2009 – 9:16 am

Photo by Cherie S.
Think Globally, Shop Locally with our Michigan Holiday Gift Guide, designed to help you find the perfect Michigan gifts online or off. Feel free to add your Michigan based gift suggestions in the comments section below!
The photo in this post was taken by Cherie S. and is titled "Don't worry about the [...]

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