Category Archives: The Week

The Week for July 7 – 13, 2008

the gardener by jenny murray
The Absolute Michigan pool on Flickr chronicles the storms that rolled through southern Michigan once again last week, downing trees and cutting power to hundreds of thousands of homes. On a less destructive note, there are plenty of photos of fireworks and parades. Click over and add your best photo from [...]

The Week for June 23-29, 2008

Rainbow of Color by Patti
Summer has officially arrived and festival season is kicking into full gear! Events for this week include the Detroit Windsor International Film Festival, the Muskegon Summer Celebration kicks off with 11 days of concerts, events, fireworks, arts & crafts and carnival rides, the Alpena Blues Festival, now in it's 5th year [...]

The Week for June 16-22, 2008

tahquamenon falls by ercy
In his SE Michigan 2008 Strawberry season field report, Ann Arbor blogger Edward Vielmetti says that strawberries are ready to pick. In addition to continuing storms and flooding, the presumptive Presidential nominees are setting their eyes on Michigan with Barack Obama in Flint and Detroit today and John McCain reportedly deciding on [...]

The Week for June 9-15, 2008

Lightning by bohemianrobot
Over the last week we've had some damaging storms all over the state - here's hoping that bohemianrobot's great capture puts the lightning back in the bottle!
Our Michigan June Event Calendar says that the Lilac Festival continues on Mackinac Island this week. Other events this weekend include the Charlevoix Renaissance Festival, the Water [...]

The Week for June 2-8, 2008

first boats in the morning by haglundc
(check it out bigger)!
Welcome to the Week on Absolute Michigan, the place where we (and you!) talk about the news & happenings of the week.
Now (happily) that Delegate-Gate is winding down and (sadly) that the Pistons have lost for the third straight year in the Eastern Conference Finals, lots [...]

The Week for May 26 – June 1, 2008

four tops by bkromer
(Lake Erie Metropark)
The big stories heading into the week are the playoff runs of the Detroit Pistons (Eastern Conference Finals v Celtics) and the Detroit Red Wings (Stanley Cup v the Pittsburgh Penguins). Both teams have won 2 (Pistons @ 2-2 and Wings at 2-0).
Photos in the Absolute Michigan pool on Flickr [...]

The Week for May 12-18, 2008

Untitled by flatgraphic (wren at Dodge Park)
Welcome to The Week!
Our Michigan May Event Calendar says that this weekend's fun includes the Morel Mushroom Festival in Boyne City, the East Lansing Art Festival, Ann Arbor Book Festival, the Motor City Comic Con and the Annual Flower Fair & Home & Garden Marketplace in Lake Orion.
In the [...]

The Week for May 5 – 11, 2008

tasty by postpurchase
The Week is where we post comments about the news, happenings and events of the week. We invite you to do the same.
Our Michigan May Event Calendar is jam packed full of fun. There are a bunch of events this weekend including the Mushroom Fest in Mesick, the Downtown Hoedown in Detroit, the [...]

The Week for April 28 – May 4, 2008

Behind the Tulips by lorainedicerbo
The Week is where we post comments about the news, happenings and events of the week. We invite you to do the same.
Our Michigan May Event Calendar is jam packed full of fun. There are a bunch of events this weekend including the Victorian Days in Grand Ledge, the Spring Sip [...]

The Week for April 21 – 27, 2008

Bumps On A Log by MD2!
The Week is where we post comments about the news, happenings and events of the week. We invite you to do the same.
Our Michigan April Event Calendar says that tomorrow is Earth Day. There are a whole slew of events this weekend including the National Trout Festival in Kalkaska, the [...]