Category Archives: Five Things You Need to Know

Monday June 18, 2007: Clueless in the Capitol?

June 18, 2007 – 10:08 am

In the spirit of Five Things You Need to Know About Michigan, we're going to try to post a more or less daily page that gives you a little idea of what's happening in the Michigan news, events, the weather and on Absolute Michigan. We welcome (really!) your comments and links about anything at [...]

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Five Things you need to know about Michigan for Monday, May 14, 2007

May 14, 2007 – 9:00 am

Been a while since I got the old 5 out of the bag.
Great Lakes Blogger Dave Dempsey gets a stand-up double with this stunning satellite view of the Great Lakes, of which NASA says:
At the very top of the image is a round white patch - this is Lake Nipigon, which is still frozen over. [...]

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Five Things You Need to Know about Michigan for Friday, March 9th 2007

March 9, 2007 – 10:28 am

A-way back when, I would start every morning by scouring the internet for 5 things (more or less) that I thought folks who live in and/or love Michigan needed to know to post on Absolute Michigan. I am postive this will not be an every day thing, but I miss doing it so here goes...
On [...]

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2006 Michigan Student Mock Election

November 2, 2006 – 5:23 pm

Visit the Michigan Mock Election web site for current information.

Students at the Election Rally
There will be a rebroadcast all day TODAY (Nov 6th, 2006)
VISIT MICHIGANLIVEEVENTS.COM TO WATCH!!
On Thursday, November 2, 2006, Leland Public School hosted an area mock student election with nearly 1000 students from Glen Lake, Lake Leelanau St. Marys, Leelanau Schools, Northport, [...]

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Connecting Michigan: Northeast Michigan

August 4, 2006 – 5:46 pm

Mackinac Bridge all lit up at dusk by Johnny RR The Mackinac Bridge is more than just Michigan's most recognizeable landmark. The five mile span connecting upper and lower peninsulas is also a powerful symbol of how we as a state can come together behind a common goal and accomplish wonders. The herculean task of [...]

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The Mighty Wilderness: Upper Peninsula

August 4, 2006 – 5:35 pm

Tahquamenon Falls, U.P. Michigan by Bluejacket 
Bluejacket writes: Located in the Upper Peninsula in Michigan, these are the upper falls. This is the land of Longfellow's Hiawatha. Hiawatha built his canoe "by the rushing Tahquamenaw". The amber color is caused by tanin leached from the Cedar, Spruce & Hemlock in the swamps drained by the river.
Our [...]

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Years and Years of Beaches: Northwest Michigan

August 4, 2006 – 5:10 pm

Petoskey Area Lake Michigan Beach (1973) by Joel Dinda
Joel Dinda does a better job than anyone I know of bringing home what it's like to have lived a lifetime loving the State of Michigan. On a rainy day, there's few better places to spend your surfing time than with Joel's photos.
If you're looking for a [...]

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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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Michigan's State Parks: Southwest Michigan

August 4, 2006 – 10:59 am

State Park in North Muskegon, Michigan :: photo by Oldbrushes I'm never sure how people use our site and I'd like to call attention to the "keyword" box at the top right. I'm sure someday that we'll have someone on staff who says "boolean" and "heuristics" a lot and programs a powerfully geeky search engine. [...]

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Hessel Boat Show

August 2, 2006 – 11:05 am

Brown Vertical Bow - by Gretchen Dorian
Michigan in Pictures noted that the annual Les Cheneaux Islands Antique Wooden Boat Show and Festival of the Arts is held every year in Hessel on the second Saturday of August (Saturday, August 12 this year). The show is easily the largest show of antique and classic wood boats [...]

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