Category Archives: Five Things You Need to Know

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, [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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2006 Traverse City Film Festival, Jul 31 – Aug 6

July 25, 2006 – 2:51 pm

Film Fest Founders by Andrew McFarlane The second annual Traverse City Film Festival (TCFF) will be held July 31 – August 6, 2006. Following the opening night, the TCFF features six full days of movies in three indoor movie houses: the Old Town Playhouse, the City Opera House, and the State Theatre as well as [...]

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Two Big Southeast Michigan Events!

July 18, 2006 – 12:40 pm

Ann Arbor Art Fair by Capt Piper Michigan is home to the largest art fair in the nation (and one of the oldest). Absolute Michigan has a feature on the 47th annual Ann Arbor Art Fairs that take place this Wednesday through Saturday (July 19-22). Model D has a report on the Detroit Reunion. The [...]

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Nina Replica Comes to Michigan

July 6, 2006 – 1:21 pm

View more photos of the Nina on Flickr The Associated Press reports that a replica of the Nina, one of the three ships that Christopher Columbus sailed from the Old World in 1492, will be docked Thursday through Monday at Algonac on the St. Clair River, the latest stop on a 13-year world tour. The [...]

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