On July 15th, Drink Michigan and the Rattlesnake Club in Detroit are joining forces for the 2nd annual Sip of Michigan party. The event features some of Michigan’s finest beer, wine & beverage makers with some still being added! In addition to being Drink Michigan’s 1st birthday, the event is a benefit for Homefront Hugs, a [...]
The 6th annual Waterfront Wine Festival takes place on Saturday, June 25 from 4-7 PM in downtown Harbor Springs. It’s an evening of wine, food, and live local music that benefits Scenic Michigan and the Harbor Springs Area Chamber of Commerce. You can enjoy wines from around the world and also from Michigan wineries including [...]
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Awesome report from the Lake Michigan Shore Wine Festival by our friends at Michigan By the Bottle! The Lake Michigan Shore Wine Festival takes place on Saturday, June 18th from 1-10 PM at Weko Beach on Lake Michigan in Bridgman. It’s a showcase event that allows you to sample locally grown and produced varietals and [...]
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Tour designer & leader Bob Lovik writes for Absolute Michigan and we’re featuring this in appreciation for his work and also because we think it’s a great chance to drink a little deeper of Michigan’s craft brew scene! Join us on Sunday June 26th from 12 – 5pm for the first ever tour of its [...]
Leland Wine Festival by farlane The Leland Wine & Food Festival is Michigan’s oldest wine festival held on the second Saturday in June (June 11, 2011) from noon-6 PM. 2011 is the 26th annual of this fundraiser for the Leland Chamber of Commerce and there’s few things better than a day in the Leland Harbor [...]
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Michigan Uncorked is a regular column by Lorri Hathaway and Sharon Kegerreis, authors of the award-winning From the Vine: Exploring Michigan Wineries and The History of Michigan Wines. Learn more and get autographed books at deliciousmichigan.com Summer is kicked off spectacularly on June 11 and June 18 with two rockin’ wine and food festivals perfectly [...]
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Absolute Michigan sponsor and local food partner Taste the Local Difference has released their 2011 Local Food Guide. The pocket-sized guide is packed with information about more than 300 businesses that feature local food: local farms, wineries, breweries, distilleries, farmers markets and retail businesses and food artisans in the 10-county region stretching from Manistee to [...]
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In our latest Driving Michigan episode, we visited Founders Brewing Company in Grand Rapids and got a tour from head brewer Jeremy Kosmicki. Click the 320p at the bottom right and choose 720p HD for the best quality or watch on YouTube. Driving Michigan is Absolute Michigan’s new show that explores the state of Michigan [...]
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It’s somehow fitting that on the day after St. Pauli selected their new St. Pauli girl, Jennifer England from Lansing, we have a feature about women in brewing & beer in Michigan from Amy Kuras at MetroMode entitled Beer’s Better Half. Amy writes that from the beginning, it was women who made beer (and made [...]
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Fly Fishing by Murtasma Field & Stream Magazine’s FlyTalk picked the 12 Best States for flyfishing in the U.S.A., and Michigan hooked their #1 spot. Kirk Deeter writes that he based his picks on a variety of factors including all-around (multi-species) opportunities, angler-friendly environment and a cultural affinity to fly fishing. 1. Michigan. Another sentimental [...]
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