Expanse by g. s. george You don’t have to travel far when you live in Michigan to find a whole lot of fun. We encourage you to support the festivals, events, cities and businesses that are making all the cool things happen around the state. So get out this summer and have some fun and [...]
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Ann Arbor June 2009 by RichardDemingPhotography Ed Vielmetti is the Paul Revere of Michigan strawberries. The Ann Arbor area is usually the first in Michigan to see ripe berries, and Ed says that ‘U-Pick’ strawberries are ready this week in SE Michigan! Ed advises: The pick-your-own strawberry season is short. Typically there are only three [...]
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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May is Morel Season in Michigan. It’s just getting underway so we thought it an excellent time to give you 5 things about Michigan morels! The Elusive Black Morel by cedarkayak 1. Morechella, true morels, are a honeycomb-like mushroom that are prized by chefs the world over. The Great Morel Homepage can take you a [...]
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5 ideas, 5 minutes each, 5 slides each, 5 judges, 5,000 dollars 5×5 Night is a monthly event in Grand Rapids that allows 5 people to pitch their ideas to a panel of judges who decide how to award $5,000 on the last Tuesday night of every month. The third 5×5 happens tomorrow night at [...]
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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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Ready for the Harvest by lpwines While Governor Snyder has made a lot of changes in his first few months in office, he joined his predecessor in proclaiming April Michigan Wine Month. Sales of Michigan wines in the state rose nearly 12 percent in 2010, while total wine sales increased just 4 percent. Michigan wine [...]
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March 16, 2011 – 12:25 pm
March Madness by PLskell (see Peter’s sap slideshow!) As I sipped a glass of delicious Michigan Maple sap this morning, I realized that I can’t help but say a little bit more about sap and syrup and spring. Yesterday I blogged a photo to Michigan in Pictures that got me thinking about sap and [...]
photos & article by Samantha Tengelitsch The Bavarian Inn Restaurant in Frankenmuth celebrated all things Michigan with its annual “Purely Michigan” feast last Friday. The Inn’s own Chef Phil designed a five-course meal featuring Michigan-grown foods including cranberries from the Michigan Cranberry Company (Cheboygan), the Inn’s famous Red Currant Wine, a sweet blend of currants [...]
February 22, 2011 – 10:30 am
Megan from American Spoon sent me over their cool National Cherry Month photo feature that takes you through four seasons of cherries. Click that cherry to the left to Choose Cherries on Facebook. You can get bushels more cherry goodness including our Eat Local: Michigan Cherries feature at absolutemichigan.com/Cherry! We also have a video feature [...]
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