Category Archives: Food & Dining

Michigan Goes Nationwide with Art & Wine

October 8, 2009 – 1:47 pm

ART PRIZE 2009 by RichardD72
Michigan has taken the national stage with one eye on the ArtPrize competition in Grand Rapids and the other on it's burgeoning and award winning wine industry which gaining credibility amongst wine experts and wine lovers. This is truly a positive and a definite 180 degree flip from most of the [...]

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Inaugural Detroit Beer Week Announced, Oct 16 – 24, 2009

October 8, 2009 – 10:35 am

Following the success of “Beer Week” events held in other cities such as Philadelphia, New York and San Diego, a group of Industry Professionals is organizing the first ever Detroit Beer Week, to be held the third week of October, 2009.
The week-long series of beer-centric events will be held at participating venues in Detroit, with [...]

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Michigan apples, not only delicious but prized

October 7, 2009 – 2:32 pm

Local Apples by nasunto
Fall is here and that means it is once again time to enjoy Michigan's largest and most valuable crop - the apple. With temperatures unseasonably flirting with the freezing point, the race is on to harvest the prized fruit. Adding to this challenge is the fact that Michigan is enjoying it's largest [...]

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Oktoberfest, Lansing – October 9 & 10, 2009

October 7, 2009 – 9:57 am

When the summer air begins to cool and the leaves begin to fall, it can only mean one thing – Oktoberfest is on its way! On Friday & Saturday, October 9 & 10, the heart of Old Town, Lansing will be filled with the sights, scents, sounds and suds of Old World Germany!
Oktoberfest is [...]

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2009 Michigan Haunted Attractions, Corn Mazes & Halloween Guide

October 1, 2009 – 7:35 am

My Life In the Bush of Ghosts by DaddyNewt
Be afraid, be very afraid!!! Once again our Fearsome Finder of Frights has compiled a list of haunted houses, corn mazes and scary attractions. You can also check Absolute Michigan keyword haunted and (as always) if you know of one we missed, please post it in the [...]

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Seeking Michigan: A Fruitful Industry

September 21, 2009 – 10:39 am

by Bob Garrett, Archives of Michigan, courtesy Seeking Michigan. The goal of Seeking Michigan is simple: to connect you to the stories of this great state. Visit them regularly for a dynamic & evolving look at Michigan's cultural heritage.
This photo depicts apple pickers in the Old Mission Peninsula. It was taken in the early 1890s. [...]

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Porkapalooza Invitational Cookout & Music Festival Celebrates the Bounty of the Great Lakes

September 15, 2009 – 11:26 am

A day-long celebration of hog-proportion once again takes over the 14-acre Red Horse Ranch in Fennville on Saturday, October 3. The PORKAPALOOZA Invitational Cookout & Music Festival is a farm party and harvest celebration, running from Noon to Midnight (rain or shine), showcasing the bounty of the Great Lakes’ in terms of food, drink, [...]

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"Select Michigan" Farmer's Market ~ September 17, State Capitol Lawn

September 14, 2009 – 12:42 pm

Farmer's Market @ the Michigan Capitol by ChristineElise
In celebration of Michigan's rich agricultural history and farming tradition, Governor Granholm has designated September 13-19 "Select Michigan Week." In celebration of this special week, the Governor is personally inviting you to the "Select Michigan" Farmers' Market on Thursday, September 17, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., which [...]

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Road Trip: Old Town BluesFest ~ September 18 & 19, 2009

September 10, 2009 – 5:05 pm

Old Town Blues Fest 2008 by ChristineElise
The Old Town BluesFest is a two-day FREE music festival that brings national, regional, and local acts to an audience of roughly 15,000 people from across Michigan and nearby states.
BluesFest's music truly is living music, history in the making. Each artist at the festival is asked to play an [...]

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Wine Time in TC: Harvest Stompede & Old Mission Wine & Food Celebration

September 10, 2009 – 10:20 am

If you're looking for a reason to get back to Traverse City this fall, we've got two!

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