» Michigan Holiday Gift Guide » Absolute Michigan

absolute michigan :: all michigan, all the time

Enter Keyword:

Category Archives: Michigan Holiday Gift Guide

Celebrate Valentine's Day the Michigan Way

February 11, 2009 – 1:40 pm

love from detroit by n.elle
The day for lovers, sweethearts and paramours is drawing close. Like it, love it, or hate it, Valentine's Day has become an annual tradition. Such a tradition, that according to the Greeting Card Association, over one billion valentines will be given out, and eighty five percent of those by women.
As you [...]

By Absolute Michigan | Also posted in Articles, Artists & Galleries, Arts & Entertainment, Beer, Wine & Beverages, Books, Music & Video, Breweries & Wineries, Casual & Family Restaurants, Clothing, Dig Michigan, Dig Michigan Features, Dining Guides, Festivals, Attractions & Event Calendars, Fine Dining Restaurants, Food & Dining, Food, Health & Nutrition, Jewelry & Gifts, Michigan, Michigan Grown, Performance & Dance, Recipes, Shopping, The Michigan Pages | Comments (0)

Michigan Books: Knucklehead: Tall Tales and Mostly True Stories of Growing Up Scieszka by Jon Scieszka

December 23, 2008 – 2:34 pm

Knucklehead: Tall Tales and Mostly True Stories of Growing Up Scieszka by Jon Scieszka (Viking) -- In this lively and entertaining story about growing up in Flint as the second of six brothers, Scieszka lived in a rambunctious household filled with pranks and typical boy adventures. The brief and humorous stories fit the wonderful illustrations [...]

By Absolute Michigan | Also posted in Articles, Books & Magazines, Books, Music & Video, Community, Dig Michigan, Dig Michigan Features, History & Libraries, Media, Michigan, Shopping, The Michigan Pages | Comments (0)

Michigan Books: Ravens in the Storm: A Personal History of the 1960s Antiwar Movement by Carl Oglesby

December 22, 2008 – 4:22 pm

Ravens in the Storm: A Personal History of the 1960s Antiwar Movement by Carl Oglesby (Scribner) -- In this powerful first-person account of the Students for a Democratic Society (S.D.S.) and the University of Michigan during the 1960s anti-war movement, Oglesby draws from more than 4,000 pages of government intelligence on himself and the organization [...]

By Absolute Michigan | Also posted in Articles, Books & Magazines, Books, Music & Video, Dig Michigan, Dig Michigan Features, Media, Michigan, Shopping, The Michigan Pages, The Michigan Pages: History | Comments (0)

Michigan Books: War as They Knew It: Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler, and America in a Time of Unrest by Michael Rosenberg

December 19, 2008 – 2:32 pm

War as They Knew It: Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler, and America in a Time of Unrest by Michael Rosenberg (Grand Central Publishing) -- The greatest years of the storied football rivalry between the University of Michigan and Ohio State University took place in the late 1960s and early 1970s amidst campus unrest, Vietnam War protests [...]

By Absolute Michigan | Also posted in Ann Arbor, Articles, Books & Magazines, Books, Music & Video, Community, Dig Michigan, Dig Michigan Features, History & Libraries, Media, Michigan, Recreation & Sports, Schools & Education, Shopping, Sports, The Michigan Pages, The Michigan Pages: History, UM | Comments (0)

Michigan Books: The Model T: A Centennial History by Robert Casey

December 18, 2008 – 2:09 pm

The Model T: A Centennial History by Robert Casey (Johns Hopkins University Press) -- Debuting in 1908 as the first mass-produced and truly affordable car, the Ford Model T quickly revolutionized automotive design, engineering, manufacturing and sales, and American society as a whole. Complete with historic photographs and color advertisements, many from the Benson Ford [...]

By Absolute Michigan | Also posted in Articles, Arts & Entertainment, Books & Magazines, Books, Music & Video, Community, Dig Michigan, Dig Michigan Features, History & Libraries, Media, Michigan, Museums & Collections, Shopping, The Michigan Pages, The Michigan Pages: History | Comments (0)

Michigifts: Historic Michigan Travel Guide 4th Edition

December 17, 2008 – 9:00 am

Need a good holiday present or stocking stuffer? The Historic Michigan Travel Guide – at only $9.95 – may be just the ticket for your loved one interested in history!
Traveling the historic sites of Michigan just got a lot easier. The Historical Society of Michigan’s Historic Michigan Travel Guide provides information on hundreds [...]

By Absolute Michigan | Also posted in Articles, Books, Music & Video, Community, Destinations, Dig Michigan, Dig Michigan Features, History & Libraries, Lansing, Lodging & Travel, Michigan, Shopping, The Michigan Pages, The Michigan Pages: History | Comments (0)

Michigan Books: Measure of the Heart: A Father's Alzheimer's, a Daughter's Return by Mary Ellen Geist

December 16, 2008 – 3:53 pm

In this tender memoir, Geist details her experiences as she gave up her job and returned home to Northern Michigan to take care of her ailing father stricken with Alzheimer's. Geist deftly describes the painful hardships of the disease and the factors that influenced her decision to return home, and shares the blessings of growing [...]

Michigan History: Five Decades with Bob Seger (Pssst, music always makes a great gift)

December 11, 2008 – 11:42 am

If there is a single word to describe the musical career of Bob Seger it is “durable.” For almost fifty years, Seger has been writing, playing and singing rock ‘n roll tunes-everything from hard-driving rock to tender ballads.
Born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1945, Seger moved to Ann Arbor as a young boy. He began singing [...]

By Absolute Michigan | Also posted in Ann Arbor, Articles, Arts & Entertainment, Bands, Entertainers & Labels, Books, Music & Video, Detroit, Dig Michigan, Dig Michigan Features, Media, Michigan, Shopping, The Michigan Pages, The Michigan Pages: History: Magazine, Video | Comments (0)

Michigifts: Pewabic Pottery – Detroit, MI

December 10, 2008 – 11:56 am

Pewabic Pottery -Detroit by DetroitDerek
Pewabic Pottery is a living treasure and offers visitors an exciting glimpse of a little known part of American history. Founded in 1903 during the Arts & Crafts Movement, Pewabic is nationally renowned for its tile and pottery in unique glazes. Today it is a non profit ceramic art education center [...]

By Absolute Michigan | Also posted in Antiques, Articles, Artists & Galleries, Arts & Entertainment, Detroit, Dig Michigan, Dig Michigan Features, Jewelry & Gifts, Michigan, Museums & Collections, Shopping | Comments (0)

Michigifts: Fork in the Road Cookbook by Eric Villegas

December 8, 2008 – 2:47 pm

The new cookbook Fork in the Road with Eric Villegas (Huron River Press) is a companion to Chef Eric's award-winning national PBS cooking show of the same title.
The 192-page, hard cover, book is filled with gorgeous food & other photography that sweeps you across the magical mitten, the great state of Michigan. From north to [...]