Category Archives: Destinations

ArtPrize Artist registration opens … and a great video!

ArtPrize – Vision by David Spriggs by Canon Screwdriver (gary syrba) ArtPrize (Sep 21 – Oct 9, 2011) is a radically different art competition that gives away huge cash prizes, $250,000 to the winner and nearly a half a million dollars total and it’s all decided by a public vote! Venue registration has closed and [...]

Michigan Time Lapse: Winter on Sturgeon Bay

milapse (TimelapseFromMichigan) shoots some amazing time lapse videos. As the spring rains wash winter away, I thought we’d be ready to fondly recall winter with this fantastic time lapse from Wilderness State Park on Sturgeon Bay in early 2011! Be sure to view in full screen HD and stay tuned for a feature from Wilderness [...]

Ghost Towns of the Keweenaw

Traveling today so not much time – enjoy this slideshow of photos from Keweenaw Peninsula ghost towns by Brian & Jayne. Explore more Keweenaw Peninsula goodness on Absolute Michigan! Share this:

Michigan Radio finds out What’s Working in Michigan

Vineyard by ramjetgr Michigan Radio Morning Edition host Christina Shockley is asking those in the know What’s Working in Michigan? There’s no better time to take a look at things that are already happening to improve our state’s economy and our lives. Here’s a snapshot of a few of the voices: Linda Jones, the Executive [...]

Photo Friday: spine as if frozen by jen526

jen526 ( Jenn Adams) says that she loves the outdoors, and photography is a great reason to go exploring, little kid style, in the woods or around a lake or through a meadow – the two are synergistic. She asks: Does it detract anything from this photo to know that I took this on a [...]

Michigan Uncorked: Wine and Chocolate

Lorri Hathaway and Sharon Kegerreis are writers who are passionate for Michigan and the authors of the award-winning From the Vine: Exploring Michigan Wineries. Learn all about Lorri & Sharon and their work at www.michiganvine.com and read more Michigan Uncorked on Absolute Michigan! The perfect pairing. Peanut butter and jelly. Tom and Jerry. William and [...]

Northern Lights near Marquette on March 11th!

Originally posted to Michigan in Pictures, but definitely too good not to share! March 11 Northern Lights over Lake Superior, photo by Shawn Malone Last week  Michigan in Pictures featured an article saying that the prospects for Northern Lights viewing in Michigan were looking great for the next couple of years. Thanks to Pure Michigan’s [...]

Bavarian Inn hosts “Purely Michigan” dinner

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 [...]

Long Long Honeymoon: Movin’ on U.P.

“Because life should be a long long honeymoon…” Sean and Kristy Michael got married in 2007, bought an Airstream trailer and have traveled 30,000+ miles. In the course of their journey they have produced some very cool videos and blogs for their web site, LongLongHoneymoon.com. Last summer they swung through Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and their [...]

Vote in the I Love Michigan Video Contest!

Love Sick by TerryJohnston Today I came across this item on the blog Great Lakes Guru. You can vote until Friday (March 4) in Prima Civitas Foundation’s  I Love Michigan Video Contest. Click that link to see and vote on the top ten videos. I thought it was pretty funny that he picked out the [...]