Category Archives: Lodging & Travel

Lansing 150 Grand Finale

November 12, 2009 – 10:18 am

It's Lansing's Birthday! by Eridony
2009 is the Sesquicentennial of the City of Lansing. The Lansing 150 Grand Finale is next Friday (Nov 20) immediately following Silver Bells in the City from 8-11 PM in the Lansing Center. This event concludes Lansing’s year long Sesquicentennial Birthday Party and will include free entertainment and a free [...]

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Michitwitter November 2009

November 2, 2009 – 5:39 pm

Read a good article or blog post about Michigan? See a cool picture or video? Listen to a great podcast? Attend a fun event or find a new web site?
Scroll down to tell folks in the comments. Please keep them brief and friendly! Subscribe to Michitwitter via RSS or check out Absolute Michigan on Twitter!
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Autumn in Michigan: Something for Everyone

October 22, 2009 – 12:50 pm

Autumn Pathways by pentax hammer (gary syrba)
The crowds and traffic have subsided, the harvests are bountiful and the mosquitoes are few and far between. What we're trying to say is that autumn is perfect time to get out and enjoy a color tour, take in a late season festival or event, go camping or hit [...]

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November Michigan Event Calendar 2009

October 20, 2009 – 1:57 am

November by Karen from Michigan
Here's a bunch Michigan festivals & events for the month of November. As usual, there's no way to get them all, so please add links and information about the one's we've missed (or reviews of ones we have here) in the comments below.
November Fast Facts

The Leonids meteor shower reaches its peak [...]

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Michigan Story Festival, Mt. Pleasant October 23 & 24, 2009

October 19, 2009 – 1:11 am

Nothing touches the heart and engages the mind more than a good story. From ancient campfires to online urban legends, stories captivate and motivate us to explore our human potential. A visit to the award-winning Michigan Story Festival is an opportunity to experience the wonder of story telling at its finest, with national, regional, and [...]

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Toast the Season Wine Trail Tour

October 15, 2009 – 2:06 pm

The annual Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association Toast the Season wine trail tour is held on 2 separate weekends in November. A few tickets remain for both the November 7 & 8 weekend and the November 14 & 15 weekend - get them while they last!
The annual Toast the Season wine trail tour is a great [...]

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NPR explores Michigan's Upper Peninsula

October 14, 2009 – 1:52 pm

Not the Upper Peninsula, but the Northern Peninsula. by Jenna Belle
NPR ran a special series a few weeks back exploring the culture, traditions and economy of Michigan's Upper Peninsula that we felt was worth bubbling back up. In addition to the articles there are also audio pieces worth checking out in - Michigan's Upper [...]

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Winners of the 2009 Grand Rapids ArtPrize

October 10, 2009 – 10:05 am

ArtPrize 09-Open Water no.24 by deviant_anomaly

ART PRIZE 2009-0032 by RichardD72

AND THE WINNER IS... by rkramer62

DETAIL FROM WINNERS CANVAS by bitsorf

The first-ever ArtPrize in Grand Rapids has ended with Open Water no. 24, a 6' x 19' oil painting by Ran Ortner being chosen as the winner by public vote from 1,262 artists who exhibited at [...]

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Phioto Friday: Wagner Falls by Luminous Light Huntress

October 9, 2009 – 9:50 am

Luminous Light Huntress (Tamara Jacobs) says that she loves landscape photography, especially waterfalls. Also that she's a tree hugger* in a major way and aims to merge her passion for the environment with her love of landscape photography.
Judging by the photo above, she seems to be well on her way. You can see this photo [...]

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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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