Category Archives: Media

Michigan History: Jammin' in Jackson

May 9, 2008 – 9:32 am

Goose Lake Rock Festival by edwards_sa
The headlines of the local newspaper read, "125,000 and Still Coming." The reporter of the story wrote, "Goose Lake Park's rock festival is no county fair, state fair or world's fair. It's a young people's fair."
Held in August 1970, the Goose Lake festival was similar to the more famous outdoor [...]

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GM Designers in the classroom

May 7, 2008 – 8:55 am

It appears that General Motors is in the midst of a transformation from a massive company to a somewhat less massive company. It seems that while - or perhaps because - that is happening, interesting things are bubbling out of Michigan's largest company.
One such item is a venture of GM and the College of Creative [...]

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Arresting Site for May 2008: Michigan Innovators

May 6, 2008 – 10:14 am

Hands at Work by detroitsky
Tim Pulice's Pulice Report blog has announced the Arresting Site of the Month for May 2008. The inaugural selection is Michigan Innovators and Tim writes:
I first ran across this terrific online destination last summer, which dovetails perfectly with the spirit of this blog, wherein I look to spotlight Michiganders who display [...]

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Make it a Michigan Vacation in 2008!

May 5, 2008 – 7:25 am

Ludington State Park, Big Sable Light
by Through Joanne's eye
Last month tourism experts from Michigan State University delivered a less than rosy forecast for Michigan's tourism industry at the Driving Tourism 2008 conference. Also see the full Michigan Tourism 2008 presentation (PDF). The report projected that poor economic indicators on the state and national level and [...]

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Michigan's Humongous Fungus

April 30, 2008 – 10:05 am

It's probably fitting that we close out Garden Month with the largest lifeform in Michigan: The Humongous Fungus. According to the Crystal Falls, Michigan web site (which also provided the photo):
Crystal Falls is "Home of the Humungous Fungus", perhaps the world's largest and oldest living organism. It covers 38 acres beneath an Iron County [...]

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Tulip Time in Holland, Michigan

April 29, 2008 – 7:23 am

Orange Tulip by markmarko
This weekend is the kickoff of Holland's Tulip Time celebration. The annual festival starts this Saturday (May 3, 2008) and continues through May 10.
The Tulip Time Festival's history page says that Tulip Time was introduced in 1927 at a Woman’s Literary Club meeting by Holland biology teacher Miss Lida Rogers. It's grown [...]

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Free Amir … and the whole Zoo Crew

April 27, 2008 – 7:24 am

Free Amir!
Amir Johnson is just 21. Wikipedia says that on April 19, 2007, Amir Johnson scored a career-high 20 points, grabbed 12 rebounds (6 of them offensive), and recorded four blocks and three steals in 37 minutes against the Boston Celtics. And he can do this.

Amir is also part of the Detroit Piston's most impressive [...]

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Photo Friday: Don't Weep for Me by photoshoparama

April 25, 2008 – 5:24 pm

photoshoparama (Daniel Johnson of Grand Rapids) says that he'd rather be biking.
When not doing so, he might be taking interesting and colorful photos of everything from the small to the great outdoors.
Happy Arbor Day!

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May is Travel Month

April 25, 2008 – 7:11 am

Oval Beach 2 by shqipo / Ledio
Anyone who has been following the news will know that with high gas prices, a lagging national economy and a still-depressed local economy, Michigan's summer travel forecast isn't the best.
We could advocate hiding in the backyard with a couple of cans of gas, nervously listening for Mel Gibson and [...]

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Earth Day in Michigan

April 22, 2008 – 9:44 am

Green Frog Reflection by Pine Photography
It's Earth Day ... pretty much all over the earth. The official Earth Day site is more or less overwhelmed, so we'll have to wander around to find out what's up.
Wikipedia says that the story goes that the first Earth Day was spearheaded by Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson who - [...]

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