Category Archives: Books & Magazines

The Daily Michigan: As If We Were Prey by Michael Delp

February 7, 2012 – 7:36 pm

“In understated prose that remarkably says more in one sentence that many writers do in a paragraph, Delp takes us inside the head and hearts of his male characters, all of whom share a certain melancholy, both eerie and familiar, all in a style reminiscent of another up-north renowned author, Jim Harrison.” —Detroit News Today [...]

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The Lake in Winter: an excerpt from The Windward Shore

December 26, 2011 – 9:53 pm

Works by Michigan author Jerry Dennis include The Living Great Lakes, Winter Walks (with wood engravings by Glenn Wolff and design and letterpress by Chad Pastotnik of Deep Woods Press), A Place on the Water, It’s Raining Frogs and Fishes, Canoeing Michigan Rivers and more. Jerry has kindly allowed us to run this excerpt from his [...]

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Michigan Cranberries & Cranberry Farming

November 17, 2011 – 6:55 am

Thanksgiving is just a week away, so we’re rolling out a classic feature on cranberries!  Cranberries by argusmaniac Red Beauties in Lake Magazine’s 2006 Holiday Issue is an engaging look at cranberry farming in Michigan. Although Michigan only has a small number of cranberry farms in the northeast, Upper Peninsula, and the southwestern corner of [...]

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Weird Wednesday: The Nain Rouge, a Detroit Ghost Story

October 26, 2011 – 8:30 am

The following tale is from Myths and Legends of Our Own Land by Charles M. Skinner, available free at Project Gutenberg. You can get more recent accounts of the Nain Rouge from David A. Spitzley’s spooky & excellent Mythic Detroit and a slightly humorous account called Seeing Red from Model D. Detroit Gargoyles by The [...]

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Seeking Michigan: The Dickens of Detroit

October 11, 2011 – 10:30 am

By Randy Riley, Library of Michigan and courtesy Seeking Michigan and the Archives of 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 and read more from Seeking Michigan on Absolute Michigan! Detroit author Elmore [...]

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Weird Wednesday: The Rowdy Ghosts of the Fenton Hotel

September 28, 2011 – 7:55 am

Linda S. Godfrey, author of the excellent Weird Michigan and Strange Michigan books is hard at work on her next book. While she is away, we are running a few of our favorites. The following is the first of our Absolute Michigan Weird Wednesday features, published originally in 2007! The Fenton Hotel, a former inn-turned-gourmet [...]

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Weird Wednesday: Michigan Sea Monsters

August 31, 2011 – 9:55 am

The last Wednesday of every month is a ”Weird Wednesday” on Absolute Michigan. Usually we get a feature from Linda S. Godfrey, the author that fascinating tome of Michigan mysteries: Weird Michigan. Linda is hard at work on her latest book so we’ve gone down to the vault and pulled out some watery weirdness! Stay up-to-date with [...]

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Weird Wednesday: Summer Specters

July 27, 2011 – 7:45 am

The last Wednesday of every month is a “Weird Wednesday” on Absolute Michigan, when Linda Godfrey gives you a sample of what’s weird in the Wolverine State. Linda is the author of Weird Michigan and The Michigan Dogman; Werewolves and Other Unknown Canines Across the USA. Visit weirdmichigan.com for other links or to report something [...]

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Weird Wednesday: The Giant Patriotic Art of Thomas Moran

June 29, 2011 – 10:40 am

The last Wednesday of every month is a “Weird Wednesday” on Absolute Michigan, when Linda Godfrey gives you a sample of what’s weird in the Wolverine State. You can listen to Linda’s latest podcasts and report your own strange encounters at weirdmichigan.com, follow her on Twitter at twitter.com/lindasgodfrey and also check out her books including [...]

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Weird Wednesday: Glowing Tombstones

May 25, 2011 – 10:13 am

The last Wednesday of every month is a “Weird Wednesday” on Absolute Michigan, when Linda Godfrey gives you a sample of what’s weird in the Wolverine State. You can listen to Linda’s latest podcasts and report your own strange encounters at weirdmichigan.com, follow her on Twitter at twitter.com/lindasgodfrey and also check out her books including [...]

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