Category Archives: Media

Get close to the 2010 Winter Olympics … in Northern Michigan

January 28, 2010 – 9:01 am

SNOWBOARD Training in Gaylord, Michigan
by MyWheelsareTurning
Yesterday my son Jamie returned from the Otsego Club near Gaylord with a shirt covered with signatures and a smile the size of a half pipe. The reason? In Northern Michigan, an Olympic Training Hot Spot Has Emerged in the New York Times explains:
When word spread through the woods of [...]

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Weird Wednesday: Trombones and Funnybones

January 27, 2010 – 8:00 am

The last Wednesday of every month is a "Weird Wednesday" on Absolute Michigan, when Linda Godfrey (also pictured below right) 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/lindagodfrey and [...]

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January 26th is Michigan's Birthday

January 26, 2010 – 9:30 am

Photo: Mighty Mac at 50 by smiles7
Today is Michigan's 173rd Birthday. The Kalamazoo Gazette wonders what you'd get Michigan for the occasion - jobs seems to be leading the way - and they have the Beatles singing their birthday song. Here's Seth Bernard and May Erlewine singing a song that's my birthday wish for this [...]

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TIME Magazine is Rooting for Detroit

January 25, 2010 – 8:01 am

perch by Jon DeBoer
Time's 'Assignment Detroit' project roots for city, CEO says in the Detroit News talks with Time Inc. Chairwoman and CEO Ann Moore who says:
Every American has a stake in the health of Detroit," Moore said. "Detroit holds lessons for all of us."
Assignment Detroit -- which has recently spawned a profile on Mayor [...]

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Michigan Books: Annie's Ghosts: A Journey into a Family Secret by Steve Luxenberg

January 21, 2010 – 4:53 pm

Annie's Ghosts: A Journey into a Family Secret by Steve Luxenberg (Hyperion). The fear of mental illness hits deep into the psyche, and that terror brings about this fascinating book of research into family genealogy, personal history and secrets long held. It all started when Detroit native Steve Luxenberg began to discover some discrepancies in [...]

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February Michigan Event Calendar

January 21, 2010 – 7:18 am

Iron Works #2 - Cranbrook by MikeRyu
Our Michigan February Event Calendar shows that the more the weather tries to keep us holed up, the more ways we find to get out and have fun!! Of course, there's still many, many more and we invite you to fill us in on other February events in the [...]

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Michigan Says YES to Sulfide Mining

January 19, 2010 – 9:32 am

Acid Mine Drainage by savethewildup
In an article on ABC news, John Flesher wites:
Michigan regulators gave final approval Thursday to a nickel and copper mine for the Upper Peninsula, despite opponents' fears it would pollute streams that feed Lake Superior and provide habitat for a rare type of trout.
Kennecott Eagle Minerals Co. said it hoped to [...]

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Missing Michigan: Checking in with Jim Harrison

January 18, 2010 – 8:14 am

Grand Marais Harbour by ETCphoto
We're looking at Michigan Notable Books this month on Absolute Michigan, so how about a notable Michigan author? The Detroit Free Press has a feature on Jim Harrison by freelance writer Christopher Walton that looks at how his love for northern Michigan has perhaps helped to drive his recent burst of [...]

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Michitwitter January 2010

January 12, 2010 – 1:33 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?
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Michigan Books: American Salvage: Stories by Bonnie Jo Campbell

January 12, 2010 – 11:25 am

American Salvage: Stories by Bonnie Jo Campbell (Wayne State University Press). In these stories about cold, lonely, working-class Michigan life, Campbell creates a world where salvation counterbalances loss and despair, and she leaves the reader with a sense of hope and belief things will get better. Campbell's daring stories and exceptional writing create an image [...]

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