November 14, 2008 – 10:35 am
Kevin writes:
The twilight sky and its reflection over the reservoir in Ada Michigan, on a late August evening.
The strange colors of the twilights recently are due to volcanic eruptions in the Aleutian islands, and the dust, smoke, and other stuff high up in the atmosphere traveling around the planet.
This photo is part of his [...]
November 13, 2008 – 3:32 pm
silver bells 2007 by Michphotog
Silver Bells in the City, which attracted more than 120,000 in 2007, annually features an Electric Light Parade followed by the lighting of Michigan’s official Christmas tree and a firework show (weather permitting) over the State Capitol.
The entire evening is also filled with free family entertainment including free admission to Lansing’s [...]
November 13, 2008 – 9:51 am
Tom's Vision by G0Da
From the Pistons changing point guards and changing Tayshaun Prince to "point forward" to a Presidential campaign in which change was the overwhelming theme, "change" has been very much in the air of late.
One part of Michigan that is certain to see change is the auto industry. The Globe & Mail notes [...]
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November 12, 2008 – 11:34 am
AuSable river flood waters by sunrisepenny
Michigan is known as The Great Lakes State, but we could easily be called "The Water State". 10,000 lakes? Please. Michigan has over 11,000 lakes (15,000 if you count the little ones!). All that water - FRESH water - means that Michigan has a big responsibility.
Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation [...]
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November 12, 2008 – 8:40 am
The Water Festival will be held December 12-14, 2008 in Traverse City, Michigan. The latest in an ongoing series of Water Festivals will give you a chance to experience world-class Michigan musicians, speeches from water luminaries, interactive multimedia projects and presentations, artisan foods and beverages, workshops, visual art, theater and dance, children's activities and connections [...]
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November 11, 2008 – 7:39 am
This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.
~Elmer Davis
Today's photo and quotation is provided by luna.nik and I think that it pretty much sums up what is asked, what is given and what we are called to remember and honor on Veterans [...]
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November 10, 2008 – 10:06 am
Better Hide! by reddeviltj
There's a light dusting of snow on the ground, something that no doubt has Michigan's 3/4 of a million deer hunters counting the days until Saturday. Our Opening Day of Michigan deer hunting season post from last year has links to all the details about the November 15-30 firearm deer season.
mLive is [...]
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November 10, 2008 – 9:00 am
Joseph Fulton put together this amazing tribute to the 29 men who died November 10, 1975 aboard the Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior set to The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot. This video is one of the best I've ever seen on YouTube and I hope you can watch it.
Watch the video
More [...]
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November 6, 2008 – 11:19 am
This morning at about 10 AM, the Absolute Michigan pool on Flickr (the place where we get all the cool photos featured on Absolute Michigan) passed an astonishing milestone as the 50,000th photo (three trees by northern_latitudes) was added to the group.
I can't tell you what an amazing feeling it is to know that almost [...]
November 6, 2008 – 9:58 am
00-19 by Emery Co Photo
The 2008 International Wine & Food Festival takes place November 21-23 in the Steelcase Ballroom at DeVos Place in Grand Rapids.
2008 is the inaugural year, and the event will pair Grand Rapids' finest restaurants with vintners from throughout Michigan and the world for an amazing culinary celebration. In addition to over [...]
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