Courtney & Shannon Casey of MichiganByTheBottle.com are all about letting you know what’s what in Michigan’s fast-growing wine industry. One fantastic thing that they are doing are the Tweet & Taste Michigan virtual wine tastings conducted through Twitter. View from Chateau Chantal by troyryans Their next Tweet & Taste takes place tomorrow night (Monday Jun [...]
By farlane
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Here’s a post in honor of Arbor Day. GR58 (Tom) has a forest of photos of trees. Check this out background bigalicious and see his sets including Lamberton Lake, Grand Rapids Churches and Grand Rapids (slideshow). Wander down his Flickriver. Share this:
This photo is part of the 5 senses garden sculpture at the Children’s Gardenat the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids. If you’ve never been to the gardens be sure to put it on your places to visit in 2010. Currently you can check out “Butterflies Are Blooming” which is their most [...]
By Absolute Michigan
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February 15, 2010 – 11:40 am
The 5th Annual Winter Beer Festival will take place Saturday, February 27th, 2010 at the Fifth Third Ballpark in Comstock Park, just north of Grand Rapids. The Winter Festival is a unique opportunity to sample some of the best beers in the world, all brewed in Michigan. The organizers are expecting more than 35 Michigan [...]
By Absolute Michigan
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January 5, 2010 – 11:28 am
dot to dot by powerbooktrance The phenomenal ArtPrize returns to Grand Rapids for a second year. The dates will be September 22 – October 10, 2010 with a top prize of $250,000. Speaking of Grand Rapids and ArtPrize, Rob Bliss had an interesting editorial that I think holds a lesson (as does ArtPrize itself) for [...]
By farlane
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December 22, 2009 – 8:17 am
Abandoned Richardsonian Romanesque House in Detroit ( Former James Scott Mansion ) by Derek Farr Michigan has 29 land bank authorities – more than any state. The Detroit News reports that Michigan is going to try to use these land banks to spur redevelopment and garner nearly $300 million: With the federal money expected to [...]
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November 17, 2009 – 5:46 pm
Michigan By the Bottle has a great report on last weekend’s Grand Rapids International Wine Festival which featured over 100 Michigan wines for tasting (and I’m not just saying that because the interviewed me): Grand Rapids International Wine Festival by farlane Shannon writes: From my perspective, the show was a huge success. We had a [...]
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October 30, 2009 – 7:29 am
This photo by photofrenzy2000 seemed perfect for the day before Halloween. See it bigger in his slideshow and check out his sets including Robinette’s Photowalk 09, Holland Flickr Photo Walk, 2008 Hessell Antique Wooden Boat Show and Michigan Waterfalls (slideshow). You can also explore his Flickriver. Just learned that this motel was used as a [...]
October 1, 2009 – 8:12 am
Here’s a video produced by Absolute Michigan featuring audio from Brad Aspey of Interlochen Public Radio along with photographs from the Absolute Michigan pool and the Creative Commons. The music is Octopussy by Juanitos. There’s so much more to see – definitely go to Grand Rapids if at all possible to check out ArtPrize – [...]
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September 23, 2009 – 3:55 pm
Cribbage Pegs by the photoshoparama The American Cribbage Congress will be holding the Grand National 28 in Grand Rapids on September 25–27, 2009. In addition, the Grass Roots Tournament of Champions will be held on Friday, September 25. Entrants who want to play Grass Roots cribbage on Monday–Thursday nights will have plenty of opportunity, for [...]
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