Category Archives: Mackinac

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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Michigan Memorial Day Weekend Travel

May 27, 2010 – 9:30 am

Pretty clouds distract me as I drive by merebearlandon Memorial Weekend is the launch of the summer travel season. AAA Michigan estimates that 1.1 million Michigan residents will travel on state roads this Memorial Day weekend, paying 11 1.2 cents less per gallon of gasoline as compared to last week (and maybe even less by [...]

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Mystery of the Copper Turtle

October 21, 2009 – 9:45 am

A stolen copper turtle, a monstrous green Gi-bi, a haunted music hall, and a man missing from the Governor’s Conference—suddenly, Jared and Sadie’s boring summer perks up! Jared, Sadie and their new Mackinac Island friends Eric and Becky find themselves turning into detectives as strange events occur all over the island. Native American art and [...]

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Michigan Books: A Picturesque Situation: Mackinac Before Photography, 1615-1860 by Brian Leigh Dunnigan

January 8, 2009 – 3:37 pm

(Wayne State University Press) — Essential reading for anyone interested in the history of Mackinac Island and the people that have lived there, Dunnigan’s impressive collection of pre-photographic images of the Mackinac region draws from decades of research. Rare maps, plans, drawings, sketches, engravings and paintings, all in full color, are enhanced by the highly [...]

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