Category Archives: NE

Northeast Michigan

Michigan Cranberries & Cranberry Farming

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 [...]

Weird Wednesday: Michigan Sea Monsters

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 [...]

July Michigan Event Calendar

Expanse by g. s. george You don’t have to travel far when you live in Michigan to find a whole lot of fun. We encourage you to support the festivals, events, cities and businesses that are making all the cool things happen around the state. So get out this summer and have some fun and [...]

Photo Friday: Untitled by Morganshev

Morganshev (morgan shevett) took this long exposure shot near Oscoda. You can see it bigger in his slideshow, and check out other sets including Winter, Beach, B/W and Oscoda. Dive into his Flickriver. Share this:

Michigan Wind Energy Zones & Windmills in the Water

167|365 ride the wind by nicole st. john The Huron Daily Tribune noted last week in Final report: Wind potential high that the final report issued Thursday by the Michigan Wind Energy Resource Zone Board (view PDF) identified key regions for wind energy generation and a potential annual energy output of an eye-popping 17,720,522 megawatts! [...]

2nd Annual Chef’s Challenge at Shanty Creek ~ April 24-26

Looking for a way to heat up your springtime in Northern Michigan? Look no further than the   Springtime Splendor Week at the 2nd Annual Chef’s Challenge at Shanty Creek. What could be more fun than a food fight? A little healthy competition in celebration of the greatest food and food talent that Michigan has [...]

Photo Friday: Late Afternoon Sun in Michigan Pines by Heart Windows Art

Heart Windows Art (Katie) says she’s a retired art teacher who still has classes in her home and her new art center. She lives in Indian River and grew up in the Upper Peninsula. Be sure and check the above photo out bigger. Some of her sets include Indian River, Michigan (to which this photo [...]

Michigan History: The first residents of Drummond Island

Drummond Island, Michigan by Odalaigh In order to defend against American attacks and protect British trade with Indians, Lieutenant Colonel Robert McDouall moved his garrison from Fort Michilimackinac closer to Canada in 1815. He named the island after Lieutenant General Gordon Drummond, commander of all British forces in Canada. In November 1828, Fort Drummond, the [...]

The Week for June 23-29, 2008

Rainbow of Color by Patti Summer has officially arrived and festival season is kicking into full gear! Events for this week include the Detroit Windsor International Film Festival, the Muskegon Summer Celebration kicks off with 11 days of concerts, events, fireworks, arts & crafts and carnival rides, the Alpena Blues Festival, now in it’s 5th [...]

Five things you need to know for Thursday, March 27, 2008

Welcome to a special Michigan Homes & Real Estate edition of Five Things you need to know about Michigan. Before I dive in I wanted to say a little something about our month themes. We got the word that a) you like them but b) you would like them to be not so loud so [...]