September 26, 2008 – 7:19 am
Cris (zakzorah) says that the quotation that provides the title for this photo is from Eleanor Roosevelt. She writes:
I grew up in a family rich in culture as my parents grew up in different countries: Portugal and Mexico. Over the years, family visits to Mexico have given me the opportunity to capture some beautiful images. [...]
September 25, 2008 – 11:47 am
Benzie County Coastal Color by John Clement Howe
The annual Fall Festival offers two weeks of fun in Frankfort, Beulah, Benzonia and the surrounding area. The Benzie County Visitor's Bureau has a page of information on the festival and for more details visit the Frankfort-Elberta Chamber.
Weekend of October 4-5
Fall food takes center stage with the Fall [...]
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September 25, 2008 – 8:28 am
ReEvolving to Green by mdprovost
It seems as if there's a wave building, one that could help to float Michigan out of our long economic doldrums. All across the state, businesses that leverage wind, sun and alternative energy are starting or expanding. Adding to the momentum is a recently approved Renewable Energy Package that raises rates [...]
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September 24, 2008 – 2:08 pm
The photo is Macro Mushroom & Child by yooperyakker, and it appears that she's seen some other strange sights in the woods.
Tread carefully!
More Weird Wednesday from Absolute Michigan.
September 24, 2008 – 12:35 pm
FOXSports.com and WDFN-AM (1130) are reporting that the Lions have removed team president and CEO Matt Millen from his post, ending one of the most criticized tenures in Detroit - or for that matter, NFL history.
As we look back on such landmark events as the Millen Man March and spontaneous movements like "Fire Millen!" we [...]
September 24, 2008 – 6:11 am
.cadillac buildings-detroit. by tEdGuY49®
Note: they have a special "no frills" registration for $100 - amazing deal!
Detroit will host the Creative Cities Summit 2.0 (CCS2) on October 12-15, 2008 at the Renaissance Center. CCS2 is an interdisciplinary conference on the economic, social, cultural and environmental aspects of what makes great cities.
I could talk on and on [...]
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September 23, 2008 – 6:28 am
Student Introduction of Candidate by farlane
The Center for Michigan says Don't just sit there! Meet the candidates!:
Concerned Michigan residents and community leaders have every opportunity to get familiar with the new wave of leaders headed to the Michigan House of Representatives next January.
The Center for Michigan's 'Great Debates' partnership with Detroit Public Television is underway. [...]
September 22, 2008 – 11:40 am
Untitled by Sara Behm
Today is the autumn equinox and fall starts in about 15 minutes (11:44 am), so I hope everyone has a chance pay their official respects to summer 2008.
After last week's Event-a-palooza, this weekend's Four Flags Area Apple Festival in Niles (Sep 25-28) and the American Heritage Festival in Lansing (Sep 27 & [...]
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September 19, 2008 – 4:30 pm
As now in October... by sgs_1019
A sampling of Michigan festivals & events for the month of October. As usual, there's no way we'll get them all, so please add links and information about those we've missed (or reviews of ones we have here) in the comments below.
There is no season when such pleasant and sunny [...]
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September 19, 2008 – 2:10 pm
Michigan's voter registration deadline is October 6, 2008 - 30 days before the November 4, 2008 election.
Please register to vote. Today.
Here's Michigan Voter Registration Information and you can learn all about Michigan voting issues at Publius.org and from the Michigan eLibrary's Election 2008 section.
We'll be posting information about Election 2008 on this page, especially as [...]
