Category Archives: SE

Southeast Michigan

Southeast Michigan Bookstores

January 18, 2008 – 9:18 am

Even with a whole lot of Southeast Michigan booksellers on the list, we know we're missing many more - add them in the comments!

By farlane | Also posted in Ann Arbor, Articles, Books & Magazines, Books, Music & Video, Detroit, Media, Michigan, Shopping, The Michigan Pages | Comments (1)

Michigan October Event Calendar

September 19, 2007 – 9:45 am

Upper Tahquanemon Falls by JohnnyRR
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.
October 6
The Red Flannel Festival - Cedar Springs
This will is [...]

By Absolute Michigan | Also posted in Area Information, Articles, Artists & Galleries, Arts & Entertainment, Bands, Entertainers & Labels, Chambers of Commerce, Community, Community & Nonprofit Organizations, Destinations, Dig Michigan, Festivals, Attractions & Event Calendars, Lodging & Travel, Michigan, Museums & Collections, NE, NW, Performance & Dance, SW, The Michigan Pages | Comments (4)

Bike Tour de xTwo: Tour de Leelanau & Tour de Troit

September 6, 2007 – 9:25 am

tour de two by various artists
Next Saturday (September 15, 2007) Michigan hosts two very different bike tours. The annual tour de troit is billed as a leisurely 40-mile ride through the streets of Detroit that begins at 10 AM explores the city's historic areas and sights. I'm not sure if I'd use "leisurely" and "40-mile [...]

By farlane | Also posted in Articles, Arts & Entertainment, Attractions, Destinations, Detroit, Festivals, Attractions & Event Calendars, Fitness, Hiking & Biking, Lodging & Travel, Michigan, NW, Recreation & Sports, Sports, The Michigan Pages, Traverse City | Comments (0)

Michigan September Event Calendar

August 7, 2007 – 9:13 am

pig races by radiospike
A sampling of Michigan festivals & events for the month of September. 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.
August 18 - September 30

Michigan Renaissance Festival- Holly (Open Weekends and [...]

By cody | Also posted in Articles, Arts & Entertainment, Breweries & Wineries, Festivals, Attractions & Event Calendars, Food & Dining, NW, SW, Traverse City | Comments (5)

Celebrating Community Down by the Detroit River

July 27, 2007 – 10:09 am

The Metropolitan Affairs Coalition (MAC) invites you to get outside and enjoy a day of kayaking, bicycling, and family fun on the blueway and greenway trails in Flat Rock, Gibraltar, and Rockwood, as well as Lake Erie Metropark and the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge on Saturday, August 4 for the first annual "Celebrating Community [...]

By farlane | Also posted in Articles, Arts & Entertainment, Attractions, Boating, Diving & Beaches, Community, Detroit, Environment & Environmental Organizations, Festivals, Attractions & Event Calendars, Fitness, Michigan, Parks, Recreation & Sports | Comments (0)

Featured Link: Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy

June 12, 2007 – 3:08 pm

The Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy is a non-profit organization working to protect natural land and water resources in 22 counties that comprise the Saginaw Basin. The Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy began as one of the first conservancies working to preserve land and water quality in the 22 counties that comprise the Saginaw Basin.
Check them out [...]

By cody | Also posted in Community, Community & Nonprofit Organizations, Environment & Environmental Organizations | Comments (0)

Blogs We Dig: 18thC Cuisine

June 11, 2007 – 8:48 am

Wishing you could time travel? 18thC Cuisine does, join Carolyn Smith-Kizer as she explores 18th century French cuisine as a women of that era may have cooked it. Her blog is a filled with a rich assortment of historical facts and recipes. In addition to posting interesting historical recipes, Carolyn also tells you how [...]

By cody | Also posted in Articles, Blogs & Forums, Food & Dining, History & Libraries, Media, Recipes | Comments (0)

Michigan June Events

June 8, 2007 – 9:58 am

Festival by One Foot Over The Moon
June 8-10
The Detroit Festival of the Arts - Detroit
From hot Latin rhythms to the comic antics of international street theatre or a 75-ton sand sculpture, the Detroit Festival of the Arts will delight the whole family. Now in its 21st year, the Detroit Festival of the Arts presents [...]

By cody | Also posted in Arts & Entertainment, Festivals, Attractions & Event Calendars, Michigan, SW | Comments (2)

Lapeer: A tale of Two Courthouses

June 6, 2007 – 8:09 am

Lapeer County Courthouse by Larry the Biker
(click for a closeup of the marker!)
In the summer of 1831, brothers Alvin N. and Oliver B. Hart left New York state and headed west in a quest for land. They camped along the fast-moving Flint River, at a place their guide called LePierre. The men returned to New [...]

By farlane | Also posted in Articles, Community, Government, History & Libraries, The Michigan Pages: History: Magazine | Comments (0)

SE Michigan Flickr photographers featured on Michigan Radio

April 19, 2007 – 10:49 am

Flickr Royal Oak Rove by Ashley Dinges
A number of photographers whose work appears on Absolute Michigan & Michigan in Pictures will be featured in a Michigan Radio item by Jen Guerra tomorrow (Friday, April 20). It will run during Morning Edition and metro-area All Things Considered. The exact time is uncertain, but it will most [...]

By farlane | Also posted in Articles, Arts & Entertainment, Detroit, Media, Michigan, Photo, Photography & Film, Radio & Podcast, The Michigan Pages | Comments (0)