Category Archives: SW

Michigan September Event Calendar

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 [...]

Dance your way through Kalamazoo videos

Train to Kalamazoo by P4T We’ve been slacking a bit in stocking our Absolute Michigan station on chime.tv, but our video team has just unveiled a veritable videographic Kalamazooapalooza (see also Kalamazoo, Michigan photos on Michigan in Pictures). We have an EDC style tour of Kalamazoo from Southwest Michigan First, Katie Couric looking at the [...]

Five Things you need to know about Michigan for Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Vacation Time? There’s an interesting speech by Sen. Mark Schauer (D-Battle Creek) wondering if now is a good time for members of the Senate to take a summer recess, pointing out (quite rightly) that schools, local government and others are waiting for hard numbers for the upcoming budget year. To see it, go to the [...]

Van Buren County, Michigan

Moving up the Michigan shoreline from Berrien County, we come to Van Buren County. Read on for much more about Michigan’s fruit basket! Share this:

Michigan July Event Calendar

July 4-8 The Comerica CityFest – Detroit The Comerica CityFest is an impressive mix of restaurants, stellar local and national musical acts, boutique retail, fun for kids, extreme park and social gathering spots, Comerica CityFest is a celebration of city life and a fantastic way to spend five days in Detroit’s historic New Center. Comerica [...]

Shop Michigan: Surfing Lessons 101 from The Third Coast Surf Shop

Surfing 101 is a class designed as the first step in learning how to surf, it goes over the fundamentals needed to become a good surfer. The lessons starts with land instructions that go over warm-up exercises, equipment handling and safety, water awareness, and the basics of laying, paddling, sitting and popping up on the [...]

Berrien County, Michigan

Berrien County is located at the southwest corner of Michigan along the shores of Lake Michigan and shares a state border with Indiana. Read on for history and links! Share this:

Michigan June Events

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 [...]

Great Lakes Kite Festival in Grand Haven

KITES! by yerffej9 (updated April 9, 2008!) The annual Great Lakes Kite Festival will be held May 16-18, 2008 at Grand Haven State Park in Grand Haven, Michigan. The event benefits the Children’s Leukemia Foundation and features: Giant kites including the Giant Octopus and Trilobite kites (over 90 feet long) Demonstration field featuring kite ballets, [...]

The Last Barn at Mentha: The Decline of Michigan’s Mint Farming

Last Barn at Mentha by John Clement Howe John Clement Howe went to the ghost town of Mentha and also dug up the fascinating story of Michigan’s now vanished mint industry. As the very detailed article about Mint in Michigan from Michigan History Magazine explains: Peppermint (Mentha piperita, named for its pepper-like taste) and spearmint [...]