Category Archives: SW

Rivers in winter, rivers in time

February 5, 2007 – 9:32 am

Michigan in Pictures has a pair of features that I hope you take the time to explore. Today, blogger Eric Baerran of Among the Trees and photographer Lisa Yanick take you down to the Chippewa River in winter.
On Saturday, one of Michigan's legendary photographers, Frederick Dickinson was featured with a hand-colored shot of Fishtown on [...]

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Grand Rapids Auto Show Multimedia

February 2, 2007 – 10:30 am

Absolute Michigan has produced a multimedia feature from the 2007 Michigan International Auto Show in Grand Rapids.
It features the photography of C.A. Carrigan and we're pretty darned happy with how it came out. Please drop us a line or a comment telling us what you think of it!
You can find much more auto show goodness [...]

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Banner Earnings for Beaners in 2006

January 31, 2007 – 10:57 am

The LSJ reports that The East Lansing-based Beaner's Gourmet Coffee set a sales record in 2006, posting a remarkable 53% jump in earnings.
The company said it ended 2006 with 63 open units and 75 signed to be opened. It also was ranked 289 out of the top 500 franchise concepts in the United States by [...]

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Michigan History: St. Joseph - Wedding Capital, U.S.A.

January 25, 2007 – 8:41 am

fountain in the woods by catzinahat
Las Vegas boasts that it is America's "wedding capital." Yet, in the early years of the twentieth century, Michigan, especially the Lake Michigan town of St. Joseph, was the "wedding capital of the Midwest." Michigan marriage laws did not require residency, allowed people to marry at the age of 18 [...]

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Pfizer to lay off 2,410 Michigan employees

January 23, 2007 – 10:26 am

Downtown Kalamazoo by Paladin27
Pfizer Inc. announced Monday afternoon that will close its enormous Ann Arbor research facilities and part of its operations in Kalamazoo, leaving 2,410 of its Michigan employees unemployed. The layoffs will occur between now and the end of 2008 and are part of a larger "streamlining" that will eventually result in 10,000 [...]

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9th Annual Michigan International Auto Show in Grand Rapids

January 16, 2007 – 9:51 am

Cadi by JoeJoeSmoe
Thought you'd seen it all with the North American International Auto Show in Detroit? Not quite! There's still the 9th Annual Michigan International Auto Show in Grand Rapids! Buy your tickets online before you head over.
Head over to DeVos Place Thursday, February 1st - Sunday, February 4th, 2007 to check out the latest [...]

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The Michigan Environmental Trail - Our Land, Our History

January 15, 2007 – 10:10 am

Elizabeth Park Reflection by mandj98
If there's one thing that all Michiganians can be proud of, it's the beauty of our natural environment. Whether it's the Great Lakes shoreline, our sprawling forests and trails or the sand dunes, it makes a big mark on our state and in our lives. It seems only appropriate that the [...]

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Cereal City USA closes for good, Freep changes look for ..?

January 5, 2007 – 11:23 am

Cereal City USA by Vaughn
Michigan papers are reporting that Cereal City USA in Battle Creek is closing for good, effective immediately for failing to draw enough visitors or make enough money for the foundation’s board to justify keeping it open. While we should give the exclusive to the hometown Battle Creek Enquirer, the Detroit Free [...]

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Photo Friday: Christmas at Meijer Gardens

December 22, 2006 – 9:49 am

This Friday's photo, xmas @ the gardens, was taken by Jeffrey Hartman and is part of an excellent set of photos of the Christmas displays at Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids. You can learn more about Jeff at his Jeffrey Hartman Photography web site.
If you'd like to tour Meijer Gardens' holiday display, head over to [...]

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Michigan Cranberries & Cranberry Farming

November 21, 2006 – 10:46 am

We've got an article from Lake Magazine as the centerpiece to a feast of cranberry information including links, recipes and a big old cranberry photo!

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