Category Archives: Traverse City

Song of the Lakes 25th Anniversary DVD

My good friends Song of the Lakes have a new DVD titled Live at Interlochen. It features a full-length movie of Song of the Lakes 25th Anniversary concert by Rich Brauer & Brauer Productions and the documentary Journey to Joy by Rebecca Glotfelty of Real People Media.
The band will have a link to order [...]

Northwest Michigan Bookstores

We head north from Southwest Michigan to check out some of the bookstores around Northwest Michigan. As usual, we miss some great ones, but that's OK because you'll post comments and let us know about those we overlooked - at least that's how I wrote it in my head!

Absolute Michigan at TC Business Expo

Grand Traverse Resort by danperry.com
Hey there, if you happen to be in the Traverse City area tomorrow (Tuesday, Nov 6) Absolute Michigan will be in the "Tech City" area for the Traverse City Chamber of Commerce Business & Technology Expo from 9 - 5 at the Grand Traverse Resort.
We're be giving away a $500 Absolute [...]

Fall Color Tours: Old Mission, Traverse City, Leelanau & Benzie

Our next stop (as designed by Travel Michigan) is the region of Northwest Lower Michigan containing Traverse City - Northport - Frankfort. This also appeared on Michigan in Pictures. There's a lot of links on Absolute Michigan that can add to your fun - type a town or something like "farm market" into the [...]

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

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 [...]

Shop Michigan: Highland Humanity Blend Coffee from Higher Grounds

Higher Grounds Highland Humanity Blend coffee is "a robust blend with a rich, full body that has the caramel nuances of a medium roast and the bold flavors of dark roasts." The blend comes in 1 lbs, 3 lbs, or 5 lbs and it's just one of a number of fair trade and shade grown [...]

Mammoth discovery beneath Grand Traverse Bay?

Holga: Grand Traverse Bay by Matt Callow
Interlochen Public Radio's Tom Kramer has a fascinating interview with underwater archaeologist Dr. Mark Holley. While surveying shipwrecks, Holley may have stumbled upon one of the most significant finds in recent Michigan memory - a discovery that could shed light on a time period known as "the black hole [...]

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 (Open Weekends and [...]

Michigan filmmaker Rich Brauer announces new film

Absolute Michigan exclusive video with Michigan filmmaker Rich Brauer announcing his new film (to be shot on Mackinac Island this fall) called Mr. Art Critic. You can learn more about Rich and his feature film work including Frozen Stupid, Barn Red and Escanaba in da Moonlight at Brauer Productions. (click "feature presentations")
Sorry it's so dark.

Photo Friday: bay city fireworks by Michphotog

A couple of weeks ago I did the Photo Friday on a Thursday, which I suppose is better than almost forgetting about it altogether!
I'm going to pretend that I decided to wait until evening get the full impact of this great fireworks photo.
In addition to this set of Bay City fireworks photos, Michphotog has a [...]