September 27, 2007 – 9:47 am
Our second fall color feature (in conjunction with Michigan in Pictures) is the Keweenaw Peninsula, way up north and surrounded by the icy waters of Lake Superior, is one of the first places in Michigan to be touched by autumn's paintbrush.
Michigan.org's Color Tour of Houghton, Eagle River, Copper Harbor starts you in the city of [...]
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August 24, 2007 – 10:11 am
This photo of the Eagle Harbor Lighthouse was taken by smiles7 on a windy day in August. It looks like she had a fun day kayaking and generally basking in the beauty of Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula.
She lives in Charlevoix and seems to enjoy Michigan in every season, so keep an eye on her photos.
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 [...]
The UP Copper License Plate is a beautiful copper plate that's perfect for letting them know where you're from ... or want to be.
Copperland is located in Lake Linden, Michigan (Houghton County) and is operated by the Gariepy family. Founder Jake Gariepy worked twenty-eight years as a furnace operator for the Calumet & Hecla Mining [...]
The Hometown Invasion Tour is a documentation of the travels of Justin Sailor (a Michigan native) and friend (Rice the plastic squirrel) through each of the 50 states, staying "with a different family in each state, documenting hometown life through photography, interviews, and journal writing." His project is online so that people can follow [...]
Louis Stepman was lucky. His desperate hold on thin strands of metal was the only thing keeping him from a 400-foot plunge to a watery grave. Two other men who were with him were not so lucky.On the afternoon of June 6, 1956, Louis "Big Louie" Stepman and three other workers were stringing a catwalk [...]
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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 Michigan [...]
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2007 is the 50th Anniversary of the Mighty Mac. We’ll be telling the story of the Mackinac Bridge piece by piece here on Absolute Michigan and on Michigan in Pictures and we’ll post links to the photos and stories below. If you have some links to share, please add them in the comments. If you [...]
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