Gore, Obama and Granholm by wizardkitten
As the editor, I try pretty hard to keep the tone on Absolute Michigan as non-partisan as possible.
When I read Obama Reaches Out to Michigan Voters in the Washington Independent, I realized that as a result, we probably side-step a lot of significant news ... and also some vital discussion [...]
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tahquamenon falls by ercy
In his SE Michigan 2008 Strawberry season field report, Ann Arbor blogger Edward Vielmetti says that strawberries are ready to pick. In addition to continuing storms and flooding, the presumptive Presidential nominees are setting their eyes on Michigan with Barack Obama in Flint and Detroit today and John McCain reportedly deciding on [...]
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MikeRyu took this photo (and several more) at last weekend's 2008 Detroit Festival of Arts. It's part of his Detroit set (slideshow) and I don't think he'd mind if I linked to this Flickr slideshow of detroitfestivalofarts pics featuring photos from a few of his fellow Exposure.Detroit members.
Mike has several sets in his Michigan collection [...]
The above photo of reeds on Crooked Lake is one of many amazing pictures of Michigan's liquid treasures in the new book The Waters of Michigan by David Lubbers and Dave Dempsey (Michigan State University Press, 2008). The coffee-table book features photos and provocative text about Michigan's rivers, lakes and groundwater, and Absolute Michigan is [...]
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One of the recent additions to our Absolute Michigan Map are all of Michigan's State Parks (97 or so). They can be found by looking for the little pine tree (which is the same symbol used to identify them on road signs!).
The photo is morning mist by tobibritsch, who says that this was taken at [...]
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emil hates rhubarb by yodraws
Taste the Local Difference says that rhubarb is in season. They note that rhubarb is high in Vitamins A and C, calcium and fiber and that one cup of diced rhubarb contains about 26 calories. It's often called the "pie plant and for centuries, the dried root of the plant [...]
Lightning by bohemianrobot
Over the last week we've had some damaging storms all over the state - here's hoping that bohemianrobot's great capture puts the lightning back in the bottle!
Our Michigan June Event Calendar says that the Lilac Festival continues on Mackinac Island this week. Other events this weekend include the Charlevoix Renaissance Festival, the Water [...]
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Mike says that box turtles are relatively uncommon. Here's what Wikipedia and the Michigan DNR have to say about box turtles.
The photo is part of his Cass Lake set (slideshow). Some of his other sets include outside birds and Josephine the Friendly Squirrel. As you might imagine, Mike also has a number of storm photos.
Over [...]
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Welcome Back, Stanley!, photo by radiospike photography Originally posted at Michigan in Pictures.
Spike writes that this photo was taken at 10:58pm on June 4, 2008 as the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins to secure their 11th Stanley Cup. He has a ton of great Wings shots and says that his complete gallery [...]
This photo is part of Linda's Red Bull Air Race set. FYI, the race takes place on the Detroit Riverfront May 31 - June 1 and you can get details right here.'
Linda quotes one of my favorite photographers, Lewis Hine: "If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a [...]
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