Category Archives: Recreation & Sports

Photo Friday: Warmup by Rudy Malmquist

July 4, 2008 – 9:35 am

Rudy says he's a sarcastic joke-bomb manufacturer that happens to own a camera.
It also appears that he's a runner who sometimes finds cool things like old firetrucks and old tractors ... and a unique way of framing common scenes. Check out his Top 25 slideshow.
Happy 4th of July folks!

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Photo Friday: river days Detroit - waterfountain fun by mojo.d

June 27, 2008 – 10:18 am

Dale says that this is the water fountain outside of the Ren Cen in Detroit and that it was warm, and a wonderful day to run thru the fountain.
He's from Brisbane, Australia and this is part of his USA 2008 set.

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Michigan History: The Detroit Zoo

June 26, 2008 – 8:45 am

detroit zoo by ercy
Polar bears frolicking in a glass tunnel surrounded by 300,000 gallons of crystal-clear water; kangaroos bouncing about in a simulated Australian Outback; or hundreds of amphibians living in the world’s only amphibian conservation center--a place the Wall Street Journal described as "Disneyland for toads." These are some of the experiences visitors [...]

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Weird Wednesday: The Constipation Curse and How to be a Hoodoo

June 25, 2008 – 6:47 am

by Linda Godfrey, www.weirdmichigan.com
In his book, Negro Folktales in Michigan, Richard Dorson tells the tale of the African-American "hoodoo" man who was asked by a Muskegon family to help catch the thief who had raided their woodpile the previous night, and then had the nerve to relieve his bowels copiously on the same spot. The [...]

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The Grand Rapids Water Festival - June 28, 2008

June 21, 2008 – 10:21 am

Here's a nice video from last year's Water Festival:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL57bFBgOe4

Dancing Water by curlyson
On Saturday June 28, 2008, the Grand Rapids Water Festival will be held at Riverside Park in Grand Rapids.
The daylong concert (11 AM - 10 PM) highlights the finest acoustic music Michigan has to offer including Troll for Trout, Breathe Owl Breathe, Hawks and [...]

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Photo Friday: Silver Lake Trip 13 by Anthony Bergman

June 20, 2008 – 6:59 am

Anthony lives in Shanghai, so as a consequence he doesn't have a whole lot of Michigan photos for me to point you towards other than his Michigan Trip 08 set (slideshow) and one of my favorite beach desktop backgrounds shots.
I think that's OK ... and I hope you get a chance to get out and [...]

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Road Trip: International River Days - Detroit

June 19, 2008 – 2:53 pm

Detroit River Days by paulhitz
Starting June 20th and continuing through the 23rd, Detroit hosts it's annual International River Days, featuring carnival rides, a nautical parade, gigantic fireworks and a wide range of musical performances. River Days is the perfect time to enjoy all the fun that the new Detroit International Riverfront has to offer. Other [...]

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Michigan History: Walker Tavern

June 18, 2008 – 9:22 am

Walker Tavern by Cletus Brooks
In the days when stagecoaches stopped regularly, Walker Tavern offered travelers a welcome break from the road. It still does. But today instead of food, drink and lodging, the tavern serves up a dose of Michigan history. Located at the crossroads of US 12 and M-50 in the green and rolling [...]

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The Week for June 16-22, 2008

June 16, 2008 – 10:20 am

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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Road Trip: Michigan's Adventure - Muskegon

June 12, 2008 – 1:00 pm

Family Trips by brandonjb
Michigan's Adventure, the state's largest amusement park was originally founded as the 'Deer Park', a petting zoo in 1956. It eventually was renamed 'Deer Park Funland' and then in 1988 after a coaster, the 'Wolverine Wildcat' was added, it obtain it's current moniker of 'Michigan's Adventure'. The park was bought by [...]

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