Category Archives: Animals

Blogs We Dig: Big Binder

Wanna Blueberry? - Tahquamenon Falls State Park,
Paradise, Michigan by jfactor1
Big Binder is billed as a blog is for anyone who is looking for activities to do with young children in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area. The author writes:
An almost frightening lack of ability in the crafting area forced me 'outsource' fun things to [...]

Photo Friday: Full Display by Peter Skellenger

Peter writes that this was a huge eagle, and he doesn't think it could have possibly offered him a better display of its beauty. It's a crop of this photo and part of an amazing set of photos taken of bald eagles in the Eastern UP (see them bigger in the slideshow).
He has some neat [...]

Photo Friday: Successful landing by 老六 (#6 Photography)

The babelfish translates 老六 from Chinese as "Old Six". I have no idea if that's correct or not but what I do know is that his photos hold a poetic kind of beauty.
He has no sets or tags and I had the hardest time choosing a photo to feature among choices like Crane in the [...]

Photo Friday: Flying twins by taterfalls

Be sure to look at it bigger.
Tate says that he's pretty much an outdoor nut and from summer sun to ice and eagles to foxes from Muskegon to the UP, he delivers gorgeous photos that reveal Michigan's beauty.
(he also has photos for sale at his online gallery)

Blessings

smiles7 shared this with us, and on the behalf of all of us at Absolute Michigan I'd like to extend wishes that you receive blessings both great and small in the days ahead.

Weird Michigan: Antlers Taxidermy Restaurant, Sault Ste. Marie

The latest of our Absolute Michigan "Weird Wednesdays" (held the last Wednesday of every month) is an excerpt from the forthcoming Strange Michigan: More Wolverine State Weirdness by Linda S. Godfrey and Lisa Shiel. Linda is the author of Weird Michigan and also took the photo, which you can see larger if you click it!

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Michigan Word of the Week: Halloween

Detroit Zoo Boo by upthedubs1
The word of the week this week is Halloween, and a great place to start is Absolute Michigan's Haunted Michigan. You'll definitely want to check it out for all kinds of spooky photos and features and of course our big list of Michigan Haunted Houses, Mazes & Attractions.
Travel Michigan has a [...]

Five things you need to know for Thursday, September 20, 2007

It's been 2 months since our last Five Things you need to know about Michigan posting. I'm tempted to say that there was nothing you needed to know over that period, but the truth is we were busy working and trying to enjoy all the summer fun Michigan has to offer!
(not) Getting the job done

Countdown [...]

Shop Michigan: Grey Poncho with Boucle Accents from Oak Grove Alpaca

This Grey Poncho with Boucle Accents is hand woven using Michigan alpaca, and a tiny bit of mohair for some color and is warm and soft and perfect for a night around a bonfire.
Oak Grove Alpaca is a small alpaca ranch near Howell that is committed to raising world-class Huacaya Alpacas. They write:
We are [...]

Five Things you need to know for Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

Watch Michael Moore's Sicko online, birdwatch (or apartment hunt) in Detroit's Brush Park, follow the growing Michigan wine industry with a new blog and head over to Fremont, Michigan - baby food capital of the world!