Category Archives: Animals

Slightly Spooky Wednesday: Bats, Strange Michigan, Kerkorian & Haunted Houses oh my!

October 22, 2008 – 9:08 am

Bat by reddeviltj
In Michigan bats - featuring the Iron Mountain Bat Mine, Edward Vielmetti introduces us to the Millie Mine, a critical hibernating and breeding location for up to 50,000 bats - one of the largest known concentrations of bats in the Midwest. He writes that the little brown bat is especially abundant throughout Michigan [...]

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The Week for September 22-28, 2008

September 22, 2008 – 11:40 am

Untitled by Sara Behm
Today is the autumn equinox and fall starts in about 15 minutes (11:44 am), so I hope everyone has a chance pay their official respects to summer 2008.
After last week's Event-a-palooza, this weekend's Four Flags Area Apple Festival in Niles (Sep 25-28) and the American Heritage Festival in Lansing (Sep 27 & [...]

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Weird Wednesday: Michigan Sea Monsters

August 27, 2008 – 6:50 am

Here's a pair of excerpts by Linda S. Godfrey from that fascinating tome of Michigan mysteries: Weird Michigan. The last Wednesday of every month is a "Weird Wednesday" on Absolute Michigan, so be sure to stay tuned and send us or Linda your Michigan weirdness. You can listen to Linda's latest podcasts and read her [...]

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Michigan History: The Story of Michigan J. Frog

July 17, 2008 – 11:05 am

Chuck Jones, the famous Hollywood screen artist, helped create such cartoon characters as Elmer Fudd, the Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote, Pepe Le Pew and others. But of all the fictitious creatures that appeared in his more than 300 films, his favorite animated figure was Michigan J. Frog.
Released in 1955 by Warner Brothers, the first [...]

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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 can [...]

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Photo Friday: Box Turtle by StormchaserMike

June 6, 2008 – 9:58 am

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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Blogs We Dig: Big Binder

May 14, 2008 – 7:29 am

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 [...]

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Photo Friday: Full Display by Peter Skellenger

April 18, 2008 – 11:16 am

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 [...]

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

March 28, 2008 – 7:36 am

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 [...]

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Photo Friday: Flying twins by taterfalls

February 22, 2008 – 4:54 pm

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)

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