February 2, 2012 – 9:40 am
Every year the Kiwanis Ski Club in Iron Mountain holds the Pine Mountain Continental Cup Ski Jumping Competition, one of the best tournaments in the United world. The first competition was held in 1939, making 2012 is the 73rd annual. The event takes place the weekend of February 11-12, 2012 and will draw top US & international [...]
By farlane
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February 1, 2012 – 7:20 am
Michigan Cherries by jdurchen Did you know that Michigan is the largest producer of Montmorency tart cherries, growing 70-75% of the crop? February is National Cherry Month, and the Cherry Marketing Institute (link below) has bushels of info about the history and present state of the cherry industry including growing research showing that antioxidants in tart [...]
By Jules
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January 30, 2012 – 8:30 am
Iron Works #2 – Cranbrook by MikeRyu Our Michigan February Event Calendar shows that the more the weather tries to keep us holed up, the more ways we find to get out and have fun!! Of course, there’s still many, many more and we invite you to fill us in on other February events in [...]
By farlane
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January 10, 2012 – 11:52 am
Goby by swatzo Last year the National Park Service produced a series of short documentaries exploring invasive species in the Great Lakes. The series was funded by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative showing how invaders are changing the ecosystems in national parks and what’s being done to stop them. All four of them are available [...]
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January 2, 2012 – 8:15 am
Frankfort, Michigan Lighthouse and Beach by forestlady Here’s a few highlights of the many events being held around Michigan for the month of January (be sure to click Read More to see them!). A lot of them are out in the snow for snowmobiles, skates, skis and sled dogs, but there’s also a chance to [...]
By farlane
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November 3, 2011 – 5:56 pm
Here’s a “guest” post from the Michigan DNR. We say “guest” in that we copied and pasted it from their website. Great parks, great news. Collectively Falling – Bond Falls by Aaron C. Jors The Department of Natural Resources announced today that Michigan state parks and recreation areas have won the 2011 National Recreation and [...]
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September 26, 2011 – 7:34 am
Via Michigan in Pictures… We’ll lead it off with a polished video from Pure Michigan. You can also do some virtual color touring with this Motorcycle ride through the “tunnel of trees” north of Harbor Springs.. Untitled by DavidGuthrie As I took a little drive yesterday in Leelanau & Benzie counties in Northern Michigan I [...]
September 1, 2011 – 8:57 am
Mackinaw bridge walk by KatSwinehart On Labor Day (Monday, September 5th) the 54th annual Mackinac Bridge Walk takes place. The walk is free to all and starts at 7 AM and you can leave any time up to 11 AM. They have a blog with information for and about the 400 runners who won the lottery for [...]
By farlane
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August 24, 2011 – 7:29 am
Tannery Falls by trumansnare One of the regular guests on the Michigan in Pictures photo blog are waterfalls. Go Waterfalling is the go-to site for Michigan waterfall information, and they say that Michigan has over 200 named waterfalls. The Michigan waterfalls category on Michigan in Pictures has over 60 posts from the big ones like Spray Falls, [...]
The International Dark-Sky Association will announce today that the Emmet County’s Headlands has been awarded the prestigious International Dark Sky Park designation. The Freep reports that the 600-acre park just west of Mackinaw City is only the sixth International Dark Sky Park in the nation, which means that with minimal light pollution, it offers an [...]
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