Category Archives: Attractions

March Michigan Event Calendar

Approaching Spring by mayerdavid1978 (sorry this update is a little late!) Our Michigan event calendar for the month of March features all kinds of signs that spring is just around the corner with some cautious reminders that objects around the corner may be further off than they appear. Quotes “March is a tomboy with tousled [...]

Long Long Honeymoon: Movin’ on U.P.

“Because life should be a long long honeymoon…” Sean and Kristy Michael got married in 2007, bought an Airstream trailer and have traveled 30,000+ miles. In the course of their journey they have produced some very cool videos and blogs for their web site, LongLongHoneymoon.com. Last summer they swung through Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and their [...]

Absolute Michigan Loves Water!

On a whim, I went to Wordle and plugged in a sampling of Absolute Michigan and Michigan in Pictures. The results are above (click above for bigger view or see it even bigger). One thing is clear: we love water! We’ll use this page to feature some watery goodness – add your own events, comments, [...]

Photo Friday: Beautiful “Ice Ribbons”, North Pier, St. Joe by tlanephoto

tlanephoto took this shot in December of 2009 in his hometown of St. Joseph. He writes that sub-zero temps and blazing winds created these harshly beautiful ice ribbons on the North Pier in St. Joe (check out St. Joseph on Michigan in Pictures). Check out more photos from the day, his sets including Tom’s Time [...]

2011 Detroit Auto Show

Welcome to a special edition of Five Things you need to know about Michigan presenting the 2011 Detroit Auto Show. The public show runs January 15-23, 2011 at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan. We say Detroit Auto Show, you say..? We’re going to continue to call the 2011 North American International Auto Show the [...]

Tip-Up Town USA, January 22-24 & 29-31: Houghton Lake

Dan #1 by radiospike photography Tip Up Town USA is 61 Years Old in 2011! The event has come to be the very description of winter fun and enjoyment for the whole family at Houghton Lake. Thousands of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and neighboring residents return each year to see this largest Winter Festival in [...]

Oh, There Were Once Great Ships On Our Mighty River!

As we close out November on Absolute Michigan, I thought we should give a nod to Michigan’s ferries. Over on Michigan in Pictures there’s a shot of the rail car ferry Michigan Central on the Detroit River, but no discussion is complete without the Boblo boats and other steamers that once roamed the river. You [...]

Michigan Fall Color & Autumn Color Touring Links

Reflections of Cedar Lake by Shadows in Reflection Battleship Row by nofunk This fall has been amazing for color and there’s no sign that it’s letting up any time soon. As part of our mission to get 110% of your recommended daily allowance of Michigan, we present these fall color links – add your own [...]

Photo Friday: Mackinac Bridge, Mackinaw City, Mackinac Island by Michigan Nut

I thought that it would be good to feature the Mighty Mac today as a lead up to Monday’s Labor Day Mackinac Bridge Walk. Michigan Nut (John McCormick) writes that he’s a life long Michigan resident and has been into landscape photography for over 30 years and says: Many landscape photographers say the Midwest has [...]

Labor Day Mackinac Bridge Walk – Monday, September 6 2010

The annual Mackinac Bridge Walk has been held every year on Labor Day since the Bridge opened in 1957, and Monday, September 6, 2010 is the date of the 53rd annual walk. Read on for information and a cool video of the walk! Strangely enough, Wikipedia seems to have the most historical information on the [...]