Category Archives: Attractions

Seeking Michigan: Driving to the Dinosaurs

July 23, 2009 – 3:53 pm

by Maria Leiby - courtesy Seeking Michigan
In 1954, five-year old Tom Friggens was awed by the dinosaurs at Domke’s Prehistoric Zoo in Ossineke, Michigan. In 1987, the adult Friggens took his sons there. (The photo below, dating from 1987, depicts the latter experience. The photo to the right depicts young Tom Friggens in 1954.)
Currently, [...]

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2009 Rothbury Ticket Giveaway Is Over!

June 23, 2009 – 5:02 pm

After tallying the votes from an enormous number of submissions we have identified our winner. Drum roll please......
"I moved from Michigan to Florida this January for work. People said "Florida in the winter....wow, you're lucky" and "you got a job in this economy, man, you're lucky". Well let me tell you something my [...]

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Camping at the Sleeping Bear Dunes

June 11, 2009 – 11:12 am

This feature by former Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore park ranger Bill Herd appears courtesy Leelanau.com. It's part of a summerlong feature America's Lakeshore: A Comprehensive Guide to the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. There's tons more information available at that link!
by Bill Herd
Camping is as American as apple pie—oops, I mean cherry pie. It’s [...]

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Be A Tourist In Your Own Town – Lansing, May 30th

May 28, 2009 – 2:17 pm

We wanted to draw attention to this annual event in Lansing as it is something every city in Michigan should consider emulating. It is just too easy to grow into the mind set that where you reside there is absolutely nothing to do or that you have already seen it, done it, surfed it. [...]

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Memorial Day Weekend Michigan Style 2009

May 21, 2009 – 6:12 pm

Happy Memorial Day by lorainedicerbo
Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Circumspice
Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial beginning of the summer season in Michigan and the weather forecasts around the state look to be favorable. Businesses in sleepy towns are waking up, and community plans for festivals and ongoing summer fun are taking shape after weathering it through [...]

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Cherry Blossoms: Subtly Sweet Signs of Spring

May 15, 2009 – 3:21 pm

Driving today on the Leelanau Peninsula, I noticed the cherry trees beginning to bloom. Apparently, the south side of the farms have warmed and are ready to begin the growing season, while the trees planted in the north appeared a little less eager to wake from winter's slumber. Within days, the orchards will be adorned [...]

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A belated 97th birthday tribute to "The Corner"

April 21, 2009 – 4:59 pm

Last "Everything" at Tiger Stadium by RichKD
Tiger Stadium from Wikipedia
Tiger Stadium (formerly known as Navin Field and Briggs Stadium) is a stadium located in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan. It hosted the Detroit Tigers Major League Baseball team from 1912 to 1999, as well as the National Football League's Detroit Lions from 1938 to [...]

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Ultimate Sport Show Ticket Giveaway

March 4, 2009 – 12:32 pm

***The contest is now over*** Even if you were not one of the winners we strongly encourage you to go check out the show and keep your eye out for more ticket giveaways and contests on Absolute Michigan!
In cooperation with ShowSpan, Absolute Michigan is giving away 10 pair of tickets to the Ultimate Sport Show [...]

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Fly High at the Pine Mountain Ski Jumping Tournament

February 10, 2009 – 11:30 am

The Pine Mountain ski slide at one time was the highest artificial ski jump in the world and is still known throughout the world as one of the best jumping hills. Every year the Kiwanis Ski Club celebrates this legacy with one of the best tournaments in the United world, drawing top US & international [...]

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February is National Cherry Month!

February 9, 2009 – 10:56 am

Michigan Cherries by jdurchen
Did you know that Michigan is the largest producer of Montmorency tart cherries, growing 70-75% of the crop? With February being National Cherry Month, it's only appropriate we celebrate Michigan's almost-official fruit!
The Cherry Marketing Institute has information available for educators and other folks regarding the history and present state of the cherry [...]

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