Bottle House by agilitynut
This home was built by John J. Makinen, Sr. using over 60,000 bottles laid on their sides with the bottoms toward the exterior. Most of the bottles were from his own company, The Northwestern Bottling Works. The house was completed in 1941 but sadly Mr. Makinen passed away before he [...]
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Eben6119 by ETCphoto
The Chicago Sun-Times has a cool feature on ice climbing and the annual Michigan Ice Fest by Felicia Schneiderhan. The Ice Fest is held in Munising (home to over 100 climbable waterfalls) and celebrated its 25th anniversary this year. Schneiderhan says:
Ice festivals are great for beginners since the cost of admission -- $25 [...]
By farlane
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Robyn Porteen is a Grand Rapids based photographer. In addition to very cool manipulated photos like her Carnivale and Surreal collections she has some sets of photos of Grand Rapids and the natural world.
You can see more of her work at her Porteen Studio web site.
January 28, 2008 – 9:03 am
Our Michigan February Event Calendar seems to demonstrate that the more the weather tries to keepDownload free cingular ringtone, cingular wireless, download free cingular music ringtone! About Me Name: cingular sprint ringtones View my complete profile. us bottled up, the more innovative ways [...]
By farlane
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January 25, 2008 – 10:54 am
This photo of waves crashing over the Grand Haven light is one of many great photos of Michigan Lighthouses from Ed Post.
Ed just joined Flickr and the Absolute Michigan group, but he already uploaded a whole lot more cool photos from Michigan and elsewhere including some beautiful pictures of wild Michigan Orchids. You can see [...]
By farlane
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January 22, 2008 – 1:48 pm
Giant Uniroyal Tire at Dawn by BarGal
Another (Michigan) Roadside Attraction over at Michigan in Pictures has all the details on a call for stories, pictures and artifacts from Michigan tourist traps and attractions for an exhibit by the Michigan Historical Museum.
If you're wondering where you might go to take a photo, check out any [...]
By farlane
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January 21, 2008 – 9:02 am
The Michigan Sports Hall of Fame 53rd Annual MSHOF Induction Ceremony takes place on Monday, February 11, 2008 at the Max M. Fisher Music Center on Woodward in Detroit.
The Class of 2007 inductees (along with the best articles we could find) are:
The Captain, Detroit Red Wing and NHL legend, Steve Yzerman (steviey.net, fan site dedicated [...]
December 31, 2007 – 8:47 am
The first episode of The Week features the latest ride of the Eleven Seconds to Midnight Gang, the 1913 Massacre at Calumet's Italian Hall, coming events and (of course) a bunch of photos from the Absolute Michigan pool. Read on for all the links!
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December 26, 2007 – 8:42 am
The last Wednesday of every month is Weird Wednesday on Absolute Michigan and their are few things weirder than giant dinosaurs you can walk into.
Debra Jane says that her passions in life are her dogs and roadside architecture. Last summer she visited a number of Michigan's roadside attractions, including Domke's Dinosaur Gardens in Ossineke. She [...]
December 20, 2007 – 8:52 am
Here's a few highlights of the many events being held around Michigan for the month of January. A lot of them are out in the snow for snowmobiles, skates, skis and sled dogs, but there's also a chance to heat up with the Ann Arbor Folk Fest, Ferndale Blues and the Detroit Auto Show. The [...]
By farlane
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