Category Archives: Boating, Diving & Beaches

Photo Friday: The Whaleback – Leland, MI by danenmolly

danenmolly (Molly) is a friend of mine from the real world and her husband Dane is a pilot - hence the rare photo opportunity showing The Whaleback and North Lake Leelanau taken from high above Lake Michigan's Manitou Passage.
Be sure to check this out bigger and you can see more from this flight in her [...]

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald edited by Joseph Fulton

Joseph Fulton put together this amazing tribute to the 29 men who died November 10, 1975 aboard the Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior set to The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot. This video is one of the best I've ever seen on YouTube and I hope you can watch it.

More shipwreck features [...]

350 International Day of Climate Action in Michigan

Green Rocks by {D}
Scientists say that 350 parts per million of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is the safe upper limit for life as we know it. We're currently pushing 400, and this Saturday (October 24, 2009) is the 350 International Day of Climate Action, a day designed to show through public action that life [...]

Absolute Michigan's 2009 Labor Day Roundup

Mackinac Bridge Walk by carolynne marie
Since1882 the first Monday of September has been recognized as a time to salute Americas workers with festivals, cookouts and parades on "a day off for the working man." With school starting after the Monday, September 7 holiday, the long Labor Day Weekend is an ideal time to squeeze in [...]

Michigan Rated #1 in Social Media Tourism Promotion

Travel Michigan has announced that it has earned the top-ranking amongst the 50 official US tourism office Web sites in the use of social media. In a recent study, How Social is Your State DMO (national break down pdf), How Social is Your State DMO (Michigan by city break down pdf) conducted by Gammet Interactive, [...]

Photo Friday: Menonaqua Beach by michiganartisan

michiganartisan (Robert deJonge) says that he thrives in both the digital and natural worlds, creating images with camera and computer.
Some of his tags are sleeping bear dunes, Petoskey and Michigan (slideshow).
Dive into his Flickriver and see and purchase his work at Robert DeJonge Images.

Photo Friday: #75,000 is Grand Portal by [JARED]

Welcome to a very special Photo Friday on Absolute Michigan, the 75,000th photo in the Absolute Michigan pool on Flickr!! I can't tell you how amazingly cool it is that so many people have graciously allowed us to use their photos to help tell the stories of Michigan. Thank you, all of you.
[ JARED ] [...]

Photo Friday: rorschach island by tbug2

tbug2 (Tenille) says she's just a girl on the loose with a camera.
Be sure to check this photo from Silver Lake near Traverse City out bigger (a great background for sure!)and her sets including Flora, Fauna, Structures and Landscapes (slideshow).
Check out her Flickriver.

Photo Friday: Dock Light by kmay

Sets from kmay include home (glen arbor) and naturescape (slideshow).
Check out their Flickriver.

Video: "Cedars for the Au Sable" by Scott Allman

Au Sable River by lorainedicerbo
Absolute Michigan contributor Scott Allman took a trip to the Au Sable and has produced an interesting piece on reintroducing Michigan white cedar trees along the banks of the Au Sable river.
From the website Cedars for the Au Sable we learn:
The northern white-cedars along the river’s banks provide needed [...]