Category Archives: Boating, Diving & Beaches

The Week for July 14-20, 2008

July 14, 2008 – 9:00 am

And so is the CSL Tadoussac by mdprovost
"Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt." -Measure for Measure

Hundreds [...]

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The Grand Rapids Water Festival - June 28, 2008

June 21, 2008 – 10:21 am

Here's a nice video from last year's Water Festival:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL57bFBgOe4

Dancing Water by curlyson
On Saturday June 28, 2008, the Grand Rapids Water Festival will be held at Riverside Park in Grand Rapids.
The daylong concert (11 AM - 10 PM) highlights the finest acoustic music Michigan has to offer including Troll for Trout, Breathe Owl Breathe, Hawks and [...]

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Road Trip: International River Days - Detroit

June 19, 2008 – 2:53 pm

Detroit River Days by paulhitz
Starting June 20th and continuing through the 23rd, Detroit hosts it's annual International River Days, featuring carnival rides, a nautical parade, gigantic fireworks and a wide range of musical performances. River Days is the perfect time to enjoy all the fun that the new Detroit International Riverfront has to offer. Other [...]

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Michigan Book Excerpt: Water and Michigan's Destiny

June 12, 2008 – 8:04 am

The above photo of reeds on Crooked Lake is one of many amazing pictures of Michigan's liquid treasures in the new book The Waters of Michigan by David Lubbers and Dave Dempsey (Michigan State University Press, 2008). The coffee-table book features photos and provocative text about Michigan's rivers, lakes and groundwater, and Absolute Michigan is [...]

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Travel Local: Michigan State Parks Map

June 11, 2008 – 9:01 am

One of the recent additions to our Absolute Michigan Map are all of Michigan's State Parks (97 or so). They can be found by looking for the little pine tree (which is the same symbol used to identify them on road signs!).
The photo is morning mist by tobibritsch, who says that this was taken at [...]

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Photo Friday: Practice runs by LindaB

May 30, 2008 – 10:01 am

This photo is part of Linda's Red Bull Air Race set. FYI, the race takes place on the Detroit Riverfront May 31 - June 1 and you can get details right here.'
Linda quotes one of my favorite photographers, Lewis Hine: "If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a [...]

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The Week for May 26 - June 1, 2008

May 27, 2008 – 9:39 am

four tops by bkromer
(Lake Erie Metropark)
The big stories heading into the week are the playoff runs of the Detroit Pistons (Eastern Conference Finals v Celtics) and the Detroit Red Wings (Stanley Cup v the Pittsburgh Penguins). Both teams have won 2 (Pistons @ 2-2 and Wings at 2-0).
Photos in the Absolute Michigan pool on Flickr [...]

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Dig Michigan: The Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

May 15, 2008 – 9:35 pm

Pictured Rocks Waterfall by ER Post
There's so much that I want to say about the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore that I have no idea where to start. Maybe all I need to say is that it's my favorite place on earth, and that I really hope you get a chance to visit there soon. That [...]

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Marquette, Michigan - 'Paradise Found'

March 27, 2008 – 7:22 am

NW vista by DA2Brian
Marquette, MI has been named one of the top 200 places in the U.S. for sportsmen and women to put their roots down in the April edition of Outdoor Life magazine.
These places exist in every state, towns where you can step out your back door with a fly rod or a shotgun [...]

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Michigan Video: Iceboating on Elk Lake

March 12, 2008 – 7:20 am

Jack & Kelly added this video of ice boating on Elk Lake from March 6, 2008 to the Absolute Michigan group on YouTube. If you have a Michigan video to share, you can do the same!
They have a lot more ice boating videos on their YouTube page and also run the Michigan Iceboat group.

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