Category Archives: Boating, Diving & Beaches

The Week for May 26 - June 1, 2008

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 [...]

Dig Michigan: The Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

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 [...]

Marquette, Michigan - 'Paradise Found'

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 [...]

Michigan Video: Iceboating on Elk Lake

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.

Photo Friday: wave wash by ER Post

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 [...]

Michigan Books: Sailing Grace by John Otterbacher

Sailing Grace by John Otterbacher (Samadhi Press) is the story of former Michigan legislator John Otterbacher of Grand Rapids surmounting the challenges of 8 heart surgeries in 8 months. From the Sailing Grace web site (where you can also see a lot of cool photos from the trip):
This true story, narrated with present-tense immediacy, begins [...]

Photo Friday: Beach Grass by n.weaver

Neil took this photo of beach grass at Twelve Mile Beach in the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
He has some more black and white work and some beautiful scenes from Michigan and elsewhere.

Absolute Michigan: The Week for January 13, 2008

The third episode of The Week features more Michigan Notable Books, author Tom Bissell, the the 2008 Detroit Auto Show and a great iceboating video from our video group, and lots of photos from the Absolute Michigan pool.

900 + 25,000 = a whole lot of photos!

Todd (cedarkayak) was the 900th person to join the Absolute Michigan group on Flickr. I figured that since the kayak (which he built) was the basis for his user name, it made sense to select this photo of the South Manitou Island Lighthouse. He writes that he used a sail to speed the crossing from [...]

Photo Friday: Keeling Over by See Here Now

Some days, you just want to jump on a boat and sail away. See Here Now has some cool photos of Michigan. I especially like this one and this photo of the DH Day Farm on a gorgeous fall day.
You'll also want to check out their My Town set (slideshow) for some great photos of [...]