Category Archives: Hiking & Biking

The Lake in Winter: an excerpt from The Windward Shore

Works by Michigan author Jerry Dennis include The Living Great Lakes, Winter Walks (with wood engravings by Glenn Wolff and design and letterpress by Chad Pastotnik of Deep Woods Press), A Place on the Water, It’s Raining Frogs and Fishes, Canoeing Michigan Rivers and more. Jerry has kindly allowed us to run this excerpt from his [...]

DNR Uncut: Michigan State Parks Capture Top National Award

Here’s a “guest” post from the Michigan DNR. We say “guest” in that we copied and pasted it from their website. Great parks, great news.  Collectively Falling – Bond Falls by Aaron C. Jors The Department of Natural Resources announced today that Michigan state parks and recreation areas have won the 2011 National Recreation and [...]

October Michigan Event Calendar

october day by PepOmint A sampling of Michigan festivals & events for the month of October. As usual, there’s no way we’ll get them all, so please add links and information about those we’ve missed (or reviews of ones we have here) in the comments below. Don’t forget that one of Michigan’s big attractions is [...]

Michigan waterfalls on Michigan in Pictures

Tannery Falls by trumansnare One of the regular guests on the Michigan in Pictures photo blog are waterfalls. Go Waterfalling is the go-to site for Michigan waterfall information, and they say that Michigan has over 200 named waterfalls. The Michigan waterfalls category on Michigan in Pictures has over 60 posts from the big ones like Spray Falls, [...]

Inaugural Criterum Detroit City ~ July 9, 2011

Flying Hagerty by corremadrid Detroit hosts the inaugural CRITERIUM DETROIT CITY event on July 9th, 2011. A criterium bicycle race is a closed circuit race course where cyclists hurtle around at speeds approaching 40 MPH, offering the opportunity to view the whole fast-paced and exciting race from inches away from the competitors. CRITERIUM DETROIT CITY [...]

EcoTrek Fitness uses nature as your gym

Absolute Michigan got a taste of a new wave in outdoor fitness with EcoTrek Fitness last week. EcoTrek Fitness is a West Michigan company that just launched a program in Traverse City. Sarah Carden & I were lucky enough to get a sneak preview last week from EcoTrek founder Cari Draft and Traverse City series [...]

Five Things You Need to Know About Michigan Morel Mushrooms

May is Morel Season in Michigan. It’s just getting underway so we thought it an excellent time to give you 5 things about Michigan morels! The Elusive Black Morel by cedarkayak 1. Morechella, true morels, are a honeycomb-like mushroom that  are prized by chefs the world over. The Great Morel Homepage can take you a [...]

Michigan Books: A 1,000 Mile Walk on the Beach

Next Friday (March 11, 2011) at Brilliant Books in Suttons Bay, Loreen Niewenhuis will release her book, A 1,000-Mile Walk on the Beach. The book chronicles her walk around the shoreline of Lake Michigan and her observations along the way. ABSOLUTE MICHIGAN: What prompted you to do this? LOREEN NIEWENHUIS: I’ve always felt connected to [...]

Spring Can’t Come Soon Enough: Great Hikes Just Around Corner

By Bob Lovik, photos by Mark Lindsay I really enjoy the first two months of winter. The dropping temperatures are refreshing. There’s the anticipation of the holidays and the over-indulgences that come with them. And I love the snow. The first, fat flakes of pretty white snow. What’s not to love? High Rollaways winter hike [...]

Make Your 2011 Summer Camping Reservations Now for Michigan State Parks, Recreation Areas and Harbors

Camping by Joe Gall Photography The Department of Natural Resources and Environment wants to remind users of Michigan state parks, recreation areas and harbors that reservations are now being accepted for the 2011 summer camping season. Reservations for harbor slips, campsites, cabins, teepees and yurts are now available online or through the reservation call center [...]