October 22, 2009 – 12:50 pm
Autumn Pathways by pentax hammer (gary syrba)
The crowds and traffic have subsided, the harvests are bountiful and the mosquitoes are few and far between. What we're trying to say is that autumn is perfect time to get out and enjoy a color tour, take in a late season festival or event, go camping or hit [...]
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October 9, 2009 – 9:50 am
Luminous Light Huntress (Tamara Jacobs) says that she loves landscape photography, especially waterfalls. Also that she's a tree hugger* in a major way and aims to merge her passion for the environment with her love of landscape photography.
Judging by the photo above, she seems to be well on her way. You can see this photo [...]
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September 16, 2009 – 6:30 am
The Beauty of Fall by CaptPiper
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.
Quotes
"October's poplars are flaming torches
lighting the way to winter."
- [...]
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September 3, 2009 – 4:01 pm
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 [...]
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September 2, 2009 – 1:46 pm
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, [...]
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UPDATE: Chris in Houghton passed along the link to the minersrevenge.com web site!
Edward Vielmetti tipped us off to the Miner's Revenge bicycle race in Greenland (Michigan) which takes place July 11 & 12. He writes:
Here's a novel reuse of an old copper mine - the Miner's Revenge bicycle race is using a 1/3 mile long [...]
This feature by former Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore park ranger Bill Herd appears courtesy Leelanau.com. It's part of a summerlong feature America's Lakeshore: A Comprehensive Guide to the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. There's tons more information available at that link!
by Bill Herd
Camping is as American as apple pie—oops, I mean cherry pie. It’s [...]
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Article courtesy Leelanau.com...
The Mighty Morel by Pine Photography
It's springtime once again in Michigan, and not only have daffodils broken through, confirmations of morel mushrooms are arriving daily. For a few short weeks, folks flock to the woods in search of this elusive, edible mushroom.
Morel mushroom taste delicious, this is no secret, but the season itself [...]
***The contest is now over*** Even if you were not one of the winners we strongly encourage you to go check out the show and keep your eye out for more ticket giveaways and contests on Absolute Michigan!
In cooperation with ShowSpan, Absolute Michigan is giving away 10 pair of tickets to the Ultimate Sport Show [...]
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