Category Archives: Hiking & Biking

Photo Friday: Barred Owl by Through Joanne's eye

May 18, 2007 – 9:05 am

Joanne writes: It is hard to top my photo I posted yesterday, but this is what I saw on my lunch hour walk. I walked in the Grand Woods nature trails in Lansing, Michigan. I saw this owl, actually two days in a row, but was able to get a photo today. She seemed to [...]

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Michigan events, calendars and things to do

May 3, 2007 – 7:37 am

If you came to this page searching for a current Michigan event calendar, head to the Absolute Michigan home page and look for the current calendar

Ferris Wheel at Night by Karen McG
But is there anything to do in Michigan?
If you've ever heard this, you may have wondered how anyone could ask that given the incredible [...]

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On the trail of the elusive UP waterfall…

April 24, 2007 – 9:17 am

Today on Michigan in Pictures there's a post titled Waterfall Hunting in the Upper Peninsula that I'm especially recommending.  This photo is part of a beautiful set of photos of Wagner Falls by Kyle Schneider (makes great wallpaper too!).

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Touring Northern Michigan … 60 years ago

April 5, 2007 – 8:27 am

A few weeks ago Leelanau.com featured this nationally produced travelogue from 1949. James A. FitzPatrick's Travel Talks: Roaming in Michigan features views of Glen Lake and the Sleeping Bear Dunes (complete with Sleeping Bear Dunesmobile rides), cherries and Traverse City, a visit to Mackinac Island, naturalist/storyteller/bear park operator John "Spikehorn" Meyer, the Soo Locks and [...]

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Introducing the Save the Wild UP Video Challenge

March 19, 2007 – 8:10 am

Absolute Michigan is pleased to introduce (and host) the Save the Wild UP Video Challenge.
In a nutshell, Save the Wild UP is challenging you to make a YouTube video that shows why Michigan must protect its rivers, lakes and streams. Everyone will vote on the best and the winners will receive all kinds of prizes, [...]

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10,000+ Michigan Photos

March 12, 2007 – 7:44 am

Sometime over the weekend, the 10,000th photo was posted to our Absolute Michigan photo group on Flickr. Photo 10K was taken at the construction of a new casino in Greektown by Mac of Detroit Bike Blog fame.
It's an amazing milestone for us and we are so grateful to all the 400+ people who have chose [...]

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Five Things You Need to Know about Michigan for Friday, March 9th 2007

March 9, 2007 – 10:28 am

A-way back when, I would start every morning by scouring the internet for 5 things (more or less) that I thought folks who live in and/or love Michigan needed to know to post on Absolute Michigan. I am postive this will not be an every day thing, but I miss doing it so here goes...
On [...]

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Photo: Lost Lake Woods

March 7, 2007 – 9:47 am

Here's a photo by the incomparable Ted Guy from the Absolute Michigan pool ... just because.

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Assignment: Why Michigan is the best state in the country

February 21, 2007 – 9:45 am

Drift at Sunrise by CaptPiper
We received an email from Mitchell Hirsch asking for a little help. We thought our Michigan-loving audience be able to help him out a little. In addition to mailing the things he asks for, maybe you could post a couple links to things he can print out. It's our duty [...]

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Introduce Your Michigan Business or Organization!

January 25, 2007 – 9:16 pm

Hey there, we thought it might be nice to have a place where folks could say "hello" and tell everyone a little bit about their Michigan business, nonprofit, community organization, or other web site or blog (sorry, only Michigan, and please keep the posts brief). Feel free to add a comment below and definitely include [...]

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