Category Archives: Hunting & Fishing

Absolute Michigan’s 2009 Labor Day Roundup

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 [...]

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Michigan Rated #1 in Social Media Tourism Promotion

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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Video: “Cedars for the Au Sable” by Scott Allman

July 7, 2009 – 1:52 pm

Au Sable River by lorainedicerbo Absolute Michigan contributor Scott Allman took a trip to the Au Sable and has produced an interesting piece on reintroducing Michigan white cedar trees along the banks of the Au Sable river. From the website Cedars for the Au Sable we learn: The northern white-cedars along the river’s banks provide [...]

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Photo Friday: Fishing on the Dock by pablohart

June 12, 2009 – 11:26 am

pablohart (Paul Hart) lives in Grand Rapids. His sets include Labor Day Bridge Walk, Farmer’s Market and Michigan Select (slideshow). He was also recently in the Big Apple. Cast your line in his Flickriver. Share this:

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Camping at the Sleeping Bear Dunes

June 11, 2009 – 11:12 am

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 [...]

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Michigan morels and the Boyne City Mushroom Festival

April 20, 2009 – 7:30 am

morel mushroom by Latitude 45 The Boyne City National Morel Mushroom Festival takes place May 14-17, 2009. This year is the 49th annual*, and the 4 day celebration of the morel mushroom includes a morel seminar and guided mushroom hunt on Friday and of course the Boyne Valley Lions National Mushroom Hunt on on Saturday [...]

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Trout Fishing in Michigan in the 1950s

April 13, 2009 – 10:46 am

Seeking Michigan has a cool video from the 1950s by Walter Hastings about trout fishing, trolling, spincasting, and fly fishing on Michigan lakes. Fishing Fun from Seeking Michigan on Vimeo. Much more Michigan history at Seeking Michigan. Share this:

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Ultimate Sport Show Ticket Giveaway

March 4, 2009 – 12:32 pm

***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 [...]

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Fish & Tell

January 2, 2009 – 11:58 am

Head over to Michigan in Pictures and share your favorite Michigan fish. We’ll give away some free tickets to next weekend’s Ultimate Fishing Show in Novi as well! The photo is Fly Fishing by Murtasma. Share this:

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Weird Wednesday: The Giant Wolf of Flint

December 31, 2008 – 9:23 am

The last Wednesday of every month is a “Weird Wednesday” on Absolute Michigan, when Linda Godfrey brings you 100% of the USRDA of Michigan weirdness. You can listen to Linda’s latest podcasts and read her blog at uncannyworld.com and also check out her books including Weird Michigan & Strange Michigan. One consistently described feature of [...]

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