Category Archives: Motorcycles, Snowmobiles & ATVs

Autumn in Michigan: Something for Everyone

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 [...]

Absolute Michigan's 2009 Labor Day Roundup

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 [...]

Michigan Rated #1 in Social Media Tourism Promotion

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, [...]

Photo Friday: When good things go bad! by cfoxtrot

This happens...
Chris (cfoxtrot) says that his hobbies include guitar, photography, fishing, hunting, target archery, paintball and (you guessed it) off road motorcycles.
This photo is part of his Bikes and Cars set and others include People and Animals and My Favs (slideshow).
Here's his Flickriver and you can also purchase his photography at Imagekind.

Motoring through Michigan's snow

Snow Plow by Seeking Michigan
As the wind howls through the state this morning, I thought it might be a good time to shovel out a few stories - you can see a photo a snowplow in Bessemer from the Archives of Michigan over on Michigan in Pictures this morning!
Last week mLive reported that the Saginaw [...]

February Michigan Event Calendar

Star Dream by Conlawprof
Our Michigan February Event Calendar seems to demonstrate that the more the weather tries to keep us bottled up, the more innovative ways Michiganians will find to tell the weather what they think about that!! Of course, there's still many, many more and we invite you to fill us in on other [...]

Road Trip: Tip-Up Town USA, January 16-18 & 23-25 – Houghton Lake

Dan #1 by radiospike photography
Tip Up Town USA has come to be the very description of winter fun and enjoyment for the whole family at Houghton Lake. Thousands of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and neighboring residents return each year to see this largest Winter Festival in Michigan, held annually the last two weekends in January. [...]

January Michigan Event Calendar

Jumping over the sun by Ashley Dinges
Here's a few highlights of the many events being held around Michigan for the month of January. A lot of them are out in the snow for snowmobiles, skates, skis and sled dogs, but there's also a chance to heat up with the Ann Arbor Folk Fest, Ferndale Blues [...]

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 [...]

Absolute Michigan: The Week for December 30, 2007

The first episode of The Week features the latest ride of the Eleven Seconds to Midnight Gang, the 1913 Massacre at Calumet's Italian Hall, coming events and (of course) a bunch of photos from the Absolute Michigan pool. Read on for all the links!