Category Archives: Offbeat

Weird Wednesday: Two men reigned as Lansing Batman

Our latest Weird Wednesday feature comes from the Capital Area District Library and librarian Dave Votta who researches regular Lost Lansing features. Click the banner to read many more great stories about the history of the Capital City! by Dave Votta, CADL Local History Librarian When he plummeted to his death during an air show [...]

Tip-Up Town USA, January 22-24 & 29-31: Houghton Lake

Dan #1 by radiospike photography Tip Up Town USA is 61 Years Old in 2011! The event 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 [...]

Hang Gliding in Michigan

Elberta Beach During the Hang Gliding Heydays by jimflix! A few weeks ago on Michigan in Pictures we featured this great photo of hang gliding at Elberta Beach (Frankfort) in the 1970s. Frankfort & Elberta on Lake Michigan was a hang gliding and soaring hotspot in the 1970s and earlier. Here’s a shot of sailplanes [...]

Michigan Ghost Stories: The Ada Witch

The Ada Witch by farlane The Ada Witch by Amberrose Hammond from Michigan’s Otherside explains: The legend says a woman during the 1800′s had been cheating on her husband. She would sneak off into the night to meet her lover. Her husband began to suspect she was up to something and pretended to fall asleep [...]

A-maze-ing timelapse

Our 2010 Michigan Haunted Attractions, Corn Mazes & Halloween Guide lists a bunch of opportunities for spooky fun all across Michigan. Photographer Ken Scott has assembled a very cool time lapse of an evening at one of these, Jacob’s Corn Maze near Traverse City. Click over to YouTube, select the 720p option, and then full [...]

Lights in the Sky: Persied Meteor Shower & Northern Lights

Aurora by Muvv Over on Michigan in Pictures there’s a post about the 2010 Perseid Meteor  Shower which peaks tonight (August 12, 2010). Check there for viewing information about this shower which can produce in excess of 50 meteors per hour. Last year on Michigan in Pictures, we noted that the July/August shower which is [...]

Love & Wine in Northern Michigan

Taste the Passion 2011 – February 5&6, 2011. Cabin fever taking hold? Well here are a couple of great reasons to embrace winter in northern Michigan. The Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association presents “Taste the Passion ~ Wine, Chocolate & Love”. The following weekend as part of the Cherry Capital Winter WonderFest is the “Traverse City [...]

Weird Wednesday: Ghosts of Greenville

The last Wednesday of every month is a “Weird Wednesday” on Absolute Michigan, when Linda Godfrey gives you a sample of what’s weird in the Wolverine State. 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. Gateway Ghost by [...]

Weird Wednesday: The Pierson Beavers – a Dam Shame

The last Wednesday of every month is a “Weird Wednesday” on Absolute Michigan, when Linda Godfrey gives you a sample of what’s weird in the Wolverine State. 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. The Only Animals [...]

National cribbage competition coming to Grand Rapids

Cribbage Pegs by the photoshoparama The American Cribbage Congress will be holding the Grand National 28 in Grand Rapids on September 25–27, 2009. In addition, the Grass Roots Tournament of Champions will be held on Friday, September 25. Entrants who want to play Grass Roots cribbage on Monday–Thursday nights will have plenty of opportunity, for [...]