Category Archives: Offbeat

Ride the Luge in Muskegon

Byron Goggin of Wild Weekend TV has a cool feature from one of only 3 Olympic class luge complexes in the United States. It's in Muskegon and open to the public - check it out!

Here's a link to part two of the program. More about the Luge run at the Muskegon Winter Sports Complex from [...]

Cold enough for ya?

A friend & Michigan expatriate sent me the Michigan Temperature Conversion Chart. I thought it might be nice to pair with some photos, and also that you might enjoy COLD, as performed by the Absolute Michigan Pool.
I'm told that sculptor Jim Gavril of East Lansing deserves the credit for the chart! Click the photos [...]

Weird Wednesday: Michigan Claims World's Worst Poet

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. In anticipation of [...]

Weird Wednesday: The Giant Wolf of Flint

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 [...]

Blogs We Dig: Black Coffee at Sunrise

Snowshoeing by nasunto
Billed as a blog about camping, hiking, nature and Michigan with occasional sarcasm and embellishment, Black Coffee At Sunrise was recently recognized at Backpacker Magazine in their Daily Dirt section online. We think the recognition is well deserved.
Blogger Nina describes her blog:
Despite the unstable times we are facing, there is [...]

Final Frontier Wednesday: Star Trek in Detroit, Agreements in DC

Star Trek - TOS Bridge Set by tkksummers
The Detroit Free Press reports that:
"Star Trek: The Exhibition" is to make its first Midwest stop at the Detroit Science Center beginning Feb. 14, the museum is to announce today. Tickets are to go on sale Friday, in time for people to buy as Christmas gifts for their [...]

Wierd Wednesday: Michigan's Headless Chicken

File this month's Weird Wednesday under "Hopeful Stories for Turkeys". 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 [...]

Happy Halloween from Absolute Michigan!

PumpkinHeads! by ShaneWyatt
We at Absolute Michigan hope that your candy is sweet, your costumes are cool and that you have a safe and fun evening tonight! Here's a few Halloween highlights:

The Rowdy Ghosts of the Fenton Hotel - in our very first "Weird Wednesday" Linda S. Godfrey takes us on a tour of this 1856  [...]

Weird Wednesday: The Unabridged Dog Lady Island Legend

Here's an excerpt by Linda S. Godfrey from that fascinating tome of Michigan mysteries: Weird Michigan. The last Wednesday of every month is a "Weird Wednesday" on Absolute Michigan, so be sure to stay tuned and send us or Linda your Michigan weirdness. You can listen to Linda's latest podcasts and read her blog at [...]

Road Trip: Zombie Walk (for a cause)

Zombie Walk Detroit by Wigwam Jones
If you happen to suddenly find yourself surrounded by hordes of flesh eating zombies don't be alarmed. October 26 is 'World Zombie Day' and around 50 cities including Ferndale and Ann Arbor will be participating in zombie walks. Why you may ask? First of all to have fun but [...]