Category Archives: Recreation & Sports

Road Trip: 2008 World Disc Golf Championships; August 8 - 16

August 7, 2008 – 2:51 pm

From August 8th through the 16th, 2008, Kalamazoo and Battle Creek, Michigan will be hosting the biggest Disc Golf event to date, The 2008 Professional and Amateur World Championships, crowning the best disc golfers from around the world in one location.
The World Championships will invite over 1000 participants from all over the world to come [...]

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Dig Michigan: Traverse City

August 7, 2008 – 11:32 am

Traverse City is the largest city in Northwest Lower Michigan, and the first of Michigan's regions that we are exploring this month. Our goal with this series of articles is to give you a little taste of some great vacation opportunities that are probably less than a tank of gas away, so if you have [...]

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The Week for August 4 - 10, 2008

August 4, 2008 – 10:42 am

Dog_Parade_3 by scherbis
Say hello to August and the dog days of summer! Our Michigan August Event Calendar is loaded with great opportunities to explore the Great Lakes State. The PGA Championship is in Bloomfield Township August 4 - 10. Celebrate the blueberry industry in and around South Haven at the National Blueberry Festival August 7 [...]

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Dig Michigan in August

August 4, 2008 – 9:13 am

Untitled by diana.vermeulen
There's probably no month that is better for exploring the Great Lakes State than August, and all month we'll be highlighting some great things to do in every corner of Michigan.
Because gas prices and a soft economy are getting in the way of some folks' enjoyment, we'll be sure to include activities that [...]

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Photo Friday: Storm Over Ludington Dunes by The Whistling Monkey

August 1, 2008 – 8:46 am

You can see more of this storm in The Whistling Monkey's Ludington State Park set (slideshow). In addition to cool beach and dunes, the photos include Big Sable Point Lighthouse.
He has a ton of other sets including Tiger Stadium (documenting the fall of this Michigan icon), Best of Detroit, Manistee March 07 and Michigan.

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Growing up with Michigan's Adventure

July 30, 2008 – 1:23 pm

When Camille Jourden-Mark was two years old, her father, Roger Jourden, bought Deer Park with the intention of turning it into an amusement park. At first, the Jourdens lived in a tiny house inside the park.
From a young age, Jourden-Mark and her sister, Lisa (Jourden) Arnouts, worked on the family business. “For my parents, it [...]

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Weird Wednesday Photo: 'watch out for the wee ones by 1ManWithACamera'

July 30, 2008 – 8:46 am

In keeping with Absolute Michigan's 'Weird Wednesday', we present 'watch out for the wee ones' as captured by 1ManWithACamera.
His flickr page adds:
"on the shores of Lake Huron, in the faraway village of Caseville, some of the little people ventured out among us."
In the comments section LindaB. adds:
Reminds me of Gulliver's Travels.
"On his first [...]

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We Are All Downstream

July 27, 2008 – 8:21 am

Together. by Rick Spillers
Eric Hansen is the author of "Hiking Michigan’s Upper Peninsula" and "Hiking Wisconsin". In this morning's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, he has an editorial titled Headwaters are no place for toxic new mining that begins:
Take a moment to think about Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and the nearby patches of Wisconsin, Lake Superior and Lake [...]

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Michigan History: Sluggers in Skirts

July 23, 2008 – 9:10 am

During the gloomy days of World War II--when many men from the major and minor leagues left fields of play to serve their country--professional baseball’s story lost much of its appeal. A rewrite job was badly needed, and Chicago Cubs owner Philip K. Wrigley proposed adding a touch of beauty to the thrills of the [...]

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The Week for July 21-27, 2008

July 21, 2008 – 9:34 am

Fun on Pleasant Lake by MWOOD19
Welcome to The Week on Absolute Michigan. Summer is in full swing around the state and candidates in Michigan primaries are trying to chicken dinner their way to an August 6th victory.
Our July Michigan Event Calendar says that events folks can check out this weekend include the Michigan Brewers Guild [...]

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