Category Archives: Parks

Photo Friday: Successful landing by 老六 (#6 Photography)

March 28, 2008 – 7:36 am

The babelfish translates 老六 from Chinese as "Old Six". I have no idea if that's correct or not but what I do know is that his photos hold a poetic kind of beauty.
He has no sets or tags and I had the hardest time choosing a photo to feature among choices like Crane in the [...]

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Marquette, Michigan - 'Paradise Found'

March 27, 2008 – 7:22 am

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 [...]

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Michigan Historic Homes: Old Victoria Mining Village

March 18, 2008 – 9:32 am

"Tilted" by Tiffibunny
The picturesque ghost town of Old Victoria is one of the first sites ever mined for copper in the new world. This is where the famous "Ontonagon Boulder" was discovered that now resides in the National Museum of Natural Science at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C.
Four buildings have so far been [...]

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Ice Climbing and the Michigan Ice Fest

March 10, 2008 – 9:19 am

Eben6119 by ETCphoto
The Chicago Sun-Times has a cool feature on ice climbing and the annual Michigan Ice Fest by Felicia Schneiderhan. The Ice Fest is held in Munising (home to over 100 climbable waterfalls) and celebrated its 25th anniversary this year. Schneiderhan says:
Ice festivals are great for beginners since the cost of admission -- $25 [...]

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Photo Friday: Beach Grass by n.weaver

January 18, 2008 – 2:21 pm

Neil took this photo of beach grass at Twelve Mile Beach in the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
He has some more black and white work and some beautiful scenes from Michigan and elsewhere.

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Five Things you need to know for Tuesday, December 4, 2007

December 4, 2007 – 10:18 am

Welcome to the "Big Tuesday" edition of Five Things you need to know about Michigan (sequel to our critically acclaimed Big Wednesday edition). For us, some big news was the fact that the Nick of Time Gang in Lansing managed to replace the service tax with something a lot fairer and more sensible. AP writer [...]

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Michigan Word of the Week: Skiing

December 3, 2007 – 9:02 am

Alpine Vally Ski Resort by 老六
Michigan is home to some of the best cross-country & downhill skiing and snowboarding in the Midwest. All month on Absolute Michigan, we'll be featuring all aspects of Michigan skiing with profiles of regions, resorts and trails along with a mountain of photos, video and information about the history and [...]

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Michigan Word of the Week: Copper

November 26, 2007 – 10:36 am

Michigan Copper by stone_singer48
The word of the week this week is copper. Copper is a substance that has a big role in the history of Michigan, especially the Upper Peninsula. Wikipedia's entry for copper tells you what you need to know about this vital mineral. Michigan was a major producer of native copper (copper found [...]

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Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary

November 20, 2007 – 8:26 am

Exploring the wreck of the Grecian
Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Most information provided by the DEQ's Michigan Underwater Preserves page.
The Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Lake Huron off Alpena was designated in 2000 as one of only 13 national marine sanctuaries in the United States. The designation created the first Great Lakes national marine sanctuary, [...]

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Roundup: Opening Day of Michigan deer hunting season

November 15, 2007 – 9:20 am

Buck on the run by oakwood
Opening day of deer season probably ranks pretty high in the list of Michigan holidays. I know a lot of businesses that will be closed for the next few days in recognition that their employees would just be out sick with deer fever. As I write this, the light rain [...]

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