Category Archives: Beer, Wine & Beverages

Culinary tour of Grand Traverse County's Old Mission

Check out Absolute Michigan keyword "Old Mission" for more web sites and articles about Old Mission.

A Vintage Year? by oddzen
Lake Magazine has a nice feature by Emily Bingham on Northern Michigan's Old Mission Peninsula that focuses on the culinary attractions of this orchard and vineyard filled peninsula that divides the East and West Grand Traverse [...]

Celebrate Michigan Wine & Michigan Wineries in April!

Blurs any ties to the beginning by Sarah Steffens
April has been designated Michigan Wine Month to honor the state's wide selection of quality wines and the wine industry's significant contribution to the economy. Michigan's wine and grape industries contribute nearly $790 million to the state's economy each year. Michigan's 50 wineries won more than 600 [...]

Tap Some Michigan Fun with the Winter Beer Festival

Winter Beer Festival
Mock Winter. Celebrate Beer! The Michigan Brewers Guild is holding their second annual Michigan Winter Beer Festival, an outdoor celebration of barrel-aged, cask and big beers from Michigan's craft brewers on the streets of Old Town this Saturday, February 24th from noon to 5 PM. It's a chance to sample over 150 brews [...]

Valentine's Day Fun in Michigan

We Love Detroit by Devo(lutio)n
In their Valentine's feature Detroit is for Lovers, Model D takes you on a sort of romantic and definitely whirlwind tour of the Motor City that takes you to the bar (then from the bar), around the city, moving in, moving out.
If you're in the Mid-Michigan area, think about stopping [...]

Michigan Valentine's Day - How Sweet it Is!

If you're looking for something unique for your sweetie this year for Valentine's Day, Dianna Stampfler of Promote Michigan has 14 gift ideas and activities to consider. As usual, we'd love it if you'd add any other suggestions in the comments!

Celebrate Valentine's Day the Michigan Way

Crim Kiss by Hemicuda82
The day for lovers, sweethearts and paramours is drawing close. Like it, love it, or hate it, Valentine's Day has become an annual tradition. Such a tradition, that according to the Greeting Card Association, over one billion valentines will be given out, and eighty five percent of those by women.
As you celebrate [...]

Introduce Your Michigan Business or Organization!

Hey there, we thought it might be nice to have a place where folks could say "hello" and tell everyone a little bit about their Michigan business, nonprofit, community organization, or other web site or blog (sorry, only Michigan, and please keep the posts brief). Feel free to add a comment below and definitely include [...]

Kenny Rogers needs a Michigan Microbrew

D-Octoberfest by j image
While I'm tempted to get caught up in Kennygate and pose the question "Does the mystery surrounding what was on Kenny Rogers' hand forever taint Tiger baseball?", I see that has already been done. I'm sure Ty Cobb is spinning in his grave about it ... or is he sharpening up his [...]

Traverse City: Festival of the Senses

The annual Festival of the Senses will be held September 14-24, 2006 across the Leelanau and Grand Traverse region. It features artistic, athletic, culinary and cultural events including symphony concerts, art exhibitions and gourmet meals. Highlights include:

The Traverse Epicurean Classic features classes by world-reknown chefs and winemakers, international wine, beer, spirits and cheese tastings, exquisite [...]

Valentines Day in Michigan

Our staff has pulled together some great links and articles for Valentine's Day to tell you more about the holiday and give you some great entertainment and gift ideas.
We'll start off with this St. Valentine's Day information from Wikipedia. It offers essential holiday facts such as: In Ancient Rome, the day of February 15 [...]