Category Archives: Books, Music & Video

The Daily Michigan: As If We Were Prey by Michael Delp

February 7, 2012 – 7:36 pm

“In understated prose that remarkably says more in one sentence that many writers do in a paragraph, Delp takes us inside the head and hearts of his male characters, all of whom share a certain melancholy, both eerie and familiar, all in a style reminiscent of another up-north renowned author, Jim Harrison.” —Detroit News Today [...]

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Celebrate Valentine’s Day the Michigan Way

February 7, 2012 – 11:15 am

Here’s a whole ton of Valentine’s Day ideas. YOU probably have some other ideas – share them in the comments or right here or on our Facebook! Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart. – Confucius by Church of One Next Tuesday, February 14th is Valentine’s Day – a day for lovers, sweethearts, paramours [...]

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Discover Michigan Wines at Regional Wine and Food Tasting Events

January 23, 2012 – 12:26 pm

Delicious Michigan is a regular column by Lorri Hathaway and Sharon Kegerreis, authors of the award-winning From the Vine: Exploring Michigan Wineries and The History of Michigan Wines. Learn more and get autographed books at deliciousmichigan.com and read some of their past articles on Absolute Michigan at Michigan Uncorked! Michigan’s wine industry is booming, and the [...]

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Michigan’s 175th Birthday Bash!

January 19, 2012 – 8:12 am

Photo by Aunt Owwee On January 26, 1837 President Andrew Jackson signed a bill declaring Michigan the 26th state of the union.  That means the Great Lakes State turns 175 next Thursday. That seemed like a pretty big milestone to us, and to celebrate, we’re throwing Michigan’s 175th Birthday Bash and giving out a week’s worth [...]

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The Lake in Winter: an excerpt from The Windward Shore

December 26, 2011 – 9:53 pm

Works by Michigan author Jerry Dennis include The Living Great Lakes, Winter Walks (with wood engravings by Glenn Wolff and design and letterpress by Chad Pastotnik of Deep Woods Press), A Place on the Water, It’s Raining Frogs and Fishes, Canoeing Michigan Rivers and more. Jerry has kindly allowed us to run this excerpt from his [...]

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Weird Wednesday: Michigan Sea Monsters

August 31, 2011 – 9:55 am

The last Wednesday of every month is a ”Weird Wednesday” on Absolute Michigan. Usually we get a feature from Linda S. Godfrey, the author that fascinating tome of Michigan mysteries: Weird Michigan. Linda is hard at work on her latest book so we’ve gone down to the vault and pulled out some watery weirdness! Stay up-to-date with [...]

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Michigan Books: A 1,000 Mile Walk on the Beach

March 3, 2011 – 11:36 am

Next Friday (March 11, 2011) at Brilliant Books in Suttons Bay, Loreen Niewenhuis will release her book, A 1,000-Mile Walk on the Beach. The book chronicles her walk around the shoreline of Lake Michigan and her observations along the way. ABSOLUTE MICHIGAN: What prompted you to do this? LOREEN NIEWENHUIS: I’ve always felt connected to [...]

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Weird Michigan: Michigan Movie Special Edition

July 25, 2010 – 12:32 pm

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 report your own strange encounters at weirdmichigan.com, follow her on Twitter at twitter.com/lindasgodfrey and also check out her books including [...]

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Weird Wednesday: The Portage Panda

May 26, 2010 – 6:28 am

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 report your own strange encounters at weirdmichigan.com, follow her on Twitter at twitter.com/lindasgodfrey and also check out her books including [...]

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Michigan’s premiere worldbeat band, Bop (harvey), reunites for East Lansing fest

May 19, 2010 – 6:14 pm

And they said it would never happen. After fifteen years apart, Michigan’s own Bop (harvey) has reunited and will be headlining the East Lansing Art Fair on Saturday, May 22 at 4:45pm. This, the band’s first major festival in 15 years, marks a very special anniversary: celebration of the band’s prolific and juggernaut career, which [...]

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