Category Archives: Hobbies, Toys & Games

Shop Michigan: Your Downtown

December 20, 2007 – 8:54 am

Old Downtown by cmu chem prof
Of course Absolute Michigan is all about buying what gifts you can through the web sites of Michigan's shops, stores and manufacturers. However, as the clock ticks down, shipping times mean you're probably going to have to finish up offline.
Our Michigan shopping section can help there too with hundreds of [...]

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Shop Michigan: Northwest Special Freight Train from Lionel

December 13, 2007 – 10:18 am

The word of the week on Absolute Michigan this week was "toy" and one of the things we learned is that Lionel Model Trains are based right here in Michigan!
The Northwest Special Freight Train features a GP38 diesel locomotive, boxcar, 2-bay hopper, operating searchlight car, caboose and some Lionel FasTrack sections to get you going. [...]

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Blogs We Dig: Neurotic Mom

December 12, 2007 – 9:47 am

Helping with dinner by Karen McG.
Neurotic Mom is a blog at mLive that has been online since at least January 2004. Three years later, author Jen Eyer is still kicking down a unique blend of informative articles, useful links along with some good old-fashioned fretting.
Some of her posts (Non-toxic Toys, Vacation Stress) fit right into [...]

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Michigan Word of the Week: Toy

December 10, 2007 – 10:43 am

Chim-Chim by jnhkrawczyk
The word of the week this week is toy. If you don't want to end up with the 2007 version of Chim-Chim (or some toy that ends up being recalled for lead), why not try and take it more local this year?
A few of the cool links we found are Down to Earth [...]

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Shop Michigan: Mackinac Bridge 50th Anniversary puzzle by Barn House Puzzle

December 7, 2007 – 10:06 am

Celebrate the Mackinac Bridge's 50th birthday with this Mackinac Bridge 50th Anniversary (1957 - 2007) puzzle from Barn House Puzzle. The 15 x 21" puzzle features a photo by John Russell and is 513 pieces.
Barn House Puzzle features distinctive jigsaw puzzles that stimulate learning and make great gifts. If they've run out of these Mackinac [...]

By farlane | Also posted in Articles, Attractions, Michigan, Photography & Film, Recreation & Sports, Shopping, The Michigan Pages | Comments (1)

Shop Michigan: Travel Folding Cribbage Set from Drueke

November 29, 2007 – 9:01 am

At just under four inches long when folded, the Travel Folding Cribbage Set is great to take on any trip, and it even comes with playing cards. It's a must-have for any cribbage fan.
The Drueke Company was founded in 1914 in Grand Rapids, filling the gap left when World War I made it impossible to [...]

By cody | Also posted in Articles, Grand Rapids, History & Libraries, Hobbies, Industry & Manufacturing, Michigan, NW, Recreation & Sports, Shopping | Comments (0)

Shop Michigan: Grey Poncho with Boucle Accents from Oak Grove Alpaca

September 20, 2007 – 7:40 am

This Grey Poncho with Boucle Accents is hand woven using Michigan alpaca, and a tiny bit of mohair for some color and is warm and soft and perfect for a night around a bonfire.
Oak Grove Alpaca is a small alpaca ranch near Howell that is committed to raising world-class Huacaya Alpacas. They write:
We are [...]

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MCS 7.2.7: Transformers co-star Michigan Central Station

July 2, 2007 – 8:00 am

Today Transformers opens at screens across the country, and we thought it would be a good idea to give a shout out to the city of Detroit in general, and Detroit's Michigan Central Station in particular. As the still above shows, MCS gets some face time in the summer blockbuster. The building is a favorite [...]

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Introduce Your Michigan Business or Organization!

January 25, 2007 – 9:16 pm

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 [...]

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Blogs We Dig: Adventures of a Brit Abroad

January 10, 2007 – 9:08 am

Holga: Ford Lake by Matt Callow
It's no secret that here at AbsoluteMichigan we dig photos. A blog that we've been keeping our eye on for a while is Adventures of a Brit Abroad
Matt Callow is originally from the other side of the Pond, and has been living and working in the Ypsilanti area for the [...]

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