Category Archives: Hobbies, Toys & Games

Michigan 175: Yooper Steez Skateboard Deck

January 21, 2012 – 2:42 pm

One of the items in our Michigan’s 175th Birthday Bash giveaway (#mich175) is a skateboard deck from Absolute Michigan sponsor Yooper Steez. Yooper Steez isn’t a skateboard company, but has always drawn inspiration from the skateboarding and snowboarding culture. This is just one product (of many more to come) that offers a way for Yoopers to show [...]

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Seeking Michigan: From Signage to Santa

December 22, 2011 – 9:13 am

By Mary Zimmeth, Archives of Michigan and courtesy Seeking Michigan and the Archives of Michigan. The goal of Seeking Michigan is simple: to connect you to the stories of this great state. Visit them regularly for a dynamic & evolving look at Michigan’s cultural heritage and see more stories from Seeking Michigan at Absolute Michigan. My [...]

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Seeking Michigan: The Magic of Lionel Trains

December 19, 2011 – 9:24 am

By Steve Ostrander, Michigan Historical Museum and courtesy Seeking Michigan and the Archives of Michigan. The goal of Seeking Michigan is simple: to connect you to the stories of this great state. Visit them regularly for a dynamic & evolving look at Michigan’s cultural heritage and see more stories from Seeking Michigan at Absolute Michigan. “King [...]

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Seeking Michigan: “Boy, That’s a Daisy!”

December 16, 2010 – 10:08 am

Seeking Michigan was established to connect you to the stories of our great state. The name is derived from the state motto: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice “If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you.” Visit them regularly for a dynamic & evolving look at Michigan’s cultural heritage. By Steve Ostrander, Michigan Historical Museum [...]

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Seeking Michigan: Michigan Toy Story

December 7, 2010 – 7:58 am

Seeking Michigan was established to connect you to the stories of our great state. The name is derived from the state motto: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice “If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you.” Visit them regularly for a dynamic & evolving look at Michigan’s cultural heritage. By Steve Ostrander, Michigan Historical Museum [...]

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East Lansing Art Festival & MSU Arts and Crafts Show, May 22 & 23

May 6, 2010 – 11:49 am

Established in 1964, the East Lansing Art Festival is held every spring during the weekend prior to the Memorial Holiday weekend. Known for featuring the highest caliber fine art and fine craft, this highly anticipated Festival attracts 70,000-80,000 attendees from across the region. Through the jury process approximately 230 artists from across the United States [...]

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Cyber Monday and Holiday Deals in Michigan

November 30, 2009 – 8:13 am

Screen Head by Chancellor Monnette AnnArbor.com has a look at Cyber Monday that notes that online sales are expected to increase slightly in 2009, but that an overall dip in holiday spending may make it a wash. Price remains the driving factor for most consumers as the national unemployment rate hovers at 10.2 percent and [...]

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2009 Absolute Michigan Holiday Gift Guide

November 24, 2009 – 9:16 am

Photo by Cherie S. Think Globally, Shop Locally with our Michigan Holiday Gift Guide, designed to help you find the perfect Michigan gifts online or off. Feel free to add your Michigan based gift suggestions in the comments section below! The photo in this post was taken by Cherie S. and is titled “Don’t worry [...]

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National cribbage competition coming to Grand Rapids

September 23, 2009 – 3:55 pm

Cribbage Pegs by the photoshoparama The American Cribbage Congress will be holding the Grand National 28 in Grand Rapids on September 25–27, 2009. In addition, the Grass Roots Tournament of Champions will be held on Friday, September 25. Entrants who want to play Grass Roots cribbage on Monday–Thursday nights will have plenty of opportunity, for [...]

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Be A Tourist In Your Own Town – Lansing, May 30th

May 28, 2009 – 2:17 pm

We wanted to draw attention to this annual event in Lansing as it is something every city in Michigan should consider emulating. It is just too easy to grow into the mind set that where you reside there is absolutely nothing to do or that you have already seen it, done it, surfed it. We [...]

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