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 report your own strange encounters at weirdmichigan.com, follow her on Twitter at twitter.com/lindasgodfrey and also check out her books including Weird Michigan & Strange Michigan. It’s [...]
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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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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August 20, 2009 – 10:18 am
The Mason House c 1872 in Carriage Town by mansardroofsf The New York Times has taken note of an area in Flint called Carriage Town that is making a comeback due to some industrious and motivated homeowners. In the midst of an otherwise impoverished area and dire economic circumstances these people are taking advantage of [...]
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Ann Arbors Farmers Market by RichardD72 As the buy local revolution continues to build steam we are seeing more and more farmers markets popping up around the state. This is a great situation for such an agriculturally based state and it shows that there is not only a great demand for the products but also [...]
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October 1, 2008 – 1:59 pm
Changing your incandescent light bulbs to compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) can do all that. Starting October 1st these light bulbs will be available at an unbeatable price: 99 cents at participating Meijer, Kroger, and Menard’s stores, as well as seven Lansing-area and three Upper Peninsula Ace Hardware stores. At that price, these bulbs are [...]
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Spinners 1 by n8xd The 3rd annual Michigan Energy Fair will be held June 27-29, 2008 at the Manistee County Fairgrounds in Onekama. Billed as “one of the most comprehensive expositions of renewable energy generating equipment, home and business energy efficiency techniques, and technical workshops in the state”. The 2007 Michigan Energy Fair hosted over [...]
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One way we’re going to help you get local is with our Absolute Michigan Map. As one of our first projects, we’ve dug up some of Michigan’s best local farmer’s markets and laid them down on our Google map of Michigan. Just look for the jug of milk and apple icon (well, at least until [...]
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Sharptail I believe by wxman1952 This year consider planting plants native to your area when landscaping or gardening. Native plants are defined as plants that existed in an area prior to European settlement. The use of native plants has numerous benefits due to having evolved over thousands of years and, as such, are adapted to [...]
Dutchman’s Britches by cyoas55 The Dutchman’s Breeches has delicate, fernlike foilage with unique blooms that resemble white pantaloons hanging upside down upon their arched stems. This dainty plant is wonderful in woodland or shade gardens and can often be found in the wild growing tucked into root flares of large trees. The blooms first appear [...]
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