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Beer Week and the Detroit Fall Beer Festival

October 3, 2011 – 11:11 am

Michigan’s thriving brewing industry contributes over $24 million in wages with a total economic contribution of more than $133 million. In terms of overall number of breweries, microbreweries and brewpubs, Michigan ranks #5 in the nation – thus supporting its claim as “The Great Beer State. 2nd Annual Detroit Fall Beer Festival by Kc Jacoby [...]

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Michigan Wines Receive Prestigious Awards

September 21, 2011 – 8:21 am

Great news about our state’s wine industry via the Michigan Wine & Grape Council. Something we’d add is the huge boost that our wine & food industry got in the national spotlight from a pair of Mario Batali features on northern Michigan’s wine & food in Epicure magazine! Get all the links & latest at [...]

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ArtPrize 2011 in Grand Rapids

September 19, 2011 – 1:16 pm

The Eyes Have It by pairadocs Our favorite Michigan art event, ArtPrize, kicks off its third year in Grand Rapids this Wednesday. ArtPrize runs September 21 – October 9, 2011. It’s billed as a radically open art competition that is open to any artist in the world who can find space and it is one [...]

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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 Blackberries: Ready to Pick!

August 17, 2011 – 7:27 am

Enjoy a cup of Summer~ by Blondieyooper Taste the Local Difference says that blackberries are ready to pick! Blackberries are very high in Vitamin C and K and manganese and a good source of Vitamin E, folate, magnesium, potassium, and copper. They have one of the highest levels of the antioxidant antocyanin, which may help [...]

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Wine and Food Festival at Meadow Brook ~ August 28 & 29

August 11, 2011 – 9:24 am

The Wine and Food Festival at Meadow Brook takes place Saturday, August 27 from 1 – 9:30 PM and Sunday, August 28 from 1 – 5:30 PM. The festival features award-winning wineries throughout the state of Michigan and across the globe showcasing more than 100 varieties of wine including Chardonnay, Merlots, Cabernet Sauvignon, Rieslings, Sparkling, dessert [...]

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Blogs We Dig: Awesome Mitten

August 8, 2011 – 9:59 am

Last week I had a chance to sit down with Alex Beaton, founder of Awesome Mitten, who introduced me to her blog that’s dedicated helping Michigan residents discover all things awesome in their own backyard. In their first campaign, “365 Days of Awesome,” they are featuring one cool person, place, business, product, band, event, etc. from [...]

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Traverse City Wine & Art Festival ~ August 20th

August 2, 2011 – 7:47 am

Traverse City Wine & Art Festival, 2010 by KatSwinehart The 2011 Traverse City Wine & Art Festival takes place Saturday, August 20th from 3-10 PM on the beautiful front lawn at The Village at Grand Traverse Commons, rain or shine. It’s Michigan’s premier celebration of wine, art, food and music, offering an incredible opportunity to taste wines [...]

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Delicious Michigan: Favorite Summertime Fruits & Sips

July 28, 2011 – 9:28 am

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! Strawberry season wrapped up in southern Michigan? [...]

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Michigan: Great Lakes Surfing Capital

June 27, 2011 – 10:20 am

Surfing Michigan by farlane We’ve pulled together a great collection of Great Lakes & Michigan surfing videos with a few links: The photo was taken on Lake Michigan at Leland. You can see more surfing photos on Michigan in Pictures and also on Northern Michigan Surf on Facebook and in the Surfing slideshow from the [...]

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