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The Daily Michigan: 5# of Dried Cherries from Cherry Republic

February 1, 2012 – 8:46 am

Here’s the first of our new The Daily Michigan features, and one of our readers will win 5 pounds of tart cherries! All you need to do to be eligible is to let us know you want to win. We hope you’ll sign up to receive our daily email (Monday – Friday) but if that’s [...]

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February is National Cherry Month!

February 1, 2012 – 7:20 am

Michigan Cherries by jdurchen Did you know that Michigan is the largest producer of Montmorency tart cherries, growing 70-75% of the crop? February is National Cherry Month, and the Cherry Marketing Institute (link below) has bushels of info about the history and present state of the cherry industry including growing research showing that antioxidants in tart [...]

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Michigan International Auto Show in Grand Rapids – January 26-29, 2012

January 24, 2012 – 2:41 pm

Michigan turns 175 Thursday and Absolute Michigan is giving away a whole bunch of prizes to people on our email list to celebrate! One of the items is 2 tickets to the Auto Show – you can sign up for our list at the bottom of this article. Smile by pairadocs The Michigan International Auto Show returns [...]

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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 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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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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2012 North American International Auto Show

January 12, 2012 – 12:02 pm

The 2012 North American International Auto Show aka the Detroit Auto Show runs January 14-22, 2012 at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan. 2013 Dodge Dart by ChriKett Photography The first Detroit Area Dealer Association (DADA)-managed Detroit Auto Show was held in December 1907 at Riverview Park. In 1987, the show was re-focused as an [...]

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Seeking Michigan: Eddie Rickenbacker and the Rickenbacker Motor Company

January 4, 2012 – 7:48 am

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. Ace of [...]

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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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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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