Category Archives: Absolute Michigan's Site of the Week

Shop Michigan: Surfing Lessons 101 from The Third Coast Surf Shop

June 13, 2007 – 12:59 pm

Surfing 101 is a class designed as the first step in learning how to surf, it goes over the fundamentals needed to become a good surfer. The lessons starts with land instructions that go over warm-up exercises, equipment handling and safety, water awareness, and the basics of laying, paddling, sitting and popping up on the [...]

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Michigan Site of the Week: Tigers Central

September 13, 2006 – 8:23 am

How long has it been since the turning of the autumn leaves was accompanied by the Detroit Tigers in a pennant race? Too long!! Despite the fact that the Tigers are seriously embattled, there's no doubt that the the Motor City and the rest of Michigan are seriously excited about the Tigers.
Our latest Site of [...]

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Michigan Site of the Week: Michigan Organic Food and Farm Alliance (MOFFA)

August 29, 2006 – 2:30 pm

The Michigan Organic Food and Farm Alliance (MOFFA) was organized in 1992 as a non-profit organization. We work to create more public awareness about the nature of industrialized food supply and its environmental and social hazards. We teach 'eaters' to value and to choose organically grown food produced in their own locales. MOFFA is a [...]

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Michigan Site of the Week: Michigan Historical Markers

August 22, 2006 – 2:33 pm

Historical Sign by John Belen
The Michigan Historical Marker program is administered by the State Historic Preservation Office and is one of the largest frivately funded historical marker programs in the nation with over 2,500 sites identified and nearly 1,600 markers constructed.
In 1988, Jim Brennan began visiting these markers with the objective of photographing each one. [...]

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Michigan Site of the Week: Michigan Lighthouse Fund

August 15, 2006 – 2:37 pm

With over 3200 miles of shoreline (more than any state but Alaska), it's not surprising that Michigan has over 120 lighthouses, more than any other state. Two-thirds of Michigan's lighthouses currently under federal ownership are scheduled for disposal within the next 10 years. With so many lighthouses leaving federal jurisdiction, the National Trust for Historic [...]

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Michigan Site of the Week: Publius.org

August 8, 2006 – 2:48 pm

Our first Michigan Site of the Week is Publius.org, a non-partisan, non-profit organization founded in Michigan in 1996 to explore the impact of the internet on democracy and to develop web-based tools to enhance the exchange of ideas and information.
This site lets you enter your name and location and see if you are registered and [...]

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