Category Archives: Video

Fork in the Road: Freshwater Caviar

In collaboration with Eric Villegas and his nationally broadcast television show Fork in the Road, Absolute Michigan presents exclusive webisodes for your viewing pleasure. This time out Chef Eric takes us to the southern end of Lake Michigan, where we visit Michigan City Indiana to meet Rachel Collins of Collins Caviar and see how she [...]

Fork in the Road: Flint and Detroit Inspired Coney Dogs

In collaboration with Eric Villegas and his nationally broadcast television show Fork in the Road, Absolute Michigan presents exclusive webisodes for your viewing pleasure. This time out it’s dog wars and Chef Eric takes us to visit both Flint and Detroit where the Coney Dogs are different and each claims to be the best. Fork [...]

Photo Friday: Box Turtle by StormchaserMike

Mike says that box turtles are relatively uncommon. Here’s what Wikipedia and the Michigan DNR have to say about box turtles. The photo is part of his Cass Lake set (slideshow). Some of his other sets include outside birds and Josephine the Friendly Squirrel. As you might imagine, Mike also has a number of storm [...]

2008 Detroit Red Wings bring the Stanley Cup to Hockeytown!

Welcome Back, Stanley!, photo by radiospike photography Originally posted at Michigan in Pictures. Spike writes that this photo was taken at 10:58pm on June 4, 2008 as the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins to secure their 11th Stanley Cup. He has a ton of great Wings shots and says that his complete gallery [...]

Watch: Race for the Cure – 2008

This video by mattmb1 from High Gear Racing features a ride through Detroit with Andy Staub and other riders from Beat the Train and Saturday’s Komen Detroit Race for the Cure. We’re linking to the high quality version – if that doesn’t work, here’s standard quality. The photo is Cannondale Bike Detail by bmg5. Share [...]

Asparagus goes to the movies … and the National Asparagus Festival

You can get a higher quality version from the official web site Asparagus: Stalking the American Life (where you can also buy the DVD which supports family farmers) and also at Media That Matters, where you can also read an explanation of this interesting project from director/poducers Kirsten Kelly and Anne de Mare, who write: [...]

Madonna

Madonna, phoyo by Alan Light When Madonna was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March 2008, she said the people who helped make her one of the world’s most successful female musicians were those who once said she was “talentless” and “couldn’t sing.” These people, she added, “pushed me to be [...]

Michigan Asparagus is Ready to Pick!

YUCK/YUM – Pick a Side by Rudy Malmquist Taste the Local Difference says that asparagus is ready to pick! It’s a member of the lily family and can grow as quickly as 10 inches in one day! Michigan ranks third in the nation for asparagus production (behind California and Washington) and the Michigan Asparagus Advisory [...]

GM Designers in the classroom

It appears that General Motors is in the midst of a transformation from a massive company to a somewhat less massive company. It seems that while – or perhaps because – that is happening, interesting things are bubbling out of Michigan’s largest company. One such item is a venture of GM and the College of [...]

Free Amir … and the whole Zoo Crew

Free Amir! Amir Johnson is just 21. Wikipedia says that on April 19, 2007, Amir Johnson scored a career-high 20 points, grabbed 12 rebounds (6 of them offensive), and recorded four blocks and three steals in 37 minutes against the Boston Celtics. And he can do this. Amir is also part of the Detroit Piston’s [...]