Michitwitter for July 2009

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4 Comments

  1. Absolute Michigan
    Posted July 1, 2009 at 1:01 pm | Permalink

    Michigan climbs scales as 9th fattest state, study says

    Michigan is the ninth fattest state in a nation struggling with an obesity epidemic, said a report released today by a national health care foundation wanting reform to include this leading health care expense.

    The 2009 "F as in Fat" report by the not-for-profit Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation finds 28.8% of Michiganders are obese, with a height-to-weight-based calculation of body mass index of 30 – about 30 pounds overweight for a 5-foot-4-inch person.

    Nearly two-thirds of the state is battling either obesity or being overweight, considered a BMI of 25 to 29.9. The obesity percentage has steadily increased since 2005, when 25.3% of the state was obese. The state is now spending upward of $3 billion a year dealing with obesity-related medical issues.

    Continue reading: freep.com

  2. Absolute Michigan
    Posted July 1, 2009 at 1:04 pm | Permalink

    Frankenmuth Brewery makes a comeback

    Today, the iconic brewery, in Michigan's Bavarian-style capital of kitsch, reopens to the public after 2 1/2 years languishing in a restaurant purgatory of sorts.

    "We're back and ready for action," said Dave Scholten, general manager of the restaurant on Frankenmuth's main street, just alongside the Cass River. "It's a good day for Michigan beer."

    The Frankenmuth Brewery claims status as America's second-oldest beer-making operation, but it hasn't been an easy trip to the present from its beginnings in 1862, just 17 years after German settlers founded the town that morphed during the 20th century into one of the state's most notable tourist destinations.

    Continue reading: detnews.com

  3. Absolute Michigan
    Posted July 2, 2009 at 11:29 am | Permalink

    Portland family finds prehistoric bones in yard

    An Ionia County couple just wanted to dig a new pond in their yard.

    Instead, Rich and Annette Schneider of Portland dug up some history.

    The Schneiders unearthed the bones of a 10,000-plus-year-old mastodon, an elephant-like animal that became extinct shortly after humans arrived in the Great Lakes region.

    Rich Schneider tells WILX-TV the dig turned up a leg, a rib, a tusk and more.

    They plan to donate the bones to the University of Michigan.

    Scientists tell WLNS-TV the animal was buried by ancient hunters who stored it there to eat. The station said Wednesday it's one of only about 250 mastodons found in Michigan over the past century.

    Portland is located about 20 miles west-northwest of Lansing.

    Source: lansingstatejournal.com

  4. Jasia
    Posted July 2, 2009 at 2:30 pm | Permalink

    Here's a blog about St. Joseph, MI you might like.

    http://discoverstjoseph.blogspot.com

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