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Michigan vs Michigan State Football Rivalry
This Saturday the University of Michigan Wolverines travel to play the Michigan State University Spartans at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. The winner takes the Paul Bunyan-Governor of Michigan Trophy and we have all kinds of info and ask your prediction!

The Week for October 20-26, 2008
Welcome to 'The Week' for October 20-26. This is where we will be posting comments such as news items, interesting blog posts, cool video and media, coming events, new web sites added to Absolute Michigan and other items of note. We invite you to do the same!

Creative Cities: The Bold Vision of Bill Strickland
Last night at the Creative Cities Summit, author and MacArthur Fellow Bill Strickland delivered one of the boldest and bluntest talks about what can and should be done to re-energize our cities and nation.

FROM MICHIGAN IN PICTURES

Steps, photo by We Are CS

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MSU 4-H Children's Garden
A special garden where plants and children and imaginations grow. Visit the web site for tons of information, garden webcam, virtual tour and much more.

Featured Links

Ferris State University
Ferris State is a career-oriented public university located in Big Rapids. More than 170 degrees are offered through the colleges of Allied Health Sciences, Arts and Sciences, Business, Education and Human Services, Optometry, Pharmacy, and Technology. (Big Rapids, Mecosta County)
Growing Christmas Trees in Michigan
For many years Michigan has been a leading state in the production of plantation grown Christmas trees. Each year some 6 million trees are harvested and sold throughout the state and much of the nation. (East Lansing, Ingham County)
Michigan eLibrary (MeL)
An incredible resource for Michigan residents (MI driver's license required) and students. MeL provides free online access to tens of thousands of books and magazines. (Lansing, Ingham County)
Michigan History for Kids
Michigan History for Kids is a colorful, award-winning magazine designed to make history fun for kids. Written at a fourth-grade reading level, the topics align with those covered on the fifth-grade MEAP test. (Lansing, Ingham County)
Michigan K-12 Technology Planning
Technology planning is federally mandated for local school agencies seeking technology funding from federal programs, including the Universal Service Fund (E-Rate) and No Child Left Behind legislation. This site helps educators prepare technology plans. (Lansing, Ingham County)
Michigan Tax Truth
Providing citizens, policymakers, elected officals, and the media with accurate and true information about state government taxes and spending in Michigan. (Lansing, Ingham County)
Michigan Virtual University
A private, not-for-profit Michigan corporation established to deliver online education and training opportunities to the citizens of Michigan. Offers online K-12 classes. (Lansing, Ingham County)
MichiganEPIC, Center for Michigan History Studies
An electronic, Internet-based, distance learning website that supplies hard to find social science resources and offers pre-service and practicing teachers material to re-educate themselves in new areas targeted by the Department of Education. (Grand Rapids, Kent County)
MSU 4-H Children's Garden
A special garden where plants and children and imaginations grow. Visit the web site for tons of information, garden webcam, virtual tour and much more. (East Lansing, Ingham County)
MSU Extension - Southwest Region
MSU Southwest, located on the beautiful grounds of the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station. MSU Southwest provides access to MSU classes offered in southwest Michigan and administrative oversight to 17 southwest Michigan counties and 2 research stations. (Hickory Corners, Barry County)
The Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center (MAREC)
The first fully integrated demonstration facility for distributed generation of electricity using alternative and renewable energy technologies in the US and also fosters research and education involving alternative and renewable energy. (Muskegon, Muskegon County)