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Weird Wednesday: Michigan Sea Monsters
A pair of excerpts by Linda S. Godfrey from that fascinating tome of Michigan mysteries: Weird Michigan featuring the sea monster of the Straits of Mackinac and the Lake Leelanau Monster.

Woodward Dream Cruise 2008
Absolute Michigan's video correspondents Scott Allman and Jim McClain have some great shots of the cars along with interviews with the interesting and colorful characters that make up the world's largest one-day car event.

Old US 27 Motor Tour and the new Route 66
Tthe second annual Old U.S. 27 Auto Tour begins today in Coldwater and includes four stops in mid-Michigan en-route to a finish Saturday in Cheboygan. Other stops include Marshall, Lansing, St. Johns, Ithica, St. Louis, Claire, Harrison, Grayling and Gaylord.

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Running Marquette, MI (Lake Superior) to Biloxi MS Gulf
We will be starting our run from the Marquetee Lighthouse on Lake Superior in Marquette MI and will be running to The Gulf of Mexico in Biloxi MS. We will start at 7:07 AM on 7/7/7. We would like those interested to join us anywhere along the 1400 miles

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50th Annual International Frisbee Tournament (Hancock, Houghton County)
DiscoTech (Houghton, Houghton County)
Michigan Upper Peninsula Bigfoot Organization (MUPBO) (Copper Harbor, Keweenaw County)
Michigan Upper Peninsula Outhouse Pictures (Eagle River, Keweenaw County)
Running Marquette, MI (Lake Superior) to Biloxi MS Gulf (Marquette, Marquette County)

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Recreation & Sports > Offbeat > Articles

Aug 27, 2008
Weird Wednesday: Michigan Sea Monsters

Aug 21, 2008
Woodward Dream Cruise 2008

Aug 19, 2008
Old US 27 Motor Tour and the new Route 66

Aug 13, 2008
Spotlight: Buckley Old Engine Show, August 14-17

Aug 13, 2008
Dig Michigan: Kalamazoo Region

Aug 7, 2008
Road Trip: 2008 World Disc Golf Championships; August 8 - 16

Jul 30, 2008
Growing up with Michigan's Adventure

Jul 18, 2008
Hoxeyville Music Festival July 25 - 27

Jun 25, 2008
Weird Wednesday: The Constipation Curse and How to be a Hoodoo

Jun 19, 2008
Road Trip: International River Days - Detroit

Jun 12, 2008
Road Trip: Michigan's Adventure - Muskegon

Apr 30, 2008
Michigan's Humongous Fungus

Apr 30, 2008
Weird Wednesday: Dead Man's Hill

Apr 1, 2008
Canadian Freeze Ray wreaks havok on Michigan

Mar 26, 2008
Weird Wednesday: Michigan UFO Sightings

Mar 18, 2008
Michigan History: Harriet's Daring Flight

Mar 12, 2008
Michigan Video: Iceboating on Elk Lake

Mar 10, 2008
Ice Climbing and the Michigan Ice Fest

Feb 13, 2008
Full Moon (cabin) Fever - February 20, 2008 Eclipse

Jan 30, 2008
Weird Wednesday: The Mysterious Bad Egg Exorcist of Utica

Jan 28, 2008
Michigan February Event Calendar

Jan 14, 2008
Absolute Michigan: The Week for January 13, 2008

Jan 9, 2008
Taste the Passion - a celebration of Wine, Chocolate & Love

Dec 17, 2007
Michigan Word of the Week: Snow

Nov 28, 2007
Weird Photo: Meet the Hamtramckquins

Oct 31, 2007
Weird Michigan: The Rowdy Ghosts of the Fenton Hotel

Oct 31, 2007
Blogs We Dig: Dr. Fong's House of Mysteries

Oct 23, 2007
Five (spooky) Things you need to know about Michigan

Oct 17, 2007
Michigan Ghost Stories: The Ada Witch

Oct 16, 2007
Haunted Michigan

Oct 16, 2007
2007 Michigan Haunted Houses, Mazes & Attractions

Oct 15, 2007
Word of the Week: Pumpkin

Oct 10, 2007
Five things you need to know for Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Aug 29, 2007
Kiters raise questions about shoreline access

Aug 13, 2007
The Amazing Frankfort Rock Gallery

Jul 10, 2007
Michigan: Great Lakes Surfing Capital

Jul 6, 2007
Michigan History: Soaring Beneath the Bridge

Jul 5, 2007
Old Time Base Ball at Mackinac Island

Jun 27, 2007
Five Things you need to know about Michigan for Wednesday, June 27, 2007

May 21, 2007
Kite Cam at the Kite Festival

May 7, 2007
Great Lakes Kite Festival in Grand Haven

Apr 23, 2007
Photo sharing and public history

Mar 13, 2007
Iceboat vs. Chevy on Lake St. Clair

Feb 16, 2007
East Lansing Children's Film Festival

Feb 14, 2007
Will Ferrell Needs A Few Good Michigan Cars

Dec 15, 2006
Michigan Film: Unsalted, A Great Lakes Experience

Dec 14, 2006
3rd Annual Detroit Winter Blast - February 9-11, 2007

Dec 14, 2006
Michigan Northern Lights Log

Dec 6, 2006
What DO you do during a Michigan winter?

Nov 13, 2006
Leonid Meteor Showers in Michigan

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