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Yooper Secession: Talk in the Upper Peninsula of a 51st State
Don't Mess With A Yooper by siskokid The Detroit Free Press reports that the topic of the U.P. seceding from Michigan to form the 51st state was raised at the last Marquette County Board of...
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The Daily Michigan: National Morel Mushroom Festival
Morels are popping up in Northern Michigan and today on The Daily Michigan, we've got a prize package to help you celebrate Michigan's morel magic from the good folks at the National Morel Mushroom...
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Building reefs for sturgeon in the St. Clair River
Sturgeon, and mustaches, used to be more common in the Great Lakes region. Photo: Brian Bienkowski (of a Michigan Sea Grant archive photo) In New St. Clair River reefs to spur sturgeon spawning on the...
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Help bring Street Fighting Man to the Silver Screen
Street Fighting Man is a feature-length documentary by Andrew James with Greg Snider, award-winning editor of How to Die in Oregon. The story follows three inner-city men – each a generation apart –...
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The Daily Michigan: Photographic print by Mark S Carlson … and Drummond...
Today on The Daily Michigan we're giving away a custom giclee printed image of your choice from photographer Mark S. Carlson. You can choose from any on his website or his artist Facebook page. The 12...
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The Daily Michigan: Wild Things Edition
Read on for our latest email newsletter - subscribe right here! Where the Wild Things Are by &Sam About the photo above Sam writes: Took a walk in a park literally 100 feet behind my house, the...
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L. Frank Baum, The Goose Man of Macatawa
L. Frank Baum, author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, was born on May 15, 1856. The Holland Sentinel has an excellent feature on Baum's Michigan connection, explaining that this multi-talented man was...
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Michigan Walleye & Walleye Season
Walleye season opens today in Michigan (May 15 - March 15), so here's a little bit about this tasty sport fish. The Michigan DNR page on walleye (Sander vitreus) are the largest member of the perch...
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Great Lakes ice coverage down 71% in past 40 years
March 2012 Ice on the Great Lakes (NOAA) In Continued ice loss on the Great Lakes may cause widespread change in ecosystems at the Great Lakes Echo, Jennifer Kalish writes that a lack of winter ice is...
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Michigan fruit growers face record losses in 2012
Cherry Blossoms ... frosted by Ken Scott Michigan farmers are now reaping the unpleasant harvest of our strange "Summer in March." The Kalamazoo Gazette reports that the United States Department of...
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The Daily Michigan: $30 Dinner Dollar certificate to Black Star Farms
Today on The Daily Michigan we've got a $30 Dinner Dollar certificate to the Inn at Black Star Farms. In addition to being a wonderful place to stay in the heart of Northern Michigan wine country, the...
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Michigan Strawberries are Ready to Pick!
Ann Arbor June 2009 by RichardDemingPhotography Ed Vielmetti is our Paul Revere of Michigan strawberries, and they are coming early in 2012. The Ann Arbor area is usually the first in Michigan to see...
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Petoskey Stone Festival on May 26 celebrates Michigan’s State Stone!
Petoskey Stone Polish Project by Odalaigh The 7th annual Antrim County Petoskey Stone Festival takes place on May 28, 2011 in Barnes Park in Eastport. Admission to the festival will be FREE to one...
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TEDx Michigan: Author Jerry Dennis on Creativity
TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, and TEDx was created to give communities, organizations and individuals the opportunity to stimulate relevant dialogue through TED-like experiences...
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Remembering Gwen Frostic
Let's just wander here and there ~~ like leaves floating in the autumn air and look at common little things ~~ stones on the beach ~~ flowers turning into berries... From the winds we'll catch a bit of...
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Joseph W. Guyton, first casualty of World War I
"In the name of the republic, I bestow this tribute on the casket of the first soldier who perished on the soil of the enemy... I chose it because I am offering the tribute to the one returned whose...
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Tonkin Cane: Rod-Builder Robert W. Summers
Editor's note: This article was originally published in 1996. R.W. Summers is still making and selling rods from the shore of the Boardman River outside of Traverse City. The chance to talk with a...
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The Daily Michigan: 2 tickets to the Great Wakes Festival in Traverse City
Friday Flash! We've got 5 pairs of tickets for tomorrow night's 5-10 pm entertainment at the Great Wakes Festival. If you're interested, just send an email to dig@absolutemichigan.com. We'll randomly...
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Photos & Video from the Duck Lake Fire
We've collected some photos, video and reports from the Duck Lake Fire. Photos are all courtesy the Michigan DNR. "This fire is an eye-opener for a lot of people. In the 1930s and '40s, we had a lot of...
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Weird Wednesday: Lota lota, Ling-cod, Lawyer fish
The last Wednesday of every month is a Weird Wednesday on Absolute Michigan. Today's feature comes courtesy UPicefishing.com, their look at the frightening burbot. The great burbot photo is by diver...
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