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All along the ice towers

by Andrew on January 29, 2010

All along the ice towers, originally uploaded by bbodjack.

As a Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix fan, I love the title of this photo. It’s a play on the Dylan song that Hendrix also covered “All Along The Watchtower.”

Oh, and the photo is great too! I love the large chunks of ice clinging to the wooden pier in the morning light.

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This 1917 newsreel mainly features footage from Detroit, but there is a bit of footage from the Traverse City area showcasing their blossom parade. A motorcycle climbing challenge in Lansing also makes its way into the footage.

Also in this newsreel:

Charitable organization hosts a picnic for hundreds of kids
Detroit traffic cop chases down a speeder & hops on the running boards
The scofflaws are sent to the House of Correction Farm to atone for their nefarious act of speeding.
Scenes from a polo match featuring the Gold Hats of Detroit
Trap shooting at St. Thomas

The newsreel was silent, of course, so I took it upon myself to add some wonderful selections from Django Rheinhardt – quite arguably a guitarist well before his time.

Detroit Newsreel 1917 from Andrew on Vimeo.

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Happy 92nd Birthday to Ernie Harwell

January 25, 2010

Happy birthday, Mr. Harwell! I know he has good days and bad days so here’s to hoping that today is one of the good days.
In honor of Mr. Harwell’s 92nd birthday, here is the audio from his 1981 Baseball Hall of Fame induction speech (also known as ‘Baseball Is’) –

Here is the video [...]

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Campus Martius Park circa 1899 stunning panoramic photo

January 22, 2010

To see this panoramic photo of downtown Detroit in all of its glory you really should view the high resolution version [it is 34mb].
The old Detroit City Hall is featured prominently in the center of this photo. To the right of that is the grand old Majestic Building which was completed in 1896 and [...]

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Video of 1924 concept snow vehicle using Fordson tractor

January 19, 2010

My dad sent me this in an email last week, but I have to give credit to SeekingMichigan.org for posting this excellent footage at Vimeo. If you want to find all kinds of unique historic information and other assorted goodies about Michigan, check it out.
This 1924 video showcases the Armstead Snow Motors concept vehicle [...]

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Photo of frosty foggy morning in Michigan

January 19, 2010

We have had a lot of frosty foggy mornings here in Michigan over the past week. I was able to capture one that was actually sunny (the last couple days have been dark and overcast). Not sure if the photo does justice to the view I had, but it was definitely beautiful with [...]

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2010 Michigan Notable Books

January 15, 2010

Once again, the Library of Michigan has come up with an eclectic list of books for the annual Michigan Notable Books list. I have already read a couple of the books on this list and they were quite good – Bath Massacre: America’s First School Bombing and Stitches: A Memoir. Do yourself a [...]

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Photo of Logging in Michigan 1880-99

January 8, 2010

This happy looking gentleman is using a pair of gorgeous draft horses to pull the cumbersome logging sled. The Library of Congress page for this photo states that it was taken in Michigan sometime between 1880 and 1899. The use of ice roads (the original ice road truckers? ) and logging [...]

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The 35th Annual Lake Superior State Banished Words List

January 7, 2010

Last week Lake Superior State unveiled their annual list of banished words. After reading the list as well as the additional comments I have to say that I don’t have any argument against any of the words included on the list. In fact, I would be glad to see them go .

Shovel-Ready [...]

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Looking forward to what the new year has in store for Michigan

January 5, 2010

Well another page has been turned on the calendar and it finds us in a new year; a new decade even. I know things are tough in Michigan. I have friends who have been searching for work for nearly a year. I have friends who have moved because of the bad job market. I’m sure that is no different than a lot of Michigan residents.

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