Thanks to the Detroit Free Press I found out that today, April 28, is Arbor Day. The article in the Free Press has a handful of stories about people and their thoughts about trees and why they planted them.
I remember when I was in elementary school and we had a field trip in the [...]

A lot of Michiganians long to see one of the Great Lakes infamous shipwrecks. For those of you who want to get a good view of shipwrecks without the use of scuba gear, I know just the place. Up across the Mighty Mac in Yooper territory on the Lake Superior side you can see [...]

I have to give my blog’s spam filter it’s due. In the last 24 hours alone it has probably caught about two dozen spam comments. In case you don’t know, there are actually people who created software that puts links to their (and others) websites of dubious nature in the comments of blogs.
I [...]

Just came across this while reading one of my favorite blogs - Make (all about making stuff). You can purchase a dvd that shows you how to convert your standard diesel powered vehicle to one supplemented with used vegetable oil at http://vegmyride.tv.
For $19.95 they show you how to run a duel-tank system [...]

You can sign a petition at www.michigan.gov/som in support of lowering gas prices. Basically, the petition is to urge President Bush to cap excessive gasoline profits.
Yes, it is awfully coincidental (can you sense the sarcasm?) that since Bush took office in January 2001 that gas prices have increased 240% and he just [...]

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6 Rustic cabins with 4-8 bunks
3 Rustic bunkhouses with 24 bunks, available for families or groups
250 sites
Average Nightly Rate - $27 (in season)

The majority of the sites are the perfect size for tent camping or pop-ups and mid-size campers. There are only a handful of sites large enough to accommodate the large RVs and [...]

Sometime this summer you need to take a trip to Coldwater and see the double feature at the Capri Drive-In Theatre. Family owned and operated since 1964 this is rated as one of the nation’s top ten drive-ins. The Capri features two screens, which allow it to accommodate up to 850 cars and [...]

This Friday, Governor Granholm and the Republican challenger for Governor, Dick DeVos, will both appear at a town hall meeting in Detroit. There will be an audience of approximately 500 people in addition to various media who will be posing questions to the two candidates for Governor.
This meeting will not have the format of [...]

Here is a cool video showing a very windy day on the west side of our state at the South Haven lighthouse. I have seen a lot of photos of waves crashing over the lighthouse, but this is the first video I have viewed. Wouldn’t it be cool to be at the beach [...]

This week’s gas price average across Michigan is $2.91 per gallon. It was $2.51 a month ago and $2.19 one year ago.
The Traverse City Record Eagle has an article on how the rising cost of gas is already affecting tourism-oriented businesses. I don’t see how the predicted increase in state tourism [...]