I have previously posted on the possibility of an amusement park coming to Grayling in March and last July. The newest plans to come forth from the park’s potential builder, Axiom Entertainment, sound rather ambitious (to put it mildly). The idea for the overall theme of the park is ‘Main Street America’. [...]

Michigan’s Natural Features Inventory (MNFI) is an organization that is a part of the Michigan State University Extension. On their website you will find a searchable database of 665 of Michigan’s rare plants and animals (I never knew there were so many that are considered rare).
The search is customizable and allows users to search [...]

I just put up a page at Squidoo.com about the Mackinac Bridge. In case you didn’t know, this year marks the 50th anniversary of the completion and opening of the bridge. Numerous events are being held this year in honor of the Mackinac Bridge’s 50th and there is some pretty neat stuff at [...]

Memorial Day is a day to remember those who have fallen fighting for our country. You don’t have to agree with the war or the president, but you should pay your respects to those willing to serve in our Armed Forces.
Last year I wrote a post following Memorial Day with the title, Did You [...]

The Detroit News has compiled a list of ‘Michigan’s Best for 2007′ in four categories. The categories are - Sports and Recreation, Entertainment/Media, Stuff to Buy, and Food & Drink.
More than 105,000 people mailed in ballots that appeared in The Detroit News and on detnews.com in categories that ranged from restaurants to recreation. We [...]

I found this video on YouTube when I decided to see if there were any cool videos of the Mackinac Bridge. Just yesterday I wrote that the Discovery Channel show, Dirty Jobs, was coming to the Mackinac Bridge this Friday, but it looks like Wild Weekend TV beat them to it.

If the video player [...]

Mike Rowe, host of the Discovery Channel’s show Dirty Jobs, and his crew will make a visit to the Mackinac Bridge this Friday, May 25. They will focus on the never ending work that maintenance crews face to keep the bridge in tip-top shape.
I have always admired those who work on the [...]

Web Pro News and the Detroit Free Press are reporting that Google opened its new Ann Arbor office to the public to showcase their cool office environment. The new office space will accommodate an estimated 1,000 employees and is currently home to 100 new employees.
The Ann Arbor office will concentrate its work on Google’s [...]

I have made some updates and added a lot of new stuff to a couple of my extra Michigan-related websites at Squidoo.com. The poll at my Best of Michigan site that asks the question, “Has Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm done a good job running our state?” is showing a landslide number of NO votes [...]

On May 20 from noon to 4p.m. the Michigan Iron Industry Museum in Negaunee (about 8 miles west of Marquette) is hosting an Open House. There will be free admission in addition to some light refreshments (rats, no pasties). The museum has its 2006 expansion to show off their informative iron history exhibits.
Also, [...]