While Gov. Granholm basically calls state legislators cowards if they don’t vote in favor of a tax hike because of the fear of being recalled.
I hope every legislator has the backbone to do what’s right for their districts and what’s right for Michigan, and not just what’s right for their political futures,” Granholm said.
State legislators [...]

We will be closed for an extended Labor Day Weekend beginning Thursday, August 30 until Tuesday, September 4. Any gift baskets ordered after 5 p.m. Wednesday, August 29th will be shipped on Wednesday, September 5th.
Have a Great Day!

I put together a list of the Top 10 Michigan Wonders. The criteria were simply that they needed to be places and/or thing in Michigan that are unique and interesting. I figure the list will expand beyond 10 because I feel that there are way more than just 10 things about Michigan that [...]

I created a new page at Squidoo that gives some background on the actual murder that the book and movie were based on. You will also find information on the area that the movie was filmed (in Michigan’s U.P. at Big Bay, Ishpeming, and Marquette) back in 1959. I tossed in videos of [...]

The Sleeper Lake Forest Fire is estimated to be 67% contained and the chance of some more rain showers on Thursday would definitely be a help. Firefighters continue to battle the blaze with the help of marshmasters (they look like mini-tanks), three Blackhawk helicopters, and two CL-215 water bombing aircraft.
Read today’s Marquette Mining Journal [...]

I recently mentioned a story about a family that discovered a battered orange life preserver with Edmund Fitzgerald stenciled on it. Many wondered if this was a hoax of some kind or if it could possibly be the real deal.
Cynthia Edwards has apparently put to rest any ideas of the ring’s authenticity or chance [...]

Anyone familiar with the Academy Award nominated film, Anatomy of a Murder, knows that it was filmed in the U.P. The movie is based on a true story that was turned into a novel written by former Michigan Supreme Court justice, John Voelker. Courtroom scenes for the movie were filmed in the [...]

An outdoor burn ban takes affect at 4:36 pm today for all Michigan counties except for - Berrien, Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Lenawee, Monroe, St. Joseph and Wayne counties. Those counties have received quite a bit more precipitation in the past couple of weeks than the rest of the state.
The following activities on or near [...]

Take that headline at face value because I don’t believe it is hyperbole. The people that inhabit the U.P. are as kind as the views up there are beautiful. The ongoing Sleeper Lake Fire has provided a chance for more of the state (those of us below the bridge in particular) to see [...]

An article in today’s Detroit News states that -
The northern Great Lakes, particularly Huron and Michigan, are losing water three times faster through the St. Clair River than previously believed, according to a study released Tuesday by a private Canadian group.
Of course, there is talk of an international study that should be performed to back [...]