All Things Michigan — Michigan happenings, places, and travel

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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Update on shipping times and inventory levels

December 15, 2009

Just an update on shipping and inventory of our gift baskets. As of 5:50 this evening (December 15, 2009) we are sold out of all of our gift baskets and boxes. We will be closed December 21 through January 4, 2010. We will begin shipping baskets again on January 5, 2010.
With Michigan’s [...]

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Introducing the Detroit Gift Box

December 8, 2009

The Detroit Gift Box is a nice little showcase of some of the more well-known (and tasty) products to come out of Detroit. It’s something I have wanted to do for a while to show some solidarity with the much maligned city.
Here is what you get:

4 snack bags of Detroit’s famous Better Made Potato [...]

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Dec 4 09: Snowmaking at Boyne Mountain

December 4, 2009

This looks great! Makes me a bit jealous though as we aren’t getting in on the snow here in southwest Michigan. With the natural snow coming down and the cold temperatures allowing for snow making, it looks like Boyne Mountain will be open for skiing soon.

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