All Things Michigan — Michigan happenings, places, and travel

Use a Yooper Scooper to clear snow this winter

December 3, 2009

[UPDATE]
I have used my Yooper Scooper quite a few times already this winter and I have to say that this is probably THE best investment I have made lately. Clearing the driveway takes a fraction of the time it used to take using the old shovel. Plus, I no longer have a sore [...]

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$5 shipping on our Michigan Gift Baskets today only!

November 30, 2009

We thought we would get in on the act for Cyber Monday and offer a great deal on shipping. $5 shipping on any of our gift baskets for Today (November 30, 2009) Only when you enter the coupon code ‘luvmich’ in the online shopping cart. This applies to online orders only. Feel [...]

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Shop now and we’ll hold it for a Christmas delivery

November 25, 2009

Just wanted to let everyone know that you can purchase your Christmas presents now and select “Ship December 18th” in the checkout process so your gift basket(s) will arrive just in time for Christmas. A lot of folks take advantage of this each year to make sure not only that their gifts arrive on [...]

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Help us help the Food Bank Council of Michigan this Christmas season

November 24, 2009

We donate 1% of every sale to the Food Bank Council of Michigan. The Food Bank then uses its buying power in addition to various alliances and resources to distribute food to food banks across the state of Michigan. Now more than ever, the Food Bank Council of Michigan needs our help.
From the [...]

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Formal opening of Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, October 22, 1927

November 20, 2009

Best if you view the full-size image
The Big House was formally dedicated ,October 22, 1927, with Ohio State University as the unlucky opponent for the Maize and Blue that day. The University of Michigan Wolverines prevailed in the “dedication game” by a score of 21-0. Michigan’s overall record for the 1927 season [...]

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Watch the video for ‘Second Week of Deer Camp’ by Da Yoopers

November 13, 2009

Firearm season is only two days away so celebrate early with this Da Yoopers classic, Second Week of Deer Camp. This song cracks me up every time I listen to it. The video only adds to the humor value of the song.

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Watch Escanaba in Da Moonlight before you head to deer camp

November 12, 2009

If you’re a Michigander, chances are you have heard of Jeff Daniel’s film, Escanaba in Da Moonlight. It’s a tale of a Yooper, Rueben Soady, whose nickname is “Buckless Yooper” due to the fact that he has never shot a buck. He is also close to becoming the oldest Soady to shoot a [...]

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Thank You Veterans!

November 11, 2009

Thank you, Veterans. Thank you for your service to our country. Thank you for your time spent away from loved ones. Thank you for sweating and freezing in the dirt, dust, mud, and snow.

Thank you for fighting to protect freedom both here and abroad. Thank you for living with the scars of war. Thank you for giving your time, and for some, your lives.

Thank You.

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Beautiful video tribute to the 29 crewmen of the Edmund Fitzgerald

November 10, 2009

34 years ago today during the evening of November 10, 1975 the Edmund Fitzgerald sank during a storm on Lake Superior taking the lives of all 29 crewmen. This video tribute is hauntingly beautiful. I feel so bad for the families that lost loved ones 34 years ago today. The music featured [...]

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Photo of float and costumes for Detroit’s Thanksgiving Parade 2009

November 6, 2009

The Detroit Thanksgiving Day Parade is now just under three weeks away. You can see a Mother Goose float and about a dozen costume heads in this photo. I always find it to be kind of a macabre scene when you see only the heads of costumes sitting in a warehouse. Don’t ask me why, I just do .