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I am not sure who all might have or be receiving this, but I thought I would share it with you. Yesterday, I received a postcard from the state of Michigan about the Michigan Voter Information center at www.michigan.gov/vote. Below is a scan of the information on the postcard I received.
A very simple search function is the first thing you will see at Michigan.gov/vote that allows you to enter either your drivers license number or your name, birth year, and zip code. After you hit the 'search' button information on your polling location including a map comes up. It will also let you know if you are registered to vote.
By the way, here is the information on upcoming deadlines and elections:
State Primary - August 8, 2006 (registration deadline was July 10, 2006)
State General Election - November 7, 2006 (registration deadline is October 10, 2006)
I finally found a couple of minutes to read one of my favorite newsletters. It is a monthly newsletter from the Leelanau Coffee Roasting Company and it usually includes their monthly specials on coffee or information on current events in Glen Arbor where they call home.
This month's newsletter featured a quick and easy tip to better tasting coffee and a cleaner coffeepot. Simply run 10 cups of vinegar (yep, do not dilute it with water) through your coffee maker followed by at least two pots of water to get rid of any lingering vinegar. Also, do not forget to clean the lid to your coffeepot as well as the spigot where the coffee comes out of the coffee maker.
One tip I would like to add is that you might also want to have a paper filter (if your coffee maker uses those) in place to catch any hard water deposits that the vinegar cleans out. A pleasant scented candle might be in order as well as your kitchen will quickly smell like a pickle factory.
P.S. If you love coffee you really should stop by the Leelanau Coffee Roasting Company when you are in Glen Arbor (in the Sleeping Bear Dunes area) or you can place an order at their store online at www.coffeeguys.com. I have a lot of favorites among their different coffees, but one of my top favorites would have to be the Manitou Blueberry. You can really taste the blueberry flavor, but it does not take away from the smoothness of the coffee.
When my wife and I honeymooned on Mackinac Island it was shrouded in a chilly blanket of fog for a couple of the days we were there. This photo reminds me of that. I love that it is in black and white.
With the wall of fog surrounding the island it muffled the sounds of horse hooves upon the pavement and gave a surreal sense of peaceful isolation. The Mackinac Bridge and the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan were not visible. With no vehicles and no way to see the outside modern world it felt like we had slipped back in time for those few days.
It is funny how one picture can bring back so many wonderful memories.
This is my Grandma Jacob's recipe. I have been making it since I was a child and absolutely love it! Even my husband (who doesn't like zucchini) and my son (who hates any vegetable) love this bread. Try it, I promise you won't be disappointed.
What you need:
3 eggs
1 c. oil
2 c. sugar
3 tsp. vanilla
3 c. grated zucchini
3 c. flour
3 tsp. baking soda
3 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
Directions:
Mix together. Grease and flour 2 loaf pans. Bake for 1 hour at 350.
Someone videotaped their trip over the Mackinac Bridge while listening to the history of the bridge that is played on AM 530 out of St. Ignace and AM 1610 out of Mackinaw City. If you have ever crossed the bridge you might remember that the Mackinac Bridge Authority uses these two radio stations for alerts about the bridge conditions and information on how to have a safe crossing.
In between loops of the bridge conditions (when there are not high winds or other problem-causing storms present) the radio stations play a brief history of the Mackinac Bridge.
Anyway, this video shows a Mackinac Bridge crossing from the viewpoint of the driver and in the background you can get an audio history of the Mighty Mac. At first I thought a passenger was recording the video as you really should use both hands on the steering wheel when crossing the bridge. Then, towards the end of the video the camera pans to an empty passenger seat which would lead me to believe that it must be the driver recording the video. Unless there is someone leaning forward from the backseat and recording out of the front windshield.
The video is just under 3.5 minutes. If you have trouble viewing the video through this blog you can see it directly at youtube.com here. All Things Michigan and Gift Baskets From Michigan LLC are not responsible for the other content that might be found at youtube.com and are only recommending this particular video.
