Mirror Lake, photo by deciBelle.
Be sure to check this fall photo from Mirror Lake bigger or in Leslie’s Landscape set (slideshow).
There’s a nice writeup on the North Mirror Lake Trail on Mike & Aimee’s Favorite Hikes in the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. You can get maps for all the trails on trails.com and get more photos and info on Michigan’s largest state park from Michigan in Pictures.
This morning on Absolute Michigan we posted a feature on Assignment Detroit from Time Inc. Check it out or go straight to Assignment Detroit.
Check the photo above out bigger in Christian’s Around Detroit slideshow (or start it from the beginning)
The Heidelberg Project, photo by John Baird.
The Heidelberg Project in Detroit invites you to attend their Polka Dot Picnic this Saturday (September 26) from 4-7 PM to help them celebrate community, their accomplishments & special friends leaving Detroit. They are also looking for donations/discounts on some supplies/services. Be sure to check the link above for more info about this amazing labor of love (including a new video).
Check this out bigger or in John’s So called most “Interesting” slideshow.
See more photos from the Heidelberg Project in the Absolute Michigan pool and also on Michigan in Pictures.
Road to the Sun, photo by Hooks Pix.
Bill Steffen at WOOD-TV says that the autumnal equinox – the starter pistol shot of fall – officially occurs at 5:18 PM today. For much more equinoxical goodness, check out Autumnal Equinox: the start of fall from last year’s Michigan in Pictures.
Be sure to check this photo out bigger and also Don’s fall slideshow. It’s from the famed Tunnel of Trees between Harbor Springs and Cross Village (see this post from the State of Michigan).
Art Prize entry – Telos by Ray Katz by the pentax hammer (gary syrba)
Gary writes that this sculpture is at the Sixth Street Park just north of Downtown in Grand Rapids, and says there’s a lot of excitement in the city about this event … and a lot of prize money at stake too! Check this out bigger in his In the City (Grand Rapids) slideshow.
ArtPrize is open to any artist, and the votes of all visitors will determine who wins the largest art prize in the world: $250,000! Get a map of the venues right here. They write:
At ArtPrize, any artist—from established to emerging—has the chance to show work. Any visitor can vote. The vote will determine who wins the largest art prize in the world. We also took the unusual step to allow people in the city to open a venue and choose the artists to show in their space. There is not one official curator or jury for the competition.
The number of venues is fluid, so the number of competing artists is fluid. The possibilities are wide open. We can’t predict what will happen, but it should be a lot of fun finding out.
You can follow along with coverage of ArtPrize on our Absolute Michigan: On Location blog and get photos in the ArtPrize Grand Rapids group!
Camp 5 Lake 01.jpg, photo by smartee_martee
My stats page says that people are starting to think about autumn and fall color. If you’re one of those folks, have a look at the Michigan Autumn slideshow from the Absolute Michigan pool and also the Michigan Fall wallpaper page!
Be sure to see this photo by Marty bigger and in his Michigan Fall Colors set (slideshow).
pictured rocks 09-044, photo by northern_latitudes.
Check out Tim’s awesomely amazing pictured rocks kayaking 2009 set (slideshow). He does a better job than anyone I’ve yet seen of conveying these massive rock formations.
Kayaking buffs will definitely want to check out the Hiawatha Water Trail web site – it’s a kayaker’s dream!!
Michigan in Pictures has much more about Pictured Rocks and you can also visit the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore web site.
Made in Michigan, photo by mjo62000
The remake of the 1980s invasion film Red Dawn is being filmed in Mt. Clemens – one of many movies that are being shot in Michigan right now thanks to our industry leading film incentive. The movie is directed by Dan Bradley, stars Chris Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, Isabel Lucas, Connor Cruise, Josh Peck, Adrianne Palicki and is scheduled to be release September 24, 2010.
Mary Jo has a few more photos from the film in her slideshow and you can see a few more from RIPizzo.
You can get all kinds of Red Dawn information from Beyond Hollywood including some YouTube videos from the filming (explosions!)
Speaking of explosions, here’s the trailer for the original Red Dawn.
Wolverines!!!
Dock o’ boats, photo by &Sam.
Over on Absolute Michigan I noted that the 2000th photographer joined our Absolute Michigan pool on Flickr. It’s where almost all of the photos on Michigan in Pictures come from and really an amazing resource that we are so fortunate to have at our disposal.
Be sure to check this photo out bigger and in Sam’s Outside set (slideshow).
Postcard View, photo by Eridony.
Today I’m at the Michigan Downtown Conference in Lansing. Assuming the wifi at the Lansing Center is up to the task, I’ll be posting over on updates from the conference on Absolute Michigan.
Be sure to check this out bigger and in his massive Downtown Lansing set (slideshow).
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