Au Sable HDR *, photo by brionline.
Over on Absolute Michigan we have a great video feature by Scott Allman about the planting of Michigan white cedar trees along the banks of the Au Sable river by the group Cedars for the Au Sable. One of the group members explains that although cedar trees can live hundreds of years, they are so vulnerable in the first 15 to deer browsing that they can’t be re-established without human help.
Brian says that you better view this HDR image bigger and that he took it while standing in the river.
A boat full of Michigan bluegills
July 7, 2009
One of Many, photo by mickey-finn.
Mickey Finn says that this picture is from an awesome night of fly fishing for bass and bluegills in Michigan in which he landed over 30 of these hand-sized beauties. The Michigan DNR’s Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) page says:
The bluegill is a native to eastern and central North America, including the lower Great Lakes. This fish enjoys a well-deserved popularity with anglers. Many a young angler boasts the delicious bluegill as a first catch, while seasoned anglers using light tackle find it a valiant fighter. Bluegills favor warm waters (64 to 70 degrees F) with plenty of cover such as weed beds, submerged logs, or drop-offs. They usually stay in relatively shallow water, but as temperatures rise in the summer, large bluegills will head for deeper water. This fish also provides good winter sport since it remains active all winter long.
The bluegill spawns in the shallows in the late spring or early summer when the water temperature reaches 65 degrees F. Males build nesting colonies in gravel, sand or mud and will guard the eggs and newly hatched fry until they reach the swimming stage.
Wikipedia’s bluegill entry has lots more about this common sunfish.
supersampler II: I dream in Technicolor
July 6, 2009
Happy Independence Day
July 4, 2009
Turn the freedom up to eleven, photo by farlane.
I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend and that freedom rings loud for all of you.
(if it’s too loud, you can try the above!)
Light up the weekend
July 3, 2009
Fireworks on the 4th over Grand Haven, MI, photo by ER Post.
Get a full list of fireworks displays at MichiganFireworks.com or light up your monitor with this fireworks slideshow from the Absolute Michigan pool.
PS: If you’re in Detroit this weekend, you might want to check out the FREE Comerica Cityfest!
The bubblegum Prince
July 2, 2009
The bubblegum Prince, photo by SolsticeSol.
Solstice Sol says that she hadn’t had any luck finding these cuties during the day lately so she took a flashlight out the other night. She found this charmer in mid song on the pool ladder.
See it larger in her My Pets & Nature’s Pets slideshow.
2009 Rothbury Music Festival
July 1, 2009
Absolute Michigan is excited to be covering the 2009 Rothbury Music Festival held July 2nd – 5th in Rothbury, MI (near Muskegon). They still have tickets available so think about making the trip!
At absolutemichigan.com/Rothbury we’ll have extensive coverage of the music with a focus on the Think Tanks and all the Michigan angles to the festival that we can dig up. In addition to our Absolute Michigan: On Location blog, we’ll be teaming up with Traverse City based Porterhouse Productions to bring you some of the most in-depth and engaging festival coverage anywhere!
Check out this and other photos from Rothbury 2008 by Anne in her Rothbury Slideshow. Last year Anne created some amazing Rothbury panoramas and she’ll be back at it again this year!
If you’re headed to the festival, consider sharing your photos with Absolute Michigan and other online media outlets through the Rothbury 2009 group!
For more photos from Rothbury check out Photos from the 2008 Rothbury Music Festival on Michigan in Pictures.
