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	<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 10:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Tour de Leelanau bike race - Memorial Day Weekend</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 10:51:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Here They Come (1), photo by corremadrid.
The annual Tour de Leelanau bicycle race takes place next Sunday (May 25) and features international and US pro cycling teams on a USA Pro Tour sanctioned race. The course winds through the hills of Leelanau County in northern Michigan and features a variety of climbs and sprints that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lilacs and the Mackinac Island Lilac Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 13:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
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lilacs 2008 05-10 03, photo by Ray-48.
Wikipedia says that Syringa (Lilac) is a genus of about 20–25 species of deciduous shrubs or small trees in the olive family (Oleaceae), native to Europe and Asia.
Although lilacs in Michigan typically bloom in mid to late May in most locations, it&#8217;s not until June that Mackinac Island holds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A most wonderful disorder at the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 14:29:43 +0000</pubDate>
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Mosquito Beach, photo by Terrapin Dawg.

&#8220;We had been told of the variety in the colour and form of these rocks, but were wholly unprepared to encounter the suprising groups of overhanging precipices, towering walls, caverns, waterfalls &#8230; mingled in the most wonderful disorder&#8221;
- Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

Matt deemed that all that was required to preface his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lansing through the lens of R.C. Leavenworth</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 11:04:28 +0000</pubDate>
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1934 Oldsmobile F-Series Six, photo by R. C. Leavenworth (courtesy Archives of Michigan)
The Archives of Michigan&#8217;s Image of the Month for May 2008 was taken by Lansing commercial photographer R.C. Leavenworth, whose Leavenworth Photography of Lansing created one of the largest collections of Oldsmobile photographs. Oldsmobile was founded in Lansing in 1897, and this year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Garter Snake</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 11:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
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Garter Snake, photo by Alanna St. Laurent Photography
The Michigan DNR&#8217;s page on the Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) says that the Eastern Garter is Michigan&#8217;s most common snake, inhabiting both peninsulas and even urban areas. Wikipedia notes that they are often mistakenly called garden snakes or gardener snakes and the UM Animal Diversity Web entry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exposure.Detroit opening: all the cool duckies will be there</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 14:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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Rubber-Duckies, photo by nichpr
This photo is part of Paul&#8217;s Artful set (slideshow). It&#8217;s also part of my developing collection of Michigan duck-related phoptography, but the less said about that, the better!
The Exposure.Detroit May Exhibit Opening Party takes place this Friday (May 16) from 7pm - 10pm at the Bean &#38; Leaf Cafe in Royal Oak. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kirtland&#8217;s Warbler and the Kirtland&#8217;s Warbler Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 11:22:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Kirtlands Warbler (Dendroica kirtlandii), photo by birdman06.
The photographer notes that Kirtland&#8217;s Warbler is the rarest warbler in the US. It&#8217;s part of his cool set of photos of Songbirds and birds like Songbirds (slideshow).
The Michigan DNR&#8217;s page on Kirtlands Warbler (Dendroica kirtlandii) begins:
The endangered Kirtland&#8217;s warbler is one of the rarest members of the wood [...]]]></description>
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		<title>flame on</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 13:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
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flame on, photo by jenny murray.
This is part of Jenny&#8217;s ttv (through the viewfinder) set (slideshow).
Hope your weekend is as exciting as this mailbox &#8230; I&#8217;m pretty sure that if you get a tattoo or paint your face like this, it will be!
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		<title>The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 16:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Must. Reach. Water., photo by J.E.T.
This photo is part of Jesse&#8217;s Northern Expedition II set (slideshow) and - for me at least -  does the best job of all the 400+ Sleeping Bear photos that I&#8217;ve looked through today in capturing the wonder and wide-open fun of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
I&#8217;ve been doing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>tough</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 11:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
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tough, photo by daveraoul.
This is the part where I&#8217;m supposed to say something so &#8230; I agree that this Ford looks totally tough.

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