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Born and raised in Michigan - the Great Lakes State.  I love how easy it is to set up a lens at Squidoo.  I get so many ideas for new lenses that I keep a notebook with me so I can jot down my ideas before I forget them.


For more things going on in Michigan, visit my blog - All Things Michigan.



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Indoor Water Park Hotels in Michigan Indoor Water Park Hotels in Michigan
Michigan is currently home to seven indoor water park hotels. Michigan is a perfect fit for indoor water parks since we have such a brief time frame for swimming...
Updated 513 days ago | Indoor Water Park Hotels in Michiganavalanche bay
Camping in Michigan - Tips and Tricks Camping in Michigan - Tips and Tricks
I love camping and Michigan has many, many great places to camp.  Whether you prefer tents or RVs Michigan has numerous options. You will find the Top 10...
Updated 606 days ago | campingbest campground in michigan
Raised Bed Gardening Raised Bed Gardening
I became a raised bed gardener not by choice, but by necessity.  We have a small space that gets adequate sunlight for a garden and tree roots make it impossible...
Updated 1427 days ago | Raised bed gardeningbuilding plan for raised bed garden
Michigan State Parks Michigan State Parks
Michigan has 97 state parks and recreation areas.  This means that when you are in Michigan you are never more than an hour's drive of a state park or recreation...
Updated 969 days ago | Michigan State Parksburt lake state park michigan
Top 10 Michigan Wonders Top 10 Michigan Wonders
I love the state I live in!  You can tell by my Squidoo handle, AllThingsMichigan, and the number of Michigan-themed lenses that I have created. We have...
Updated 507 days ago | Top 10 Michigan Wondersmichigan
A Lazy Man's Guide to Compost A Lazy Man's Guide to Compost
Making compost that your plants will love is quite easy.  You don't need an expensive bin or a fancy compost tumbler.  All you really need is an enclosure...
Updated 928 days ago | Compostadvantages of compost pile
The Yooper Scooper The Yooper Scooper
A Yooper Scooper is simply a large snow scoop that gets its nickname from the fine folks in Michigan's Upper Peninsula who are commonly known as Yoopers. The...
Updated 506 days ago | Yooper Scooperbest snow shovel
The Edmund Fitzgerald The Edmund Fitzgerald
The Edmund Fitzgerald was a Great Lakes freighter carrying a load of taconite (iron ore) pellets and sank in a terrible storm on November 10, 1975. All 29 c...
Updated 505 days ago | Edmund Fitzgeraldedmund fitzgerald
Lost Detroit Lost Detroit
People never realize what truly beautiful architecture can be found in Detroit until they actually visit. Unfortunately, much of that beautiful architecture...
Updated 511 days ago | detroitabandoned detroit
Mackinac Bridge Mackinac Bridge
The Mackinac Bridge opened for traffic on November 1, 1957 and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2007. No matter if it is spelled Mackinac (like the bridge)...
Updated 241 days ago | Mackinac Bridgefacts about the mackinaw bridge
Stormy Kromer Hats
In 1903 railroad engineer George "Stormy" Kromer had lost one hat too many to the wind while running his locomotive. He had his wife sew ear flaps on one of...
Updated 515 days ago | Stormy Kromerstormy kromer
Tiger Stadium
Bennett Park. Navin Field. Briggs Stadium. The Corner. Tiger Stadium. For over 100 years baseball was played at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull. Here are...
Updated 241 days ago | Tiger Stadiumbaseball
Ernie Harwell
Born William Earnest "Ernie" Harwell in 1918 down in Washington, Georgia. As a youth Ernie was tongue-tied and through the help of a speach teacher...
Updated 239 days ago | Ernie Harwellbaseball
Pure Michigan
Pure Michigan is the tourism ad campaign that the state of Michigan has been using since 2005. The award winning ad campaign featuring voice-overs by actor Tim...
Updated 518 days ago | Pure Michiganmichigan
How to Display RSS Feeds as HTML
Keep your content fresh by converting RSS feeds to HTML on your website.  I use CaRP to display my most recent blog posts on the main page of one of my...
Updated 1678 days ago | Display RSS feeds as htmlbluehost
LEGO Star Wars
Who knew that when LEGO first was licensed to create Star Wars themed play sets that the series would have grown to where it is now? In addition to the numerous...
Updated 471 days ago | Lego Star Warslego
The Christmas Tree Ship
I first heard of The Christmas Tree Ship a number of years ago.  It's sad demise in a late November gale on the icy waters of Lake Michigan stuck with me. I...
Updated 807 days ago | The Christmas Tree Shipchristmas tree ship
Why Recycle?
I chose to name this lens "Why Recycle" because it is a question that a lot of folks ask.  Why take the time to recycle old newspapers, tin cans,...
Updated 1428 days ago | recyclecomputer recyling
The Dangerous Book for Boys
As a boy I lived for the end of the school day and long summer vacations so I could get home and go outside where endless opportunities for adventures and troubles...
Updated 507 days ago | the dangerous book for boysa dangerous book for boys
The Hobbit Movie
A simple book that begins with "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit."  The Hobbit launched the novel The Lord of the Rings and consumed...
Updated 207 days ago | The Hobbit Moviean unexpected journey
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