Read Michigan's First Memorial Day, a special feature from Michigan History Magazine, and have a safe and FUN weekend!!

Michigan Cottage Fever
The Detroit News has an in-depth feature on a Michigan tradition -- summer cottages. Thanks to Michigan's proximity to the Great Lakes and its 11,000 inland lakes, our state has 234,000 cottages or vacation homes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The article looks at various folks' cottages and gives links to rental sites for those of us not fortunate enough to own a vacation getaway.
Absolute Michigan Lodging & Travel Section

Podcast Previews for Fuse-In Detroit
For the past five years the annual electronic music festival has taken over the city of Detroit on Memorial Day weekend. This year, Ann Arbor's MediaRica will offer audio previews that display navigational information including names of artists, venue and address, and time the artist is playing on your MP3 player. Via the Great Lakes IT Report.
Read Fuse-In charges on in the Detroit News

Michigan Tourism Information a Hot Commodity
Travel Michigan reports that interest in Michigan tourism destinations has reached an all-time high -- a record 31,986 visitors went to michigan.org on May 25, 2005 to find information on Michigan travel and tourism. Visitors spend $16 billion annually traveling in Michigan, generating $853 million in state taxes. More than 182,000 people are employed in Michigan's tourism industry.

State Biomass Energy Program Offers Funding
The Michigan Biomass Energy Program (MBEP) is offering financial assistance to public and non-profit organizations to support workshops or events that increase public awareness about energy or fuel derived from Michigan biomass resources. Biomass is any organic matter available on a renewable basis, such as agricultural crops and crop residues, wood and wood waste, and municipal solid waste.

US 2 to be Heavily Patrolled This Summer
The Soo Evening News has a piece that will be of interest to those planning on driving in the Upper Peninsula this summer. The stretch of US-2 from St. Ignace to Rapid River has developed a reputation as "The Highway of Death" due to frequent fatalities. State & local police plan to heavily patrol using standard radar, laser radar and even airplanes to enforce the speed limit.

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