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Michigan History • Michigan History for Kids • Midwest Living • Michigan Out-of-Doors

Premium Online Resources

Michigana: Sources in U.S. History
provides primary source documents for the study of Michigan history, including regional histories, biographies, and speeches

Michigan Internet Resources

Arts • Community • Education • Events • Government • Health
Libraries • Museums • News • Sports • Travel

Art, Music, Drama

• Ann Arbor Street Art Fair
  Michigan's largest art fair
• Art Shows
  listing of art shows from Net Street Fair
• Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp
  internationally recognized art center
• Detroit Symphony Orchestra
  website of the internationally acclaimed Detroit Symphony Orchestra
• DTE Music Theatre
  concert venue formerly known as Pine Knob
• Interlochen Center for the Arts
  internationally recognized center of music, art, and culture
• Meadow Brook Music Festival
  concert venue in Rochester
• Meadow Brook Theatre
  Michigan's largest non-profit professional theatre
• Michigan Opera Theatre
  historic theatre in downtown Detroit
• Nederlander Detroit
  venues include: The Detroit Opera House, Fisher Theatre, Masonic Temple
  
  

Community Information Networks

• Habitat for Humanity Detroit
  organization building affordable housing for those in need
• Michigan Recycles
  coalition of Michigan recycling & environmental organization
  
  

Education Resources

• Michigan Association of Public School Academies
  information about Michigan charter schools
• Michigan Department of Education
  includes test scores and other statistics
• Michigan Merit Award Information
  scholarship program for Michigan students
• Michigan Virtual University
  serving the K-12 community
• Oakland Community College
  includes links to all five campuses and libraries
• Oakland Schools-Intermediate School District
  support services for Oakland County schools
• Oakland University
  includes link to Kresge Library
• Rochester College
  formerly Michigan Christian College
• Rochester Community Schools
  choose " Board of Education" to get minutes
• Standard & Poor's School Evaluation Services
  evaluation reports on Michigan school systems

Events and General Information

• Detroit Zoo
  regional zoon located in Royal Oak, Michigan
• Everything Michigan
  website loaded with information about the state
• Huron-Clinton Metroparks
  thirteen metropolitan Detroit parks
• Metropolitan Detroit Convention and Visitors Bureau
  information for visitors to Detroit
• Michigan Kids
  from Michigan Secretary of State
• Michigan State Fair
  official state fair website
• National Cherry Festival
  annual festival held each July in Traverse City
• Palace of Auburn Hills
  home of the Detroit Pistons
• Ring!Michigan
  Michigan events and announcements
• Spirit of Detroit Thunderfest
  hydroplane racing on the Detroit River
• Virtual Michigan
  information about Michigan restaurants, entertainment, media, and services
  
  

Michigan Government Resources

• City of Rochester
  estimated 2006 population: 11,239
• City of Rochester Hills
  estimated 2006 population: 69833
• Michigan In Brief
  reference handbook about Michigan
• Michigan Legislature
  search legislative bills and Michigan Compliled Laws
• Michigan Money Quest
  find lost, forgotten, or unclaimed assets
• Michigan Secretary of State Online
  includes What Every Driver Must Know
• Michigan Courts
  links to Michigan Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and trial courts
• Michigan State Government - Michigan.gov
  official State of Michigan web portal, includes links to all state departments and agencies
• Oakland County
  official county website, links to vital records
• Oakland Township
  estimated 2006 population: 11,239

Health

• Attorney General's Online Complaint System
  file a consumer, computer crime, Medicaid fraud, or patient abuse complaint
• Beaumont Hospital
  located in Royal Oak and Troy
• Crittenton Hospital
  located in Rochester
• Michigan Department of Community Health
  includes disciplinary action reports on health professionals
• Michigan Health and Wellness Gateway
  from Michigan Electronic Library
• Michigan Health Statistics and Vital Records
  statistics and records on community health issues
• Michigan Mental Health Resources
  from Michigan Department of Community Health
• Michigan State Government Healthy Citizens
  news and updates for healty citizens
• University of Michigan Health System
  medical education, patient care, and research

Library Resources

• DALNET
  search the online catalogs of several major Detroit area public, acadamic, and hospital libraries
• Detroit Public Library
  largest library system in the State of Michigan
• Interactive Library Directory
  Library of Michigan's database of Michigan libraries, includes
• Internet Public Library
  from the University of Michigan
• Kresge Library
  at Oakland University
• Library of Michigan
  official state library
• Metro Net Library Consortium
  suburban Detroit consortium, includes links to each library's online catalog
• Michigan Authors and Illustrators
  collaboration of MAME, Library of Michigan, and Michigan Center for the Book
• Michigan eLibrary
  free access to many research databases for Michigan residents
• Suburban Library Cooperative
  includes most Macomb County libraries
• TLN: The Library Network
  includes Auburn Hills Public Library
• Troy Public Library
  search the Troy Public Library catalog

Museums & History

• Cranbrook Art Museum and Cranbrook Institute of Science
  located in Bloomfield Hills
• Detroit Historical Museum
  established 1921
• Detroit Institute of Arts
  founded in 1885, the DIA is the cultural center of the City of Detroit
• Detroit Science Center
  features 110,000 square feet of scientic exploration
• Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village
  presents authentic objects, stories, and lives from America's traditions of ingenuity and innovation
• History Detroit
  Detroit's history from 1701 to 2001
• Holocaust Memorial Center
  America's first free-standing museum dedicated to the memory of the Holocaust
• Michigan Historical Markers
  survey of designated historic sites in Michigan
• Michigan County Histories & Atlases
  comprised of 428 digitized titles published before 1923
• Museum of African American History
  located in Detroit's Cultural Center
• Seeking Michigan
  State of Michigan website devoted to unique historical information about Michigan's cultural heritage

News

• Crain's Detroit Business
  covers the Detroit business scene
• Detroit Free Press
  major daily newspaper, 1831
• Detroit News
  major daily newspaper, founded 1873
• Heritage Newspapers
  suburban Detroit newspaper chain
• MLive.com
  local news and information
• Oakland Press
  daily Oakland County newspaper
• Observer & Eccentric
  suburban Detroit newspaper

Sports

• Central Michigan University Athletics
  website for CMU sports
• Detroit Lions
  National Football League team
• Detroit Pistons
  National Basketball Association team
• Detroit Red Wings
  National Hockey League team
• Detroit Shock
  Women's National Basketball Association team
• Detroit Tigers
  American League baseball team
• Eastern Michigan University Athletics
  webstie for EMU sports
• Golf Guide
  from the Detroit News
• Michigan State University Athletics: Spartans Online
  MSU sports website
• Northern Michigan University Sports
  athletic page of NMU
• University of Michigan Athletics: MGoBlue
  website of U of M sports
• Velodrome@Bloomer Park
  bike racing track in Rochester
• Western Michigan University Athletics
  webiste of WMU sports

Travel & Recreation

• AAA Michigan
  maps and traffic information
• Mackinac Island
  information on Mackinac Island travel
• Macomb Orchard Trail
  23 mile-long bike trail in Macomb County
• Michigan Campground Directory
  listings of campgrounds throughout Michigan
• Michigan Department of Transportation
  statewide road construction news
• Michigan Lighthouse Conservancy
  information about lighthouses in Michigan
• Michigan State Parks & Recreation Areas
  camping, boating, biking, other recreational activities
• Michigan Department of Natural Resources
  information about hunting and fishing licenses
• Michigan Road Commission for Oakland County
  real time traffic map
• Oakland County Bike Trails and Pathways
  41 miles of completed bike trails
• Oakland County Parks
  information about the thirteen county parks
• Paint Creek Trail
  eight-mile trail from Rochestet to Lake Orion
• Pure Michigan
  official tourism and travel site
• Rail Trails in Michigan
  for biking and other recreation
• Upper Peninsula Travel & Recreation
  hiking, waterfalls, camping, and other outdoor excitement