| May 30, 2013 Construction Zones | Michigan Drive is your resource for planning your route with up-to-date road construction information as well as traffic incidents and even road cameras. You can get Mi Drive online and on your smartphone or mobile device |
| May 20, 2013Composting | According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, food scraps and yard waste currently make up 20 to 30 percent of what we throw away, and should be composted instead. Making compost keeps these materials out of landfills and amends the soil for growing plants. |
| April 29, 2013 NYPL Digital Gallery | The New York Public Library's image database developed to provide free and open access to hundreds of thousands of images from the orginial and rare holdings of the library, including. drawings, manscripts, maps, photographs, posters, prints, illustrated books and more. |
| April 15, 2013 Plant Hardiness Zones | The 2012 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map is the standard by which gardeners and growers can determine which plants are most likely to thrive at a location. The map is based on the average annual minimum winter temperature, divided into 10-degree F zones. |
| April 1, 2013 Spring Flowers | 10 kinds of spring flowers that are known to be among the earliest blooming plants. The following early bloomers are especially prized for their ability to give us a "jump" on the growing season: |
| March 20, 2013 Storytelling Resources | Storytelling websites and resources compiled by the School of Library & Information Sciences at the University of North Texas includes topics such as General Storytelling, Copyright, Ethics Resources, Urban Legends, and Working with Audiences. |
| March 1,
2013 The Sequester |
Have questions about what the sequester is, and why American families and our national economy face this threat? We've put together the explainer below using some helpful background information from The White House. |
| February 22, 2013 Aquatic Invaders | Get a closer look at lamprey, gobies, zebra mussels, and other invasive species in the Great Lakes. Uncover ways our community and YOU can stop the spread of invasive species. Explore more at the Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth, Minnesota. |
| February 7, 2013 MI Healthier Tomorrow |
MI Healthier Tomorrow encourages Michiganders to pledge to lose 10 percent of their body weight. After taking the online pledge, residents who provide a mailing address will receive a free Getting Started Kit that will help guide them on their weight loss journey. |
| January 25, 2013 Copper-Hewitt Museum | Discover a different object from the Museum's collection every day of the week. Cooper-Hewitt is devoted to historic and contemporary design for the advancement of public understanding across the twenty-four centuries of human creativity represented by the museum's collection. |
| January 18, 2013 NMU Archives | The Central Upper Peninsula and NMU Archives at Northern Michigan University has completed a collaborative digital conversion project of historical government documents for several counties in the Upper Peninsula. |
| January 10, 2013 White House Blog | Part of the official White House website, the blog is updated frequently with explanations of laws in Congress, links to government entities, and photos of the president and his staff. |
| January 2, 2013 Winter Fun |
A Lake superior Circle Tour Travel Guide to interesting places to see and things to do...including Scenic Drives, Hiking, Waterfalls, Camping, Wilderness Areas and other recreational attractions. |