Glass-bottom boat tours offer shipwreck views without getting wet

Glass-bottom boat tours offer shipwreck views without getting wet
Great Lakes Commission
Glass-bottom boat Lady Michigan cruises over the famous wrecks of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Alpena, Michigan. The 4,300 miles of federally protected crystal-clear waters offer a unique […]
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DNR: State parks see high traffic following ice storm repairs

Interlochen Public Radio
Officials say state parks in northern lower Michigan had a good turn out Memorial Day weekend — despite being devastated by ice storms nearly two months ago.
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For opioid victims, payouts fall short while governments reap millions

Interlochen Public Radio
Opioid settlements with companies like Purdue Pharma, Walmart, and Johnson & Johnson have led to headline-grabbing multibillion-dollar payouts. But most of the windfall is flowing to state and local governments, not directly to victims of the crisis.
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Memorial Cup notes: How did Austin Elliott get waived through the WHL?

Memorial Cup notes: How did Austin Elliott get waived through the WHL?
London Free Press
How did a goaltender with a 53-2 record this season get waived through the Western Hockey League last fall?
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Staffing, morale concerns as Northern Michigan national parks prepare for summer

Interlochen Public Radio
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore has approximately two-thirds of the seasonal staff it typically needs to welcome more than 1.5 million visitors over the next three busy months.
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Tough conversations, more nurses and turtles

Interlochen Public Radio
An earful from those who experienced the ice storm. An interview with abuse survivor Tina Talbot. Hiring nurses for Munson Healthcare. And Elberta's Turtlefest.
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Annual sea lamprey assessment to begin in UP next month

Annual sea lamprey assessment to begin in UP next month
Great Lakes Commission
The annual work to cull sea lamprey populations in the Great Lakes will begin in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in just under two weeks. Read the full story by WLUC-TV – […]
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The Good Thief?

Interlochen Public Radio
Tom Farnquist is in the business of preserving underwater artifacts and displaying them in the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum. The problem is, a lot of those artifacts were technically stolen from the State of Michigan. And one day, the state notices.
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Residents recall ice storm at meeting, ‘the pictures and videos don’t do it justice’

Interlochen Public Radio
As the storm swept across northern-lower Michigan, more than an inch and a half of ice collected on tree branches, power lines, homes and vehicles.
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On the move: Turtlefest and crossing signs return to Benzie County

Interlochen Public Radio
It's all about turtle safety at the second annual Turtlefest in Benzie County.
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Michigan’s fight against Lake Erie pollution didn’t work. What happens next?

Michigan’s fight against Lake Erie pollution didn’t work. What happens next?
Great Lakes Commission
Michigan and its neighbors have missed a 2025 deadline to curb the farm pollution that feeds toxic algal blooms in western Lake Erie, despite 10 years of work and millions […]
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Copper mines, Star Wars and old engines: IPR stories win honors

Interlochen Public Radio
Interlochen Public Radio is the winner of three Regional Edward R. Murrow awards, the most of any public radio station in Michigan this year.
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