A rural energy co-op in northern Michigan wants a nuclear revival

Interlochen Public Radio
The historic restart of a nuclear power plant is planned for later this year on the shores of Lake Michigan, and a northern Michigan energy cooperative is playing a major role.
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The Week Ahead: Lots and lots of fish, music and films

The Week Ahead: Lots and lots of fish, music and films
Interlochen Public Radio
Every Monday on Morning Edition, an IPR journalist brings you up to speed on what’s going on, from stories made here in our newsroom to interesting and fun things we're seeing out in the community.
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Big Abe’s Net

Interlochen Public Radio
One calm September day, Big Abe LeBlanc set his fishing net in Lake Superior. Then he called law enforcement and turned himself in. What happened next changed fishing in the Great Lakes forever.
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‘A crisis’: Lake whitefish survey paints an even more dire picture

Interlochen Public Radio
One scientist thinks lake whitefish could disappear from certain parts of the Great Lakes within the next five years.
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Great Lakes ice season is underway. What to know about the Coast Guard’s icebreakers

Great Lakes ice season is underway. What to know about the Coast Guard’s icebreakers
Great Lakes Commission
The U.S. Coast Guard has officially launched Operation Taconite, its annual icebreaking operation on the Great Lakes, for the 2024-25 winter season. It is the Coast Guard’s largest domestic icebreaking […]
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Great Lakes ice season is underway. What to know about the Coast Guard’s icebreakers

Great Lakes ice season is underway. What to know about the Coast Guard’s icebreakers
Great Lakes Commission
The U.S. Coast Guard has officially launched Operation Taconite, its annual icebreaking operation on the Great Lakes, for the 2024-25 winter season. It is the Coast Guard’s largest domestic icebreaking […]
Great Lakes Commission, Detroit, Great Lakes, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Michigan

COMMENTARY: Rawley Point Lighthouse has been a beacon on Lake Michigan for 130 years

COMMENTARY: Rawley Point Lighthouse has been a beacon on Lake Michigan for 130 years
Great Lakes Commission
The Rawley Point Lighthouse, operated by the U.S. Coast Guard, is a historic landmark of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. Celebrate the history and impact of this lighthouse over the last 130 years. Read […]
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Lake Michigan holds much mystery. But does it have the equivalent of a Bermuda triangle?

Lake Michigan holds much mystery. But does it have the equivalent of a Bermuda triangle?
Great Lakes Commission
The idea of an alleged 60-mile Lake Michigan triangle was popularized in a 1977 book called The Great Lakes Triangle. While there is no evidence for a specific Lake Michigan […]
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Back to the shallows: after years of high water, Lake Michigan water levels dip below average

Back to the shallows: after years of high water, Lake Michigan water levels dip below average
Great Lakes Commission
According to data from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, water levels for lakes Michigan and Huron recently dipped below the long-term average for the first time in a decade. […]
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How much ice will be on the Great Lakes this year? Forecasters make prediction.

Interlochen Public Radio
A warm spell in February meant record low ice coverage on the Great Lakes at the end of last winter.
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The Squeaky Sand Phenomenon

Interlochen Public Radio
On April 8, 2024, Meghan Hetfield and her partner Roni Pillischer witnessed a total solar eclipse over Lake Ontario. But in the middle of this intense and beautiful experience, something else kept grabbing their attention: the mystery of the squeaky sand all around them.
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Great Lakes ice cover still low, but could grow

Interlochen Public Radio
Ice cover on the Great Lakes is slightly down for this time of year, but snowfall and temperatures averaged out for the month of December, according to the National Weather Service.
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