A Good, Not Great Lake

Interlochen Public Radio
Lake Champlain is more than 16 times smaller than Lake Ontario, the smallest Great Lake. But in 1998, Congress designated Lake Champlain as the sixth Great Lake, teeing off a historical and cultural fight over which lakes can really call themselves Great.
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After federal funding cuts to public radio, IPR strengthens its commitment to northern Michigan

Interlochen Public Radio
As Congress closes the door on us, we plan to open ours more widely to you and the rest of our neighbors.
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“I’ve called shelter after shelter”: new rule could displace Michigan mom living in her car

Interlochen Public Radio
The rule would prohibit extended stays at MDOT rest areas and carpool lots—spaces where some unhoused Michigan residents have sought refuge.
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Excitement ramping up for ‘once-in-a-decade’ celebration in Ripley

Excitement ramping up for ‘once-in-a-decade’ celebration in Ripley
The Lucknow Sentinel
The 2025 Ripley Reunion runs from July 31 to Aug. 4 featuring a massive parade, light-hearted competitions, and live entertainment.
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Report highlights barriers former inmates face reintegrating in Grey-Bruce

Report highlights barriers former inmates face reintegrating in Grey-Bruce
The Lucknow Sentinel
People "released to the sidewalk" are sometimes faced with starting over without identification, transportation, money, immediate medical needs or shelter, a new report says
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How Medicaid cuts could hit northern Michigan hospitals

Interlochen Public Radio
Munson Healthcare officials say almost two thirds of their payments come from Medicaid.
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Federal funding freeze threatens SEEDS after-school programs

Interlochen Public Radio
The Traverse City nonprofit runs programs in schools that often don't have other free summer or after-school options.
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Northern Michigan’s new ICE detention center is open. How many people are in there?

Interlochen Public Radio
Why it's so hard to find out.
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Exeter’s Graham Bedard to perform at Lucknow’s Music in the Fields

Exeter’s Graham Bedard to perform at Lucknow’s Music in the Fields
The Lucknow Sentinel
Winner of the 2025 Emerging Artist Showdown, Graham Bedard takes the stage ahead of Jordan Davis and Tenille Townes in Lucknow on Aug. 23.
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Essays by Karen Anderson: Diamonds in the Alley

Interlochen Public Radio
One morning last summer, I walked out to the alley behind my house and noticed several diamonds lying in the dirt.
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Relative, neighbours of duo named in $50M LHSC fraud lawsuit shocked

Relative, neighbours of duo named in $50M LHSC fraud lawsuit shocked
London Free Press
A relative and neighbours of two men at the centre of a pair of massive fraud lawsuits launched by LHSC expressed shock and disbelief
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LHSC lawsuits: What Londoners and others are saying on social media

LHSC lawsuits: What Londoners and others are saying on social media
London Free Press
Here's how some people are reacting to the controversy swirling around the cash-strapped London hospital now under provincial supervision.
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