By Rick Pluta, Michigan Public Radio Network
Governor Granholm's administration has sent state lawmakers the first draft of legislation that would regulate wind turbines in the Great Lakes. It's...
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Acme Township may one day have a municipal marina on East Grand Traverse Bay. Township officials want to know whether a public marina in the township would make money...
By Laura Weber, Michigan Public Radio Network
The state Senate is expected to vote this week on funding the "Pure Michigan" ad campaign. The campaign has asked for $33 million dollars to...
A Circuit Court Judge says Traverse City has the right to decide how big swim areas should be at public beaches. Judge Thomas Power says the city can decide what happens in Grand Traverse Bay as a far as a mile out.
"Jurisdiction"...
This week on Points North we listen back to some of the stories we told over the last year. Hear about the situation facing cherry farmers as they prepare to give up the main pesticide in their arsenal. Find out what is happening with struggling...
Calvin “Rusty” Gates passed away this weekend. Gates was nationally known for his efforts to protect the waters of the Au Sable River. Most recently he...
It looks like Acme Township can keep moving forward with plans to buy up more waterfront property for a township park and natural area. The township expects to get $2...
What may be the world's largest brown trout was caught Wednesday on the Manistee River. Tom Healy landed a 41 lb 7 oz fish. That's a pound heavier than the current world record. State biologists verified the weight and declared it the new...
Story and photos by Linda Stephan
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In the quaint tourist town of Detour, in the Eastern Upper Peninsula, a couple is slowly chipping away at...
While Michigan is seeing record unemplyment and the nation continues its economic doldrum, the micro and craft brew industry is booming.
Some of the folks on the front line to make Northern Michigan a craft beer Mecca join us for Points...
