Traverse City State Hospital

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10/07/2009

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Photo by Heidi Johnson

Twenty years ago this month, the State of Michigan locked the doors of the Traverse City Regional Psychiatric Hospital.

 At any one time, the State Hospital was home to thousands of patients and steady work for hundreds of employees.

On the next Points North here on Interlochen Public Radio, we'll take a tour of the building with some former employees.

And we'll hear former patients.

 And we'll learn about the impact this landmark property continues to have across Northern Michigan.

 That's Points North on Interlochen Public Radio.

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T.C. State Hospital story

Great job on this story Tom and Linda! I was glad to hear you interview the police chief at the time. I firmly believe that more money spent on mental health means a lot less spent on corrections. Thanks.

Thank you for airing this!

I was listening to your show this morning and heard the entire Heidi Johnson piece. I used to know her and her death came as a terrible shock to me. Thank you so much for honoring her with this show. She deserved instant recognition for her photographic work, and the sensitivity she had to the grounds. Thank you, thank you.

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