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After the population of Lake Superior's top predator fish fell by 95%, the lake trout restoration effort has returned it to sustainable levels, researchers say.
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Earlier this month, The Wall Street Journal released an article ranking the best national parks across the country. Ranked number one on the list as the best national park was Michigan’s Isle Royale. On today's episode, we talk with one of the co-authors' of the article to talk about their rankings, and what led to Michigan topping the charts.
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What climate change is doing to Michigan's allergy season, two scientists team up to find ways to help kids living with autism sharpen their social skills, and the Great Lakes sailing adventure that changed writer Jerry Dennis’ life.
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Mobile home residents file Federal lawsuit, an introspective painting sparks conversation in Gross Pointe, and an attempt to restore a once common Great Lakes fish
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A food co-op opening in Detroit, the best advice on resilience, the mystery behind the SS Arlington, and election year analysis of the issues facing and enthusiasm of Black voters from a longtime Detroit journalist.
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A scientific study called off for the first time in decades due to a lack of ice, a tribute to the late guitarist and co-founder of MC5, and a historian of the Burt Lake Band in the U.P. documents the first people, the culture on Burt Lake and the white men who destroyed their village.
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High volumes of nickel in the Lake Superior region, a Clements Library exhibition deconstructing how Native Americans have been photographed throughout history, and a legendary street racing car.
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Two teachers shared their story of seeking an abortion after a devastating diagnosis. We also heard about an artist-led affordable housing project in Grand Rapids. Plus, we got an update on a Lake Superior rescue mission.
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Abortion and the economy are at the top of voters' minds, but how might environmental policies shape votes? Plus, a look at what we can learn from the nation’s most powerful laser. And, a dramatic rescue attempt in the frigid waters of Lake Superior.
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The Gull Rock Lighthouse sits on a small, remote island just off the tip of Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula in Lake Superior. Between 1872 and 1903, a series of three women lived and worked as assistant lighthouse keepers there. Michigan Radio talked to the great-great grandson of one of those women.