Up North Lowdown

Two stories about the arts for you this week: One about a closure in Traverse City, the other about how artists are adapting to climate change.

This week: IPR's Ellie Katz walks us through an apple orchard to explain Michigan's bumper crop, then paddles out on Torch Lake to explore mysterious algae.

This week: Community members in Petoskey want to save a hospice facility. Also, a conversation about Pride and the climate for LGBTQ people in northern Michigan.

This week: Climate legislation, a retiring reporter, and a few moments with a local Orthodox priest whose church has become a popular destination for aurora hunters.

A high-profile trial in Antrim County ends in acquittals for three men, Cheboygan cleans up from a massive fire, and we spend a little time with the jellies.

We're taking a little break from our usual episode this week. In its place, a conversation about pizza and a new podcast we're excited to hear.

A shortage of hay in Michigan, a music festival in Traverse City, and a roundup of the week's headlines.

This week: Three men on trial in Antrim Co., accused in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Plus, sheep at the solar array, and more access to dental care.

A Michigan fishing group takes the state to court, more money to fight a cherry pest and a visit to the Northwestern Michigan Fair.

This week, we meet the hype man for the Traverse City Pit Spitters, in his final season with the team. Also, cherry farmers try to adapt to a changing marketplace.

This week: A diesel spill on Lake Michigan, a big ruling for crash survivors and James Earl Jones and the power of mentorship.

How did the cost of a Traverse City-area bridge triple? And we learn more about a sculptor's life and career.

Tackling the opioid crisis, dealing with family drama, and what's up with those sculptures in Interlochen?

Two protests were in the news this week — one over concerns about an oil pipeline, the other about anti-trans remarks made by a Traverse City salon owner.

This week, we hear about the cherry harvest in northern Michigan, spend time aboard an aging state research vessel, go for a walk in the woods and drop in on an air show!

IPR's Tyler Thompson takes us to an artist retreat near Leland, plus we hear about smoky skies, a mended relationship in Traverse City, and Mad Libs from some cool kids.

This week, the history of the Cheboygan Opera House, a story from IPR's newest reporter, and a conversation about a new approach to journalism.

Hear from the organizers of Juneteenth celebrations in Traverse City, plus one man's love for maps becomes museum-worthy art.

This week, we explore Traverse City's emerging pinball scene, and hear about a new violin shop that could spell relief for a lot of local musicians.

This week, we hear about trouble on the board of the Health Department of Northwest Michigan, and we learn about how some local lake sturgeon have bodyguards.

This week: A Chevy pickup, nearly destroyed by the Gaylord tornado, comes back to life. Plus, a conversation with Joyce Fetrow, who is working to address northern Michigan's opioid crisis.

This week: One year since the Gaylord tornado, school safety in Traverse City, and a pedaling the rails in Grawn.

This week: A conversation with Chasten Buttigieg about growing up — and coming out — in northern Michigan, a piano mysteriously appears in Petoskey, and Stateside host April Baer pays us a visit.

This week: Michigan does away with its frog and toad survey, and the Supreme Court comes up north. Plus, we finally hear the Camp Grayling decision and the Traverse City Film Festival's big news.

This week: Author Bonnie Garmus tells us about her wildly successful debut novel. Also, the Gaylord tornado in May 2022 was a wake-up call about storm warnings. We hear how a network of spotters is trying to improve the system. Plus, the legacy of a late Interlochen sculptor.