Up North Lowdown

This week: Figuring out the apples at Sleeping Bear Dunes, the power of sharing our stories with each other, and the more local part of the election.

This week: Michiganders head to the polls earlier than usual, the last throes of the campaign(s), Andrew Dost's new music project and the deeper meaning of Rocky Horror.

This week: Politics, from Harbor Springs zoning to a delayed former president. Plus, dealing with the stress of it all. Oh, and we learn more about a really big ski jump.

This week: A new radio station in Elberta aims to connect neighbors, an artist paints the changing cherry landscape, and the Antrim Co. clerk tries a write-in campaign.

This week: New ways to vote, a quick Senate debate recap, and then some time with "The Accidentals" and a stroll through a new 'underwater' mural.

Our stories this week are each about food in one way or another: a bumper crop of apples, how food connects us to culture, and the Cherry Pie Debate.

This week, new hope for sturgeon and a fond farewell to a popular music festival. Plus: Veep hopeful JD Vance comes to town. And the plan to make munitions in Grayling.

This week on the Up North Lowdown… Chris Bzdok is a local lawyer working to get the country off coal. Plus, Michigan’s hot dry summers are causing… better wine?

It’s Climate Solutions Week and boy do we have some problems. We’ll find out how to get a tax break on your used electric car. And we’ll check out a composting operation in Emmet County that some are calling a model for other local programs.

There are nearly 200 aquatic invasive species in the Great Lakes! We'll break down the top ten... plus one notable exception.

Students from Benzie County will continue paying an out-of-district-rate for tuition at Northwestern Michigan College. A proposal to change that was withdrawn this week.

From county roads, to footwear, to old steam engines, we'll get you where you need to go.

This week: All of our reporters pile into the studio to recap the August primary. Plus, Michigan seeks aid for struggling cherry growers, after a terrible harvest.

Lots of talk of millage spending ahead of the primary... it's fun I promise.

This week: A trip to the Ability Garden, in Traverse City, and a look at how it helps kids during the summer. Plus, new housing could be coming soon for school workers.

This week: Raising monarch butterflies in Interlochen, as climate change threatens the species. And a tribute in Northport to a band director with a powerful legacy.

This week: Crafting new rules for deer management gets more complicated than usual. Also, what your HOA *can't* tell you to do.

This week: Bob Moler has helped IPR listeners perceive the cosmos for 50 years. He talks about turning his teenage curiosity into a lifelong passion for astronomy.

This week: Hear from the Frankfort man sentenced for diverting the Platte River in 2022. A string quartet is popping up in unexpected places. And it was great spring for a tiny fruit fly that causes trouble for cherry farmers.

This week: Protips for composting in Leelanau County, and another episode of "Stories that Heal." Plus, some sounds from Juneteenth in Traverse City.

This week: Big plans for Cheboygan after September's devastating fire. How do we coexist with bears? And can waves provide electricity on Beaver Island?

Bird flu has begun showing up in cattle. We visit an Antrim Co. dairy farm to learn what's being done about it. Also: Microplastics, beach bugs and housing issues.

This week: A look at Michigan's guardianship system — its flaws and those who are trying to make it work. Plus, quillwork as seen through the lens of Minnie Wabanimkee.

This week: Some Michigan plant nurseries fight back against invasive species. Plus: "Stories that Heal" takes us to Benzie County. And IPR wins some awards!

This week: A Traverse City woman christens a Navy vessel bearing her father's name. A newspaper editor is abruptly fired. And growing up Chinese American in Detroit.