Author: Bridge Michigan
Ownership disputes, aging design add to Cheboygan dam’s failure threat
Federal officials have repeatedly told the owner of a nonfunctioning hydro plant connected to the dam to bring it back online, but the company has not done so. Now, state officials are scrambling to restart the plant in hopes of staving off dam failure.
GET THE LATEST: What we know as flood waters rise in northern Michigan
Dangerous flood waters and strained dams are raising alarms in Cheboygan, Bellaire and across northern Michigan. Here’s what we know.
Presenting HISTORY This Week: William Parker’s War on Slave Catchers
On April 3, 1851, a man who escaped slavery to Boston was kidnapped by slave catchers. The Fugitive Slave Act turned cities across the North into hunting grounds. But resistance was growing. In Pennsylvania, William Parker was building a network to fight back.
Long nights in waist-deep water: What it takes to reintroduce whitefish to Michigan’s rivers
Scientists are trying to reintroduce whitefish to rivers as the species dwindles in Lake Michigan. It’s not an easy job. Listen in on an overnight journey to the Jordan River.
Grand Traverse commissioners press treasurer on delayed financial reconciliation
Grand Traverse County commissioners are pressing the treasurer’s office to catch up on delayed financial reconciliations, citing repeated audit concerns and oversight risks.
