Category: Interlochen Public Radio
Essays by Karen Anderson: Merganser Math
On a morning in late spring, my husband and I are canoeing a section of the Manistee River. Close to shore a merganser duck is swimming with ten ducklings in a row behind her. Ten.
An open state Senate seat leads to more than a quarter of a million Michiganders without representation
There is an empty state Senate seat in Michigan’s thumb region. No one currently represents the district because Governor Gretchen Whitmer has not yet called a special election. Some Republicans are saying she’s playing politics with the 35th state Senate District.
Checking in
This week, we check in with our environment and climate reporters about two big northern Michigan stories, with significant updates on both. We also speak with filmmaker Rich Brauer about his “Dogman” series of movies and the magic of cinema. And a local musician is about to tour with a superstar.
Some Things Never Change
Inside rustic cabins and yurts at the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park there are log books. For more than 70 years, visitors have written in them. We went into this time capsule to see if people’s experiences here had changed much over the changing decades.
Screening of ‘Dogman 3’ on ‘the biggest TV you’re ever gonna find’
Northern Michigan filmmaker Rich Brauer’s third installment in the “Dogman” series will show at the Bay Theatre in Suttons Bay on Sunday.