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Jennifer RiChard looks at syrup samples taken from each barrel of maple syrup her business, Hidden Acres Sugar Bush in Gaylord, has produced this season. One year after an ice storm that devastated her trees, RiChard is back to tapping. (Photo: Ellie Katz/IPR News)
IPR News
‘A little emotional’: One year after the ice storm, a maple syrup producer is back to tapping
Ellie Katz
“We are going to definitely fall significantly short of our averages for the season," said Jennifer RiChard, owner of Hidden Acres Sugar Bush in Gaylord. "But that's OK; it'll be a season. It's better than none.”
Students in rural districts like Rudyard Area Schools in the eastern Upper Peninsula face unique challenges not experienced by their counterparts in more populated areas including a lack of access to high speed internet and longer commutes to school. (Photo: Chloe Trofatter for Bridge Michigan)
Schools in northern Michigan struggle between pull of home and promise of college
Ron French | Bridge Michigan
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Romulus Mayor Robert McCraight announce they have filed a federal lawsuit to block a planned Department of Homeland Security immigration detention center near the Detroit Metro Airport.
Rick Pluta
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Michigan Public Radio Network
Federal lawsuit challenges planned ICE detention facility in Romulus
Rick Pluta
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