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Pints North

Season 3 of Pints North is here!

Brand new trivia questions about the Land, Water, and Inhabitants of the Great Lakes – hosted by the Points North podcast team.

Season 3 of Pints North is here!

Brand new trivia questions about the land, water, and inhabitants of the Great Lakes – hosted by the Points North podcast team. Plus, we'll be giving away a bunch of new pint glasses and other cool prizes!

Come hang out, grab a drink, and maybe even learn a thing or two about this incredible region we call home!

Upcoming Events:
Tuesday, January 21 at 7 p.m. – Right Brain Brewery, Traverse City
Tuesday, February 25 at 7 p.m. – Stormcloud Brewing Company, Frankfort
Wednesday, March 19 at 7 p.m. – Creston Brewery, Grand Rapids (w/ Friends of Grand Rapids Parks)
Tuesday, April 1 at 7 p.m. – Farm Club, Traverse City
Thursday, April 17 at 7 p.m. – Cheboygan Brewing Company, Cheboygan
Tuesday, April 22 at 7 p.m. – Cherry Public House, Glen Arbor

More events will be announced as dates are confirmed.

Check out the latest episodes of Points North to brush up on your Great Lakes knowledge!
  • Big Abe LeBlanc in front of the truck he used to deliver fresh fish to customers. (Courtesy: Whitney Gravelle)
    Big Abe’s Net
    One calm September day, Big Abe LeBlanc set his fishing net in Lake Superior. Then he called law enforcement and turned himself in. What happened next changed fishing in the Great Lakes forever.
  • The moments leading up to the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 at the Lake Ontario beach at Black Pond Wildlife Management Area in Henderson, New York. Meghan Hetfield and Roni PIllischer were awestruck by the event, but left wondering why the sand squeaked when they walked on it. (credit: Meghan Hetfield / Roni Pillischer)
    The Squeaky Sand Phenomenon
    On April 8, 2024, Meghan Hetfield and her partner Roni Pillischer witnessed a total solar eclipse over Lake Ontario. But in the middle of this intense and beautiful experience, something else kept grabbing their attention: the mystery of the squeaky sand all around them.
  • Kenny Pheasant has been teaching Anishinaabemowin since he was 14 years-old. (credit: Dan Wanschura / Points North)
    Complete With His Language
    Kenny Pheasant first became a teacher of Anishinaabemowin at 14 years-old, teaching customers from behind the meat counter at a grocery store. Now, it's his life mission to get more people speaking the Great Lakes’ original and endangered language.
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