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Up North Lowdown, Ep. 20: Fruit flies and Ferris wheels

Clockwise, from top left: Fairgoers at the Northwestern Michigan Fair, which wrapped up last weekend. (Photo: Izzy Ross/IPR News) U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) holds a container of parasitic samba wasps at a visit to Northwest Michigan Horticulture Research Center in Leelanau County. (Photo: Ellie Katz/IPR News) Traverse City Light and Power buys power from Heritage Sustainable Energy's solar array on M-72 in Traverse City. (Photo: Izzy Ross/IPR News)
Clockwise, from top left:
Fairgoers at the Northwestern Michigan Fair, which wrapped up last weekend. (Photo: Izzy Ross/IPR News)
U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) holds a container of parasitic samba wasps at a visit to Northwest Michigan Horticulture Research Center in Leelanau County. (Photo: Ellie Katz/IPR News)
Traverse City Light and Power buys power from Heritage Sustainable Energy's solar array on M-72 in Traverse City. (Photo: Izzy Ross/IPR News)

A Michigan fishing group takes the state to court, more money to fight a cherry pest and a visit to the Northwestern Michigan Fair.

A group of anglers wants more information on military training in their area, and they're willing to go to court in order to get it.

IPR's Michael Livingston gives us the latest news in the ongoing controversy over expanding training areas for the Michigan National Guard's Camp Grayling.

We'll also hear about efforts to create more funding to fight the invasive spotted wing drosophila — a tiny little pest that can cause huge damage to northern Michigan cherry orchards.

Plus, a visit to the fair! The Northwestern Michigan Fair, that is. Go ahead, sing the song. You know you want to.

Ed Ronco is IPR's news director.
Max Copeland is the local weekday host of All Things Considered on Interlochen Public Radio and the producer of The Up North Lowdown, IPR’s weekly news podcast.