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Up North Lowdown: Solar churches

By Ed Ronco,
Max Copeland
Published January 20, 2024 at 6:00 AM EST
Bottom left: Musician and artist Dana Falconberry turned to visual art after a cancer diagnosis in 2022. (Photo: Susan Tusa)
Right: Pastor John Mays talks to his congregation at Greensky Hill Indian United Methodist Church in Charlevoix, in December. The church is working on getting a solar array up and running. (Photo: Izzy Ross/IPR News)

This week: Churches look to solar power, and musician Dana Falconberry tells us about how art helped her through cancer treatments.

The Up North Lowdown is IPR's weekly podcast featuring the best stories from the IPR newsroom. Listen to more episodes.

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Ed Ronco
Ed Ronco is IPR's news director.
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Max Copeland
Max Copeland was 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.
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