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Up North Lowdown

100 Houses

By Max Copeland,

Ed Ronco

Published April 20, 2024 at 6:00 AM EDT

Left: Architect Michael Karr standing in front of his studio in Petoskey. (Photo: Max Howard/IPR News) Top center: The marquee of the Cherry Bowl Drive-In Theatre in Honor, which is up for sale. (Photo: Ed Ronco/IPR News) Top right: A sea lamprey on display at the Hammond Bay Biological Center in November 2021. (Photo: Max Copeland/IPR News) Bottom right: Shovels hit the ground at the site of a natural gas expansion project in Wexford County. (Photo: Izzy Ross/IPR News) — **Left:** Architect Michael Karr standing in front of his studio in Petoskey. *(Photo: Max Howard/IPR News)*
**Top center:** The marquee of the Cherry Bowl Drive-In Theatre in Honor, which is up for sale. *(Photo: Ed Ronco/IPR News)*
**Top right:** A sea lamprey on display at the Hammond Bay Biological Center in November 2021. *(Photo: Max Copeland/IPR News)*
**Bottom right:** Shovels hit the ground at the site of a natural gas expansion project in Wexford County. *(Photo: Izzy Ross/IPR News)*

This week on the Up North Lowdown: A natural gas expansion in Mesick, the perils of sea lamprey in the Great Lakes and a Petoskey architect's quest to build 100 houses.

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Max Copeland

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.

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Ed Ronco

Ed Ronco is IPR's news director.

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