history

Among the hundreds of barns that still dot our landscape across northern Michigan, one special wood relic on Old Mission Peninsula stood out - and it’s recently been recognized as a Barn of the Year. Find out why in this audio tour with IPR.

In 1887, a horrid storm turned into a tragic accident on Little Traverse Bay.

Walking tours at Greenwood Cemetery in Petoskey tell the stories of the victims, survivors and heroes of catastrophes in Little Traverse Bay and Lake Michigan.

A team of archaeologists looks for signs of prehistoric life 100 feet underwater in Lake Huron. But they need help narrowing their search. So, they turn to artificial intelligence.

David Exelby was scrolling through Reddit when he came across a mysterious post. This guy had stumbled on a ghost town in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The problem was no one could find it. David and producer Max Howard go looking.

Kathy Johnson worked on most of the book during the pandemic when the performing arts industry was crippled and the Cheboygan Opera House went dark for more than a year.

Over three dozen children from Emmet County and beyond, along with area nonprofits, helped revive a decades-old tradition and honor the legacy of a community figure who died in January.

These days, Beulah is mostly a summer destination. But through the 1920s and 30s, an annual smelt festival meant April was peak season.