labor day

'A pretty sweet car:' IPR visits Manistee's Laborfest Car Show

Claire Keenan-Kurgan

An audio postcard from the morning car show at Manistee's 7th Annual Laborfest.

A crowd of people streams in both directions, on opposite sides of the Mackinac Bridge, whose towers loom high overhead.

IPR News

Want to walk the Mackinac Bridge? This year you'll have three options

Michael Livingston

The Mackinac Bridge Authority will begin the walk from both St. Ignace and Mackinaw City — offering additional options for participants.

Labor Day 2021 special programming on Classical IPR

Specials featuring music about labor and labor movements

Wind and Rhythm: Labor omnia vincit (Work conquers all)

Celebrate Labor Day with band music by Kimberly Archer, Louis Andriessen, Felicia Sandler, and Leonard Bernstein.

Around Michigan & State Government

Mackinac Bridge making security plans for Labor Day walk

Rick Pluta

The operators of the Mackinac Bridge are warning there could be big traffic backups on Labor Day. That’s because the bridge will be closed to vehicle…

Around Michigan & State Government

Mackinac Bridge closed to cars during annual Labor Day walk

Rick Pluta

The Mackinac Bridge will be largely closed to vehicle traffic the morning of Labor Day.It’s an additional security measure adopted by a unanimous vote of…

Michigan Arts & Culture

Lovers of jazz see Detroit as the New Orleans of the north

Stateside Staff

The 35th annual Detroit Jazz Festival is this Labor Day weekend. It is the largest free jazz festival in the world, and it will be held in downtown...