Petoskey

Each Monday on Morning Edition, an IPR journalist brings you up to speed on what’s going on in northern Michigan, and what IPR is working on this week.

Speakers at the annual State of the Community event brought updates on healthcare, housing, tourism and other hot-button topics. They also addressed sweeping changes in the federal government.

This week: News that a film made in northern Michigan will head to the Sundance Film Festival next month. Plus, an update on housing efforts in and around Petoskey.

Officials say they're feeling optimistic about opportunities for year-round housing but there’s still work to be done in the new year.

Two catastrophes occurred 141-years ago this week on Little Traverse Bay.

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

There’s a new record store in downtown Petoskey. It’s called Hexagon Records and it’s one of the few places in northern Michigan devoted to selling vinyl.

A group of advocates in Petoskey say residential hospice is needed in the region - especially for people with serious terminal illnesses.

Students from Benzie County will continue paying an out-of-district-rate for tuition at Northwestern Michigan College. A proposal to change that was withdrawn this week.

The freshman state representative is trying to win the 107th House District a second time but first he faces a primary challenger from his own party.