Platte River

This week: Hear from the Frankfort man sentenced for diverting the Platte River in 2022. A string quartet is popping up in unexpected places. And it was great spring for a tiny fruit fly that causes trouble for cherry farmers.

This week: A Chevy pickup, nearly destroyed by the Gaylord tornado, comes back to life. Plus, a conversation with Joyce Fetrow, who is working to address northern Michigan's opioid crisis.

The grant money will pay for a boardwalk trail on the upper Platte River.

This week on Points North, the U.S. Forest Service tried to ban alcohol on three popular northern Michigan rivers, but they backed off after public…

The National Park Service is improving access for disabled visitors to the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.The Parks Service recently added a ramp…

This week on Points North, the water is so high in Michigan this summer that shorelines are disappearing, docks are underwater and rivers are overflowing.…

Reservations will be required for all campsites in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore starting April 1. Most of the sites at Platte River Campground…

A live webcam at the Platte River State Fish Hatchery has been getting a lot of attention. The camera sits 100 feet up in a tree. It's focused on a nest…