Sturgeon

It’s rare for the species to show up in the river. Sturgeon haven’t been able to spawn there for 150 years.

Northwestern Michigan College made a big plane purchase in hopes of chipping away at a waiting list for its popular aviation program.Also, a local film — "Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake)" — had its world premiere at Sundance this week.We take you out on frozen Black Lake for a state of northern Michigan culture.Oh, and the results of our State Bird CAWcus.Stories included in this episodeNMC adds more aircraft to its growing aviation program'Sunfish' film, shot in Interlochen, makes splash at Sundance festivalAnd the winner is …Lake Sturgeon Shivaree marks start of Black Lake's quick fishing season

The Black Lake Sturgeon Shivaree festival runs Friday and Saturday.

This week, new hope for sturgeon and a fond farewell to a popular music festival. Plus: Veep hopeful JD Vance comes to town. And the plan to make munitions in Grayling.

Sturgeon releases took place throughout September and marked the beginning of a 20-year commitment to restore the species to the Boardman-Ottaway River.

Measuring in at just eight inches long, the juvenile lake sturgeon caught by researchers from the Grand Rapids Public Museum in September 2022 hardly looked formidable.

This week, we hear about trouble on the board of the Health Department of Northwest Michigan, and we learn about how some local lake sturgeon have bodyguards.

This week on Points North, tribes try to bring sturgeon back to Michigan’s waters. Plus one man realizes his dream of running a curling league. Sturgeon…

It’s dawn on February 3 on Black Lake near Onaway. It's freezing cold and snowing lightly. A procession of big pickup trucks and snowmobiles drives across…

This Saturday, 35 baby sturgeon will be released into the Kalamazoo River at a sturgeon release party. It’ll be in New Richmond and it’s open to the...