Torch Lake

This week: IPR's Ellie Katz walks us through an apple orchard to explain Michigan's bumper crop, then paddles out on Torch Lake to explore mysterious algae.

A mysterious algae first started to coat northern Michigan lakebeds about a decade ago. After years of research, scientists and residents are left asking the same question: what has changed in the water that's causing it to grow?

Golden brown algae is at its thickest this time of year. Biologists say golden brown algae growth has exploded in lakes across the region since around 2014, but we still don't know why.

Each year after the swarms of boaters have left the Torch Lake sandbar following Northern Michigan’s most infamous Fourth of July party, a crew of trash collectors on paddle boards and kayaks take to the water to help the lake recover.

This week on Points North, a hunter was shot and killed by another hunter on opening day of deer hunting season last fall. It was ruled an accident, but…

Last year, two people were shot and killed in Michigan while deer hunting. One of the victims, Justin Beutel, was hunting on family property near Torch…

The investigation into a deer hunter’s death is wrapping up. Justin Beutel was shot and killed near Torch Lake by another hunter on opening day. Michigan…

Torch Lake in Antrim County is often the site of huge Fourth of July parties. But not this year.In the past, the parties have attracted as many as 10,000…

Four hundred acres just north of Traverse City will be protected for recreational use, with new trails to hike and bike, with the help of a grant issued…

You probably remember the photos from last year’s Sandbar Bash and the stories: 10,000 people on the lake, trash in the water, higher E. coli levels,…