Up North Lowdown

This week on the Up North Lowdown… Chris Bzdok is a local lawyer working to get the country off coal. Plus, Michigan’s hot dry summers are causing… better wine?

It’s Climate Solutions Week and boy do we have some problems. We’ll find out how to get a tax break on your used electric car. And we’ll check out a composting operation in Emmet County that some are calling a model for other local programs.

Lots of talk of millage spending ahead of the primary... it's fun I promise.

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.

This week: One year since the Gaylord tornado, school safety in Traverse City, and a pedaling the rails in Grawn.

This week: Author Bonnie Garmus tells us about her wildly successful debut novel. Also, the Gaylord tornado in May 2022 was a wake-up call about storm warnings. We hear how a network of spotters is trying to improve the system. Plus, the legacy of a late Interlochen sculptor.