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An ice storm wreaked havoc on northern Michigan this week, leaving thousands without power and heat and littering the region with the debris of snapped trees and downed power lines. We'll hear voices from the storm. Also, a look at how tensions between the U.S. and Canada could impact the Great Lakes, a look at 50 years of service from Traverse City's Women's Resource Center and we go into the garden with our friend Dylan.

The governor also expanded a state of emergency declaration to add Alcona and Antrim counties as thousands are still without power.

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.

A weekend ice storm put more than 100,000 customers in the dark as responders dealt with downed power lines and trees across roadways.

Organizers were forced to cancel or scale back the event in recent years. So they decided to make a plan for when the weather didn’t cooperate.

Northern Michigan spent Monday digging out from record-breaking lake effect snow, and more is on the way.

The National Weather Service recorded parts of the region saw winds up to 50 miles per hour, resulting in fallen branches and debris.

Warm waters in the Pacific Ocean have countered what would normally be frigid temperatures in northern Michigan at this time of year.

The airport was closed Saturday and Wednesday while all flights were canceled Tuesday.

Temperatures will drop after a blanket of snow hit northern Michigan, canceling events and impairing travel across the region.