Up North Lowdown
Nine minutes of northern Michigan, every weekday.
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Our latest episode
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A new fire authority could be coming to the Manistee area. Rising costs and rising call volumes mean the City of Manistee is looking to combine multiple municipal fire departments into a new fire authority — an idea that’s drawn mixed reactions.
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Amid a global downturn in wine consumption, northern Michigan wineries are offering experiences beyond drinking. For some, that means snowshoeing, or more live music or, yes, allowing visitors to get up close with live goats. -
Dolly Parton, the patron saint of country music, also wrote a musical. "9 to 5" will be playing at Old Town Playhouse. Ellie Katz sits down with the play's director. -
A truck backed into a section of the Line 5 pipeline in northern Wisconsin, causing a spill of natural gas liquids. Also, we hear about how Michigan farmers are trying to save money by fixing their own gear. -
Northern Michigan farmers are under a lot of pressure to sell their land to data center developers and large scale solar projects. We'll hear from farmers about how they're able to keep their land for food production. -
A literacy program in five northern Michigan school districts shows some promise. Leelanau County housing advocates want to hear what gets in the way of people living, affording to live in the county. -
Anne Stanton steps down in September after years as executive director of the National Writers Series, a program that brings notable authors to Traverse City. -
A documentary showing this weekend as part of a food and wine festival takes us inside the Lakeland Correctional Facility in Coldwater, Mich., where inmates are learning to cook.
