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Michigan history and the EV future collide at a UP snowmobile museum
The Top of the Lake Snowmobile Museum in Naubinway honors a bygone era in Michigan transportation. Its mission has taken on a new meaning amid Michigan’s waning winters and motorsports companies pulling away from the snow business. For EV drivers the museum is something of an oasis in the...
EV road trip postcard: On the ferry back to Michigan
MANITOWOC, Wis. — Greetings from somewhere on Lake Michigan, as our EV road trip team floats our way back to the Great Lakes State. We are among the 390 passengers Friday afternoon on the SS Badger, the ferry that runs from this city on the Wisconsin shore to Ludington.
After years of opioids agony, rural Michigan finds reason for hope
GAYLORD — Something different was in the air Thursday at an annual gathering of northern Michigan addiction service providers. While their work battling the epidemic remains grim, and their needs are great, many in the recovery community say there are also signs of progress after years of heartbreak. The...
EV road trip update: Our favorite 5 things to do while charging an EV
GREEN BAY, Wisc. — We’ve made it to the Badger State! We’re at what we expect to be our second-to-last charging stop, about 2.5 miles from the famed Lambeau Field. What to do? Paula went into Meijer for a few minutes. Asha grabbed a photo of a row of Teslas, We threw away trash.
With rival backing, Mike Rogers in ‘driver’s seat’ for U.S. Senate primary
Michigan Republican U.S. Senate primary narrowed to three after Sandy Pensler suspended his campaign, endorsed Mike Rogers. Rogers, already considered the front-runner, has pulled ahead of competitors leading up to the Aug. 6 primary. Former U.S. Rep. Justin Amash and physician Sherry O’Donnell are also seeking the Republican nomination.
EV road trip update: What readers really want to know; vanishing doughnuts
MENOMINEE — Our tale of three novices taking an EV trip around Michigan is answering a lot of the questions residents have about electric vehicles. But not all of them, two readers told us this morning as we did a meetup at Stephenson Bakery on U.S. 41 just a few miles north of the Wisconsin border.
Bridge Michigan News Quiz: July 27, 2024: How’s that brain working?
Happy July 27! It’s Bagpipe Appreciation Day and the 84th anniversary of the debut of a great American, Bugs Bunny. Best of all: It’s time again for the Bridge News Quiz, 10 glorious questions to test your retention of the week that was in Michigan. Get a score...
Michigan elections FAQ: How do clerks verify absentee ballot signatures?
Michigan election clerks review and compare the signature on each absentee ballot to a signature on-file. Clerks must not assume initial signature validity, but they can consider reasons for variation like age. A judge in June struck down parts of the signature match guidance manual issued by Secretary of State...
Michigan Aug. 6 primary: What to know about absentee ballots, early voting
Michigan’s Aug. 6 election includes primaries for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, the state House and more. Over 1.5 million absentee ballots have been sent to Michigan voters and more than 634,000 have been returned. Michiganders can still register to vote and have multiple options to participate in the primary,...
EV road trip update: Low battery, high tension; reliving our scariest moment
Last updated: Thursday, July 25 at 6:20 p.m. Follow along as Bridge Michigan’s Paula Gardner, Kelly House and Asha Lewis take a 1,000-mile trek around Lake Michigan in a rented EV. Check here throughout the day for their latest adventures. Why are we doing a road trip? Why did...
Meet Olympic athletes with Michigan ties
Over 50 athletes competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics have ties to Michigan. Michigan athletes will compete in nearly two dozen sports at the 2024 Olympics. Many parts of Michigan are represented in the Olympics, from Ann Arbor to Portage. The 2024 Paris Olympics will begin Friday following the opening...
With Kamala Harris, Michigan Dems seek new momentum in fight for state House
Fight for Michigan House ramps up, with Democrats fighting to keep a narrow majority and Republicans looking to flip. Kamala Harris’ new presidential campaign could boost Democratic base, alienate blue-collar workers in key competitive districts, analysts say. Both parties have banked millions of dollars for the state House fight,...
Gretchen Whitmer is all-in on EVs. But state’s fleet is almost all gas powered
Gretchen Whitmer wants the state’s own car and light-truck fleet to convert to zero-emission vehicles by 2033. The state only had 10 EVs when a plan to reach 100% was released in early June. Funding remains an issue, with $1 million per year planned and the rest unbudgeted and...
Miniature museum in northern Michigan offers wacky take on taxidermy
MACKINAW CITY — There’s nothing unusual about taxidermy in Northern Michigan, where mounted bucks accent knotty pine walls in family cottages across the wide swath from Manistee to Cheboygan. Dress a mouse in a pink bikini, though, and it’s a different story. Add an iced tub of...
EV road trip postcard: Learning the ABCs of charging in Michigan’s UP
ST. IGNACE — The Upper Peninsula is known as an electric vehicle desert, with just 11 fast chargers available in a nearly 16,500 square-mile area. Where: Stephenson Bakery, 4000 10th St. in Menominee. When: 8-10 a.m. on Friday. We want to get to know our readers and hear your...
Michigan’s ‘bison wrangler’ shares secrets of the Domino’s Farms herd
ANN ARBOR — On the northeast edge of Ann Arbor, between M-14 and Domino’s Farms, is where the buffalo roam. There, drivers on their daily commute can often catch a glimpse of a herd of 75 bison, grazing across a 90-acre pasture that is part of the Domino’s Farms complex. If they look closely enough, they may also see the beat-up red Ford pickup of Todd Crocker, the herd’s official bison wrangler.
EV road trip postcard: Long-vacant Sleeping Bear Inn reopens after $1.7M rehab
GLEN HAVEN — The quest to restore one of Michigan’s most iconic historic buildings began with Maggie Kato peering through its old blown glass windows, something countless visitors to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore have done for decades. “You look through the windows and say, ‘Wow, they should...
Michigan elections FAQ: Early voting starts Saturday for August primary
Early in-person voting for Michigan’s Aug. 6 primary begins July 27. The primary will decide congressional and state House candidates who advance to the general election. Voters can find their early in-person voting location online. Michigan voters awaiting November’s historical presidential election have the option to cast their ballot...
Up North businesses help fill Michigan’s EV charging station gap
Businesses in Michigan tourist centers are slowly adding public EV chargers. Charger use seems to be increasing, owners who have chargers say, particularly at lodging establishments. The attention to EV charging comes as the state lags in building out infrastructure for the vehicles. Beer is an obvious draw at Stormcloud...
EV road trip update: When you gotta go — to a charger; bonus video
Last updated: Wednesday, July 24 at 3:41 p.m. Follow along as Bridge Michigan’s Paula Gardner, Kelly House and Asha Lewis take a 1,000-mile trek around Lake Michigan in a rented EV. Check here throughout the day for their latest adventures. Why are we doing a road trip? Why did...
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