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Tonight we're pulling off the road and opening the mailbag. Over the past few months the inbox has been filling up with encounter stories, and when I sat down to sort through them, one thing stood out: over and over again, they were coming from hunters.That makes sense when you think about it. Hunters are in the woods before dawn and after dark, sitting still in country most people never see, and they know exactly what belongs in the timber and what doesn't.In this episode I've got six of those stories, from six different men, in six different states, across six different decades. We start in western Montana in nineteen sixty-eight, where two elk hunters packed seven miles into a basin that something had already emptied.From there it's the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas in nineteen seventy-seven, where a young deer hunter learned why the old-timers on his uncle's lease quietly hunted around forty acres of the best ground on the place. Then we go back to the oldest account in the bag, a logger on the west slope of the Washington Cascades in nineteen fifty-four, four years before America even had the word Bigfoot. After that it's Michigan's Upper Peninsula in nineteen eighty-nine, where a bear hunter's bait station started getting cleaned out by something that didn't leave bear tracks. Then down to a Georgia river bottom in nineteen ninety-six, where two cousins hunting hogs at night followed a hole in the frog sound and found out what had moved the hogs. And we close in the Colorado high country in two thousand eight, with a skeptic of an archery elk hunter, a wrong-sounding bugle in the dark, and a line of sixteen-inch tracks through an elk wallow.Six men, most of whom never planned on telling anybody. The stories came to me, and now they've come to you. Keep your eyes on the tree line.Have you experienced a Bigfoot sighting, Sasquatch encounter, Dogman experience, UFO sighting, or any unexplained cryptid or paranormal event deep in the woods? We want to hear your story.Email your encounter to brian@paranormalworldproductions.com for a chance to be featured on a future episode of Backwoods Bigfoot Stories.Backwoods Bigfoot Stories is a paranormal storytelling podcast featuring real Bigfoot encounters, Sasquatch sightings, Dogman reports, cryptid experiences, and true scary stories from the backwoods.Follow the show and turn on automatic downloads so you never miss a chilling encounter from the forest. Listen with the lights off… if you dare.

Inspired by Finland's student-first approach, Copper Island Academy in Michigan's Upper Peninsula prioritizes inclusion, early intervention, and teacher autonomy to create a learning environment where support is built into the classroom rather than siloed in separate rooms. This episode explores how Copper Island blends Finnish pedagogy with local culture, showing what's possible when schools design systems around people, not paperwork.

Exploring Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula: Hidden Gems & Local Heritage with Brad BarnettWelcome back to the Outdoor Adventure Series! In this episode, Howard Fox sits down with Brad Barnett, the executive director of Visit Keweenaw, the destination marketing organization for Michigan's picturesque Keweenaw Peninsula. Known for its breathtaking natural landscapes, vibrant Finnish-American heritage, and abundant opportunities for outdoor recreation, the Keweenaw Peninsula is a hidden gem at the northernmost tip of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Together, Howard and Brad explore what makes this region a true four-season destination, from its cool summer escapes and dazzling fall colors to epic lake-effect snowfalls and stunning dark skies perfect for viewing the northern lights. Tune in to discover how Visit Keweenaw is redefining sustainable tourism, supporting the local community, and inviting adventurers far and wide to experience the magic of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Whether you're craving scenic trails, historic charm, or a place to simply slow down and reconnect with nature, this episode will have you planning your trip to the Keweenaw Peninsula.DISCUSSION1. Introduction and WelcomeHoward introduces the Outdoor Adventure Series and welcomes Brad Barnett as the guest 00:06Brad's role as Executive Director of Visit Keweenaw 00:14Personal reflections from Howard Fox regarding visits to the Keweenaw Peninsula and Michigan 00:592. Geographic Overview of the Keweenaw PeninsulaExplanation of Michigan's geography ("the hand" method) and Keweenaw's position 02:29Proximity to Lake Superior and its significance 02:44Fun fact about the latitude being north of most of Canada's population 03:163. Weather and ClimateComparison between Nevada (Boulder City) heat and Keweenaw's cooler temperatures 03:57Lake Superior's moderating effect on summer and winter climate 04:08Introduction of the term "coolcation" 04:14Keweenaw as a destination for beating the heat 04:304. Brad Barnett's Journey to Keweenaw and Role as Executive DirectorPersonal background and move from Kentucky for a doctoral program at Michigan Technological University 04:53Family experiences and attractions to outdoor recreation 05:19Discussion of the region's small population and initial economic development work 06:00Path to working with the Destination Marketing Organization 06:125. Keweenaw Peninsula as a Four-Season DestinationDiscussion on the tourism "seasons" and what each offers 06:56Summer: beaches, hiking, biking, access to nature 07:29Winter: 300 inches of lake effect snow, snow sports, warmer winter temps due to Lake Superior 07:45Spring: waterfalls, dark skies, fewer bugs and crowds 08:43Fall: vibrant autumn colors aided by location and climate 09:166. Dark Skies and Northern LightsHoward shares personal desire to experience dark skies in Keweenaw 10:27Discussion of minimal light pollution and visibility of northern lights 10:55Importance of Lake Superior's geography to stargazing experiences 11:247. Evolution of Visit Keweenaw as a Destination Marketing Organization (DMO)Historical focus of the DMO and its small initial scope 12:38Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on DMO's approach and responsibilities 13:21Broadening focus to stewardship, economic development, and community engagement 13:42Emphasis on responsible tourism and intentional branding 15:018. Community Response and EngagementImpact of visitation on residents and their new role as brand ambassadors 15:38Change in visitor demographics: new, younger, and more affluent travelers post-pandemic 16:50Increased pride among residents and new entrepreneurial opportunities 17:52Recognition of the value of Keweenaw as a destination and readiness to cater to a broader audience 18:479. Website Tour: Visit KeweenawHoward and Brad conduct a virtual walkthrough of the Visit Keweenaw website 20:10Site highlights: activities, events, Finnish American heritage 21:02Destination development and reinvestment in communities 21:45Transparency on how tourism dollars fund local projects and grants 22:14New focus on sustainability and stewardship resources for visitors 23:0510. Stewardship, Sustainability, and Global EngagementParticipation in global tourism think tank (the "Collective") 24:12Keweenaw's approach to balancing tourism with community sustainability 24:39Elevating local organizations and creating opportunities for visitors to volunteer 25:49Encouraging stewardship among visitors and positive customer experiences 26:1011. Economic Impact and Support for Local LodgingImportance of staying with local lodging partners to support DMO efforts 27:32Revenue sources for Visit Keweenaw (bed tax, grants) 28:04Visitor spending helps fund responsible recreation and economic development 28:2312. Storytelling and The Power of Small CommunitiesFeatures on the website such as “The Crossing Place” web series 30:02Importance of sharing stories of volunteers and local community members 30:13Social media presence and connection channels 30:3813. Personal Fulfillment and Aha Moments in Destination WorkHoward and Brad discuss the personal rewards of working in tourism 31:27Creating impactful moments for visitors and the satisfaction of seeing community projects succeed 31:57Example: Opening of Houghton Douglas Falls site and visitor reactions 32:4914. Travel's Broader Impact and ReflectionsDeeper message: importance of simple travel moments and connection to nature 35:01Tourism's power to unite, inspire, and foster empathy in a polarized world 35:54Anecdotes connecting travel to well-being, self-discovery, and community 36:1915. Closing RemarksRecap of Brad Barnett's passion and Keweenaw's uniqueness 39:47Encouragement to visit Keweenaw Peninsula and connect with it as a destination 40:08How to follow and contact Visit Keweenaw via their website and social media 40:14MEDIAhttps://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/keweenaw-peninsula-becomes-the-epicenter-of-sustainable-tourism-in-2026-michigan-summit-will-lead-the-world/https://estonianworld.com/culture/a-michigan-city-named-the-finno-ugric-capital-of-culture-2026/https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2026/04/28/city-houghton-receives-first-ever-bird-city-designation-up/LEARN MORETo learn more about Visit Keweenaw, visit their website at https://www.visitkeweenaw.com or on these social sites:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VisitKeweenawInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/visit_keweenawNEXT STEPSVisit us at https://outdooradventureseries.com to like, comment, and share our episodes.KeywordsBrad Barnett, Visit Keweenaw, Lake Superior, Michigan History, UP Travel, Copper Country, Michigan Festivals, Pure Michigan, Outdoor Adventure Series, Podcast Interview#VisitKeweenaw #LakeSuperior #MichiganHistory #UPTravel #CopperCountry #MichiganFestivals #PureMichigan #OutdoorAdventureSeries #PodcastInterviewMy Favorite Podcast Tools:  Production by DescriptHosting BuzzsproutShow Notes by CastmagicWebsite powered by PodpageBe a Podcast Guest by PodMatchBanner Customization by Nano Banana & Canva

Iron Mountain, Michigan. The Upper Peninsula. Postcard country: pine trees, quiet streets, the kind of place where nothing bad is supposed to happen. But in three days, seven men came knocking at one unassuming sting house. This is the story of one of them.  Kelsey Burbank is 29. He coordinates online orders at the local Walmart. By day, he's just another face in a small town. By night, he's "Two Googly Eyes" on Grindr, and he's been messaging someone he believes is a 15-year-old boy. He knows the age. He says he wishes he didn't. He keeps typing anyway. On the other end of his explicit two-hour chat? An undersheriff. What follows is a raw confrontation with Chris: the excuses, the deflection, the claim he was "just looking for friends." From first message to handcuffs to an 18-month sentence, this is the predatornext door - exposed. Sponsored by: Home Title Lock: Go to https://hometitlelock.com/chrishansen  and use promo code HANSEN to get a FREE title history report and a FREE TRIAL of their Triple Lock Protection! For details visit https://hometitlelock.com/warranty   OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code HANSEN at https://www.oneskin.co/HANSEN #oneskinpod   TruthFinder.com. To get the answers you're looking for about the new people in your life, and to discover information on potential predators, go to www.TruthFinder.com/predators Have A Seat merchandise at https://haveaseat.dashery.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight's video features two terrifying driving at night horror stories about lonely highways, no cell service, and the things that wait in the dark. In one story, a nurse driving home through Michigan's Upper Peninsula notices the same dead deer being staged along the road, and in the other, a medical worker traveling through Idaho's Salmon River Canyon is followed by something massive in the trees. If you enjoy the show, leaving a rating or review helps a lot.Linktree: https://linktr.ee/its_just_creepyStory Credits:►Sent in to https://www.justcreepy.net/Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:01:48 Story 100:54:05 Story 2Music by:►'Decoherence' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au►'Shadows and Dust' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.auBusiness inquiries:►creepydc13@gmail.com#scarystories #horrorstories

Season 7: Episode 6 --The UP Notable Book Club presents Helen Raica-Klotz speaking about her book "Superior Stories." The Crystal Falls Community District Library in partnership with the U.P. Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) presents author events with winners of the UP Notable Book List. Make sure to like and subscribe so you don't miss any future UP Notable Book Club speakers! For more information, please visit the links below www.UPPAA.org www.UPNotable.com https://raica-klotz.com/ HELEN RAICA-KLOTZ has a Masters in English from Central Michigan University, and she teaches composition courses at Saginaw Valley State University. She's also taught writing at a regional prison, a homeless shelter, an alternative high school, and other places where she can find people with stories to tell. Her fiction and creative non-fiction has appeared in various publications, including The MacGuffin, Porcupine Literary, Dunes Review, Literary Mama, and Great Lakes Review. Helen lives in northern Michigan with her husband, Steve, and their large black lab, Atticus. Here, she spends much of her time walking through the woods - and avoiding grading papers and cooking.

My conversation with Christy starts at 29 minutes Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. This show is Ad free and fully supported by listeners like you! Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 750 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Subscribe and Watch Interviews LIVE : On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete In July of 2025 Christy McGillivray joined Voters Not Politicians as the Executive Director. She has over twenty years of experience across the fields of education and non-partisan political and policy advocacy. Her past roles as an advocate include working as the Legislative and Political Director for Sierra Club Michigan; Organizer with the American Federation of Teachers, Michigan; and Campaigns Director and Field Manager for Michigan Clean Water Action. Christy taught Earth Science, Chemistry, and Physics at Eastpointe Highschool, outdoor STEM education at the Farmington Hills Nature Center, Early American History and Literature at Lawrence Technological University, and Comparative Education Policy at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia. Christy is committed to spending the rest of her life ensuring the people most affected by policies have a voice in shaping those policies, and preserving an accountability pathway for elected officials based on the policy decisions they make. In short, Christy is here to fight for our democracy. Decades of experience have made it clear to her that a healthy, functioning democracy is the best way to deliver for all Michiganders. If she's not spending her spare time hiking and paddling in the Upper Peninsula with her partner, daughter, and two dogs, Christy can probably be found in Wayne State University's Reuther archive combing through primary documents from the 1930s. Listen rate and review on Apple Podcasts Listen rate and review on Spotify Pete On Instagram Pete on Blue Sky Pete on Threads Pete on Tik Tok Pete on Twitter Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page All things Jon Carroll  Gift a Subscription https://www.patreon.com/PeteDominick/gift Send Pete $ Directly on Venmo

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This week we pull off the highway. The Backwoods Cryptid Road Trip will pick back up next episode, but stories have been stacking up from listeners all over the country, and five of them earned a full telling. These are firsthand Sasquatch encounters from five states, told with first names only and every detail the witnesses were willing to share.We start at a deer camp in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where a hunter alone for the first time in his life hears wood knocks, finds a seventeen inch track, and spends a November night listening to something walk circles around his trailer, only to learn years later that his late father had left behind a rule and a plaster cast that suddenly made sense.From there we head to southeastern Oklahoma, where a sixty year old bookkeeper and her husband endure eight months of stripped apple trees, peeled coop wire, and screams from the creek bottom before she comes face to face with the thing at her burn pile.Then it's broad daylight in the timber country of Northern California, where a professional timber cruiser with eleven years in the woods watches something stand up from behind a root wad at seventy yards, and finds out his partner saw it too and said nothing.The fourth account takes us back to nineteen sixty eight, to a West Virginia hill farm, a face at a bedroom window, shutters that went up overnight, and a deathbed confession about a place the family called the Yellow Gap.We close on a sandbar in the Florida panhandle river swamps, where a fishing guide spends an entire night under siege by something wading the flooded timber, and finally understands why the old men on the river always left when the smell came.Five strangers, fifty eight years, two thousand miles, and the same details over and over. As always, I hold my conclusions loose, but I'll tell you what four decades of listening has taught me about the difference between a story and a report. Keep your eyes on the treeline.Have you experienced a Bigfoot sighting, Sasquatch encounter, Dogman experience, UFO sighting, or any unexplained cryptid or paranormal event deep in the woods? We want to hear your story.Email your encounter to brian@paranormalworldproductions.com for a chance to be featured on a future episode of Backwoods Bigfoot Stories.Backwoods Bigfoot Stories is a paranormal storytelling podcast featuring real Bigfoot encounters, Sasquatch sightings, Dogman reports, cryptid experiences, and true scary stories from the backwoods.Follow the show and turn on automatic downloads so you never miss a chilling encounter from the forest. Listen with the lights off… if you dare.

My guest today on the Online for Authors podcast is Markya Biaggio, author of the book Margery and Me. Maryka is a former professor of psychology and practicing clinical psychologist. She began writing novels in her middle years, and she's been writing up a storm since then. Now she's an award-winning novelist specializing in historical fiction based on real people. She loves unearthing the stories of people overlooked by history and bringing them back to life—portraying their challenges and foibles and rekindling their emotional world. She prides herself on carefully researching the period and people and providing readers with an immersive experience.   Her fiction has won several accolades, including Willamette Writers Award, Oregon Writers Colony Award, Historical Novel Society Review Editors' Choice, La Belle Lettre Award, an Upper Peninsula of Michigan Notable Books Award, a Regional Arts & Council grant, and a Publishers Weekly pick.   She's an avid opera fan and enjoys gardening, art films, and, of course, great fiction. She lives in Portland, Oregon.   In my book review, I stated Margery and Me is a historical fiction by Maryka Biaggio. Mina Crandon to her friends - and Margery to the world - discovers she has an amazing ability. She can talk to the dead - specifically, her brother, Walter, who died in a train accident. Before long, she has captured the attention of some very famous people and organizations - some of whom believed in her spiritual abilities and some who did not. Her biggest opposition was Harry Houdini.   This story is told from the voice of Walter, and he doesn't hold back. It seems Margery isn't a prim and proper lady. Although married to a doctor, she loves to flirt and finds comfort in many of her male supporters. And Walter does his best to dissuade her from making a mess of things - or more of a mess than she's already made.   Can she really summon the dead? Do psychics really exist? What would you have decided back in the 1920s?   Maryka based this book on the true story of Margery Crandon, and I love how she finds people that history forgot! I loved The Gun Girl and the Tall Guy, and I loved Margery and Me, too! Pick up a copy and you won't be sorry!   Subscribe to Online for Authors to learn about more great books! https://www.youtube.com/@onlineforauthors?sub_confirmation=1   You can follow Author Markya Biaggio Website: https://marykabiaggio.com/ FB: @ParlorGames IG: @authormaryka LinkedIn: @Maryka Biaggio   Purchase Margery and Me on Amazon: Paperback: https://amzn.to/4djIKAD Ebook: https://amzn.to/48PTu8n   Teri M Brown, Author and Podcast Host: https://www.terimbrown.com FB: @TeriMBrownAuthor IG: @terimbrown_author X: @terimbrown1   Want to be a guest on Online for Authors? Send Teri M Brown a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/member/onlineforauthors   #marykabiaggio #margeryandme #historicalfiction #terimbrownauthor #authorpodcast #onlineforauthors #characterdriven #researchjunkie #awardwinningauthor #podcasthost #podcast #readerpodcast #bookpodcast #writerpodcast #author #books #goodreads #bookclub #fiction #writer #bookreview *As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

A grieving farmer's seance vow and a healer's vision of buried iron built the world's only school for talking to the dead — and left the town of Whitewater steeped in legends of witches, haunted cemeteries, and things that crawl out of the lake.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/HauntedWhitewaterREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/WD20260626B-HauntedWhitewater-transcript.txtFEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: Whitewater legend says that the bizarre experiments conducted at the Morris Pratt Institute of Spiritualism in Wisconsin, to communicate with the dead, have left the town cursed by witches and haunted by restless spirits. It's no wonder it has garnered the nickname of “Second Salem.” (Whitewater: The Second Salem) *** The Wild West had many drifters with troubled pasts. One found himself at the heart of one of the most infamous crimes in American history. Ben Kuhl went from horse theft, to stagecoach robbery, to murder – from notoriety to infamy – all in pursuit of elusive riches. Finally arrested and convicted due to a bloody handprint (The Last Stagecoach Robbery) *** Fred West was just a regular boy, or so it seemed. But behind closed doors, in reality, he was becoming evil incarnate. And upon meeting his future wife Rose, it only expanded his predatory predilections. Fred and Rose descended from petty crimes to unspeakable horrors of rape and murder – even of the most young and innocent. From their "House of Horrors" the depths of their depravity was acted out — hidden from site. But as the walls closed in and the truth emerged, the true horror of their crimes was laid bare. (The Evils of Fred And Rose West) *** AND MORE!CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding00:02:20.946 = Show Open00:04:34.008 = Whitewater: The Second Salem00:24:07.841 = The Evils of Fred And Rose West ***00:40:14.638 = The Last Stagecoach Robbery ***00:53:46.205 = Bygone Gluttons ***01:06:32.360 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakLISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*SOURCES and RESOURCES:“Whitewater: The Second Salem” by Charlie Hintz for Wisconsin Frights: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p9bktup“Bygone Gluttons” by Ben Gazur for ListVerse: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p99hjxj“The Evils of Fred and Rose West” from Biography: https://www.biography.com/crime/fred-west“The Last Stagecoach Robbery” from Creative History Stories: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/bdh3h8h5(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Originally aired: April 16, 2024This episode of Weird Darkness travels from a Wisconsin school built to teach the living how to speak with the dead, through the cellar of one of Britain's most notorious murder houses, to the last stagecoach robbery in American history and a gallery of history's most ravenous eaters.It opens in Whitewater, Wisconsin, where farmer Morris Pratt vowed during an 1880s seance to build a temple to the spirit world if he ever grew rich. A trance medium named Mary Hayes-Chynoweth steered him toward a barren tract on Michigan's Upper Peninsula that turned out to sit atop the Gogebic iron range, and the fortune that followed funded the Morris Pratt Institute, the world's only school dedicated to spiritualism, which locals nicknamed the "Spook Temple." Students studied clairvoyance, levitation, and psychic surgery in a three-story building whose white-painted top floor was closed to non-believers, and even agnostic Chicago attorney Clarence Darrow left it admitting he was mystified. The school later relocated to Milwaukee and still operates, but Whitewater kept its reputation, earning the name "Second Salem" for its tales of the axe-murdering witch Mary Worth in Oak Grove Cemetery, the inward-pointing spikes on the Starin Park water tower, the haunted Witches Triangle formed by its three cemeteries, and a tentacled creature said to have overturned a fishing boat on Whitewater Lake in 1923.From there the episode moves to Gloucester, England, and the crimes of Fred and Rose West, who tortured, raped, and murdered young women and girls across roughly two decades. Fred, born in 1941 and shaped in part by head injuries from a teenage motorcycle crash, killed his pregnant lover Anna McFall in 1967 and removed her fingers and toes, a mutilation he repeated on later victims including his first wife Rena Costello and his own daughter Heather. He and Rose buried nine victims beneath 25 Cromwell Street, the address the press called the "House of Horrors," and added Heather to the back garden. Detective Constable Hazel Savage's investigation finally exposed them; Fred hanged himself in his cell on January 1, 1995, and Rose was convicted of ten murders that November and handed a whole life order.Next the show heads to the snowbound mountains around Jarbidge, Nevada, where on December 5, 1916, drifter Ben Kuhl ambushed the Rogerson-Jarbidge mail stage, shot driver Fred Searcy in the back of the head with a .44 revolver, and made off with a mailbag holding four thousand dollars in cash. A stray dog led searchers to the buried money, and Kuhl's ivory-handled pistol marked him as a suspect, but the conviction turned on a bloody palm print found on an envelope from the coach, the first time such forensic evidence sent a man to prison for murder in the United States. Kuhl drew a death sentence later commuted to life, served nearly twenty-eight years, and died of tuberculosis in San Francisco in 1946 without ever revealing where the loot was hidden.The episode closes with a parade of history's most extreme eaters, from Georgian London's Edward Dando, who downed hundreds of oysters at a sitting and walked out without paying until cholera killed him in prison in 1832, to seventeenth-century Kentishman Nicholas Wood, who ate raw sheep wool and horns included. It runs through Roman emperor Vitellius, who vomited between courses to keep feasting and invented a dish of flamingo tongues and lamprey entrails; the corpulent King George IV, lampooned as the "Prince of Whales"; the geologist William Buckland, who tasted moles, panthers, and a preserved fragment of a king's heart; and Elvis Presley and his pound-of-bacon Fool's Gold Sandwich. It ends with the most disturbing case of all, the eighteenth-century Frenchman Tarrare, whose bottomless hunger drove him to eat stones, live animals, and raw offal, and who was expelled from a hospital after he was suspected of devouring a fourteen-month-old child.

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Nerita Hughes, President, Bay de Noc Community CollegeIn this episode, President Series #489, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, sponsored by EdUp Leadership, the ​HigherEd PodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by CoursedogYOUR host is Dr. Joe SallustioHow does a president who navigates 2 campuses, 2 time zones & 54 miles in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan get an articulation agreement with all the trades done in 1 year when they had been trying since 2007?Why does the closest community college being 4 hours away & the housing overflow being a hotel across the street not stop you from elevating presence from local to statewide to national?What makes moving from the best kept secret to a destination require jumping in with both feet when you can't tip toe & see if the water is warm enough?Listen in to #EdUpThank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership!

Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/15494297/joinHere's the Left of Lansing "Friday Short" for June 19, 2026!This week, Michigan Democratic State Senate candidate for most of the Upper Peninsula, Kelli Van Ginhoven, talked with me about her her campaign on Michigan's Premier Progressive Podcast.I asked KVG if she thought of herself as a progressive Democrat, and KVG said in today's time, being progressive is "essential."In this week's "Friday Short," I piggyback off of KVG's statement, and explain why progressivism is essential in Michigan and around the country as the working class gets further behind the untouchable Epstein Class. There's a reason why many progressive candidates, and progressive-populist messages, are winning. Because, progressivism is essential to saving the working class. To hear the entire interview with Kell Van Ginhoven, and the entire episode: https://audioboom.com/posts/8918186-kelli-van-ginhoven-s-people-powered-campaign-for-the-upper-peninsulaClick here to vote on this week's Web Poll on "Data" pronunciation.Please, subscribe to the podcast, download each episode, and give it a good review if you can!leftoflansing@gmail.comLeft of Lansing is now on YouTube as well!Music provided by Wanderbeats. To hear the latest project, visit Space Leopard on various streaming sites, or visit: https://www.youtube.com/@SpaceLeopardNOTES:Kelli Van Ginhoven State Senate District 38 campaign sitehttps://www.kvgforsenate2026.com/KVG's Facebook Campaign Page: https://www.instagram.com/kellifordistrict38/KVG's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kellifordistrict38/#podcast #politics #progressive #Democrats #Michigan #MAGA #Republicans #Trump #WorkingClass #Economy #Immigrants #ICE #CorporateGreed #CorporateCorruption #GovernmentCorruption #DataCenters #EpsteinClass #Affordability #MedicareForAll #HealthCare #Authoritarianism #Democracy #LeftofLansing

Send us Fan MailA guy rode past us during a bike event while listening to our podcast at the exact same moment. That's the kind of sentence we would have laughed at when we first hit record, and it's the perfect way to frame our 100th episode milestone. We start with classic Cycling Men of Leisure catch-up: work trips that turn into mini road adventures, the beauty of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and why moving too fast makes you miss the weird, wonderful “true America” you only find when you take the long way. Then we debut a brand-new Listener Spotlight jingle, share the fan mail that demanded it, and break down a Spotlight built around Omaha, Nebraska. From there, things get even better: Miya Sharp joins us as a surprise guest interviewer and asks the questions we didn't script, including why we started the podcast, how the original vision evolved beyond cycling, and the exact BRAG and RAGBRAI moments when strangers called us “the life of leisure” and the name finally stuck. We also get into our favorite episodes, the speakeasy tradition, the biggest travel disaster, and the one word we want the show to be known for: honest. We close by looking ahead with Tour de France energy and cycling headlines, including youth development investment (Zwift, Canyon, and Pedal Mafia) and a nod to progress in women's professional cycling. If you've ever loved the space between point A and point B, you're in the right place. Subscribe, share this with a riding buddy, and leave a review with the most unbelievable cycling moment you've ever witnessed. SupportSupport the showAdam and Michael's friendship has grown through years of shared miles, challenges, and laughter on the bike. Their passion for cycling has carried them through life's twists and turns, creating a bond full of stories, jokes, and unforgettable rides. In their podcast, they bring that same spirit to the mic—sharing adventures, trading banter, and welcoming listeners into their cycling community. Whether tackling steep climbs or cruising open roads, their conversations capture the fun, friendship, and freedom that cycling brings. Tune in for stories that celebrate the ride and the camaraderie that makes it unforgettable.and Remember,It's a Great Day for a Bike Ride!https://www.facebook.com/cyclingmenofleisurehttps://cyclingmenofleisure.com/https://www.cyclingmenofleisurepodcast.com

Click here to donate $5 on Left of Lansing on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/15494297/joinHere's Episode #183 of Michigan's Premier Progressive Podcast!00:00-1:00: Jessica's Show Open1:01-4:04: New MI Dem Senate Poll4:05-4:50: McMorrow Upset w/Poll4:51-6:05: Polls Show Trends Toward Dr. Abdul6:06-7:20: Stevens Fights For Status Quo7:21-7:45: KVG Interview Preview7:46-9:09: MOU Iran War Deal?9:10-10:25: Trump Has No Choice10:26-11:00: $300Bil For Iran11:01-11:41: No Point To Iran War11:41-13:23: Can't say "war" in MI MAGA House13:25-14:27: MAGA Hates Free Speech14:28-15:00: MI House can't criticize DTE15:01-16:00: DTE No Fed Taxes Again16:01-16:25: Can't Say DTE or WAR16:26-16:56: KVG coming up.16:57-17:41: Jessica & MI Cities Liner17:42-18:12: Contact Pat18:13:-19:05: Kelli Van Ginhoven (a.k.a KVG) Interview Intro.Click here to learn more about KVG's campaign for Michigan's State Senate District 38https://www.kvgforsenate2026.com/19:06-20:00: Enjoying Campaigning20:01-20:24: Daily Campaign Travel In UP20:25-22:45: Balancing Campaign While Still on Delta Co. Board22:46-25:20: KVG's victories over MAGA Delta County Board 25:21-25:40: Decision to for State Senate25:41-26:06: KVG only Dem To Win Board Seat26:07-28:13: KVG on Progressive Label28:14-29:29: KVG Being Working Class Candidate29:30-29:49: Pat on MAGA Being Extreme Party29:50-31:54: Dems Writing-Off U.P.31:55-33:20: KVG on Bridging U.P. & Downstate MI33:21-34:30: U.P. Used To Be BLUE34:31-35:00: KVG on Making U.P. Blue Again35:01-36:17: KVG on Unions36:18-36:49: KVG's On Corrections Contract Victory 36:50-37:05: Union Endorsements37:06-37:33: High % Union Members in U.P. Back Republicans37:34-38:05: KVG Opposes RTW38:06-41:01: KVG On Housing Affordability41:02-44:32: KVG on Data Centers44:33-45:20: Working Class Feel Left Out on Data Centers45:21-46:45: KVG on Ending Status Quo46:46-47:56: Contact KVG47:57-48:38: Jessica Liner to Email Pat48:39-49:32: Thank You KVG!49:33-51:50: How the "UniParty" backs Data Centers51:51-52:18: Data pronunciation web poll52:19-54:42: Last Call-MI is safe for LGBTQ+54:43:-55:08: Jessica Liner on Wanderbeats55:09-56:02: Ending56:03-56:53: Jessica OutroClick here to vote on this week's Web Poll on "Data" pronunciation.Please, subscribe to the podcast, download each episode, and give it a good review if you can!leftoflansing@gmail.comLeft of Lansing is now on YouTube as well!Music provided by Wanderbeats. To hear the latest project, visit Space Leopard on various streaming sites, or visit: https://www.youtube.com/@SpaceLeopardNOTES:Kelli Van Ginhoven State Senate District 38 campaign sitehttps://www.kvgforsenate2026.com/KVG's Facebook Campaign Page: https://www.instagram.com/kellifordistrict38/KVG's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kellifordistrict38/"Matt Hall's House Office Is Now Policing the Word 'War.'" By Distill Social "Michigan pollster accuses McMorrow campaign of killing unfavorable Senate poll." By Adam Wren of Politico "DTE paid no federal income taxes for 12th straight year despite more than $1.5B profit." By Minnah Arshad of Michigan Advance "After House leaders again decline to hear Pride Month resolution; LGBTQ Caucus reads it outside." By Katherine Dailey of Michigan Advance "Read the transcript of the US draft of the memorandum of understanding over Iran war." By The Associated Press #podcast #politics #progressive #Progressives #Democrats #MAGA #Republicans #Trump #Michigan #UpperPeninsula #CorporateGreed #CorporateCorruption #CorporateAuthoritarianism #GovernmentCorruption #IranWar #Israel #Gaza #War #Genocide #MiddleEast #Election #AbdulElSayed #HaleyStevens #MalloryMcMorrow #MichiganSenateRace #Senate #MikeRogers #EpsteinClass #WorkingClass #Unions #LGBTQ #Economy #Inflation #MedicareForAll #Affordability #WhiteChristianNationalism #FreeSpeech #Freedom #KelliVanGinhoven #Housing #DataCenters #Fascism #Democracy #LeftofLansing

Michigan's deer management is at a crossroads—and the decisions being made right now will shape the future of whitetail hunting in this state for generations to come.In one of the most important episodes we've ever recorded on Wild Game Dynasty, host Ryan sits down with Jordan Hoover, Upper Peninsula Deer Advisory Chair and one of the most passionate, outspoken voices for Michigan hunters in the state today. Jordan isn't just talking about the problems—he's in the room where the decisions are being made, and he's fighting like hell to make sure hunters have a seat at the table.In this episode we pull back the curtain on everything Michigan deer hunters need to know right now. We break down the Natural Resources Commission's May meeting and the new regulation proposals that have the hunting community fired up across the state. We dig deep into the politics driving these decisions, the failures of Michigan's whitetail management in the Upper Peninsula, the crushing reality of predation on deer populations, and the underfunded DNR that is struggling to manage it all effectively.Jordan doesn't hold back. From the controversy surrounding Michigan's potential move toward a one-buck state, to the ongoing debate over antler point restrictions, to the disconnect between Lansing politicians and the boots-on-the-ground hunters who live and breathe Michigan's deer woods—this conversation goes places that most people in positions like his are afraid to go.In this episode:What came out of the NRC's May meeting and what it means for Michigan deer huntersThe politics behind Michigan's most controversial deer regulation proposalsWhy the Upper Peninsula deer herd is in crisis and what's driving the declineThe real impact of predation on UP deer numbers and why it's not being honestly addressedWhat needs to fundamentally change in Michigan's approach to whitetail managementHow hunters can get involved, make their voices heard, and stop being left out of decisions that directly affect themThis is not a comfortable conversation. It was never meant to be. Michigan's hunters deserve honesty, transparency, and leadership—and that's exactly what Jordan Hoover is bringing to the fight.If you are a Michigan deer hunter, this episode is required listening. Share it, post it, and get it in front of every hunter you know. The future of Michigan whitetail hunting depends on an informed and engaged hunting community—and that starts right here.Don't stay silent. Don't stay on the sidelines. Get loud.Wild Game Dynasty Podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on social media for updates, behind-the-scenes content, and more.

This week, we're pulling off the road. The Backwoods Cryptid Road Trip takes a short break so I can open the inbox and share five Sasquatch encounters sent to me by listeners from five different states, spanning more than twenty-five years.A deer hunter in Michigan's Upper Peninsula gets paced through the dark in November of nineteen ninety-four by something that matches his footsteps and then corrects him with one extra step. A woman living alone in Oregon's Coast Range in two thousand eight tracks her dog's strange refusals on a kitchen calendar until the night something looks through the top of a seven-foot window.Two brothers running trotlines on an Oklahoma river in nineteen eighty-seven watch something cross knee-deep through a hole they wade waist-deep, then hear a second scream answer from their own bank. A pipeline surveyor working alone in the West Virginia hollows in twenty fifteen finds his survey stakes extracted, his wooden lath twisted like a wrung-out rag, and finally locks eyes with what's been undoing his work.And a father and son at a remote Maine ice fishing camp in February of two thousand one listen through one inch of spruce planking as something lifts the cinder block off their fish box and sets it down gently. Five witnesses who don't know each other, most of whom asked me to hide their names, all carrying stories they held onto for years before telling a stranger. If you have an encounter of your own, send it to brian@paranormalworldproductions.com. I read every email. The Road Trip rolls again soon.Have you experienced a Bigfoot sighting, Sasquatch encounter, Dogman experience, UFO sighting, or any unexplained cryptid or paranormal event deep in the woods? We want to hear your story.Email your encounter to brian@paranormalworldproductions.com for a chance to be featured on a future episode of Backwoods Bigfoot Stories.Backwoods Bigfoot Stories is a paranormal storytelling podcast featuring real Bigfoot encounters, Sasquatch sightings, Dogman reports, cryptid experiences, and true scary stories from the backwoods.Follow the show and turn on automatic downloads so you never miss a chilling encounter from the forest. Listen with the lights off… if you dare.

Season 7: Episode 5 --The UP Notable Book Club presents Jon C. Stott speaking about his book "Wild Blueberry Summer: More Upper Michigan Moments and Memories." The Crystal Falls Community District Library in partnership with the U.P. Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) presents author events with winners of the UP Notable Book List. Make sure to like and subscribe so you don't miss any future UP Notable Book Club speakers! For more information please visit the links below www.UPPAA.org www.UPNotable.com www.modernhistorypress.com/store/Jon-C-Stott-c132541501 JON C. STOTT has been previously honored for Yooper Ale Trails: Craft Breweries and Brewpubs of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (2023). He is a man with many interests, including the natural world, U.P. history, professional hockey, and of course, a good craft brew. Wild Blueberry Summer: More Upper Michigan Moments and Memories is actually the second memoir of his cottage visits and local ramblings in the Crooked Lake area. The first book, Summers at the Lake: Upper Michigan Moments and Memories, spans several decades, while Wild Blueberry Summer follows his adventures over a single calendar season.

In this episode of the Culture Eats Everything podcast, Tom Willis sits down with Dr. Stephen Bigelow, an experienced educator and former superintendent who traded Michigan's Upper Peninsula for life and leadership in Salvador, Brazil. Together, they explore the concept of “cultures within cultures” and discuss how living and leading in a completely different environment challenged Stephen's assumptions about healthcare, education, relationships, and leadership itself.Stephen shares how confronting his own preconceived notions opened the door to deeper learning, stronger relationships, and a greater appreciation for cultural differences. The conversation highlights the importance of humility, adaptability, and surrounding yourself with people who challenge your thinking. They also discuss how leadership principles remain universal even when cultural norms, communication styles, and expectations vary dramatically.Click here to buy our book:

    Dr. Brent Rudolph from the Michigan DNR is my first guest this week. The long time wildlife biologist talks about the whitetail fawning season. Then, Dan Ulfig from the Michigan Wildlife Council has an update on the "Here for Generations" campaign. Hour two kicks off with Captain Paul Schlafley of Riverside Charters in Manistee. Paul says the salmon fishing so far this season has been very good. Jim Felgenauer is up next. Jim talks about plans to build the first public fish cleaning station on Lake St. Clair. Upper Peninsula fishing guide Connor Baccus is my guest in hour three as we talk about fishing the UP for walleye, bass and crappie. Chef Dixie Dave Minar wraps it all up with a very nice wild game recipe.

For many Michiganders, Up North begins at the north end of the Mackinac Bridge. One listener defends the Upper Peninsula as true north. And another listener says the southern border of the mitten is also Up North for many people. GUESTS ON THIS EPISODE: Ken Raisanen, retired teacher and lifelong Upper Peninsula Michigander Keith Baker, City Manger of Coldwater Want to submit your own story or question to On Hand? Do it here!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Badgers TE Jacob Pedersen joins Bernie and Perko to discuss how he made it from a small town in the Upper Peninsula to Madison, setting the all-time touchdown record for tight ends for UW, why he nearly quit the team his freshman year, playing with Russell Wilson, and much more. Make sure to subscribe to our friend Jake Kocorowski's newsletter, The Badger Observer: https://www.badgerobserver.com/ Get Coach Brian White's Book, The Locker Room is Not For Sale: Why the Human Touch Always Wins, on Amazon now! https://www.amazon.com/Locker-Room-Not-Sale-Always/dp/B0GLV43YRQ Follow us on Twitter/X @BleavInBadgers and Instagram @BleavInBadgers. And make sure to check out Perko's weekly show on Badger247.com with Jon McNamara and Nick Osen on YouTube. While you're at it, tune into the Money Down Podcast with James White, LeGarrette Blount, Sojourn Shelton, and Warren Herring. Make sure to get your hands on a copy of Rich Thompson's book Relentless, which we will be reviewing in the future: https://a.co/d/7jZQ5zC Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ryan sits down with Kristin Ojaniemi, host of the UP's favorite outdoor show 'Discovering', to talk about what makes Michigan's Upper Peninsula one of the most wild and untouched landscapes in the Midwest. Kristin shares the stories behind her show — the remote stretches of forest, the characters she's met along the way, and what it means to truly live close to the land up north.Ryan and Kristin dig into what it's like to document wild places on camera, why the UP holds a special kind of pull for hunters and anglers alike, and how her show captures a lifestyle that's as authentic as it gets.Whether you've spent years in the UP or you've always dreamed of going, this episode will have you lacing up your boots and heading north.For more 'Discovering' content, follow along at https://www.discovertheup.com/

Michigan has a long history of strange encounters, and tonight's episode of UNEXPLAINED MICHIGAN brings together some of the most disturbing reports from the Great Lakes State.In this episode, Lon Strickler examines eyewitness accounts involving Michigan Dogman encounters, a terrifying shoreline incident in the Upper Peninsula, a Sasquatch-like scream near Big Rapids, a strange mimicking voice near South Haven, black-clad operatives near the Lake Michigan shoreline, triangular UFO sightings between Oxford and Lapeer, a possible Mothman-type winged humanoid in Oakland County, a bizarre creature reported near Merrill, and a mysterious suburban Detroit encounter involving two women who may not have been human.These reports come from hunters, outdoorsmen, families, truck drivers, and ordinary witnesses who experienced something they still cannot explain.From dark forests and lonely highways to the Lake Michigan shoreline, this is a deep dive into the unexplained side of Michigan.Please like, share, comment, and subscribe to Phantoms & Monsters Radio for more eyewitness accounts, investigations, and unexplained case files.

Michigan has a long history of strange encounters, and tonight's episode of UNEXPLAINED MICHIGAN brings together some of the most disturbing reports from the Great Lakes State.In this episode, Lon Strickler examines eyewitness accounts involving Michigan Dogman encounters, a terrifying shoreline incident in the Upper Peninsula, a Sasquatch-like scream near Big Rapids, a strange mimicking voice near South Haven, black-clad operatives near the Lake Michigan shoreline, triangular UFO sightings between Oxford and Lapeer, a possible Mothman-type winged humanoid in Oakland County, a bizarre creature reported near Merrill, and a mysterious suburban Detroit encounter involving two women who may not have been human.These reports come from hunters, outdoorsmen, families, truck drivers, and ordinary witnesses who experienced something they still cannot explain.From dark forests and lonely highways to the Lake Michigan shoreline, this is a deep dive into the unexplained side of Michigan.Please like, share, comment, and subscribe to Phantoms & Monsters Radio for more eyewitness accounts, investigations, and unexplained case files.

In this deeply intimate conversation, we sit down with Annalise Nelson as she shares her story of motherhood, identity, loss, and rebuilding life after the death of her 7-year-old daughter, Ann-Marie. Now parenting a newborn son, Leo, Annalise reflects on how grief has reshaped everything she thought she knew about love, time, and meaning—while also revealing unexpected moments of beauty, connection, and grace. Annalise begins by sharing her early life in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, growing up as the youngest of four children in a home led by a strong single mother after the loss of her father. She reflects on how her mother modeled resilience, independence, and the importance of community—values that deeply shaped her path into teaching and later motherhood. She speaks candidly about the sudden medical crisis that led to Ann-Marie's passing, and the devastating yet clarifying experience of receiving answers in the hospital. In the midst of unimaginable grief, she describes holding multiple truths at once: heartbreak, gratitude for medical staff, and a strange sense of grounding in understanding what had happened. A central thread of the conversation is how community carried her: Friends, neighbors, and even strangers showed up in profound ways An 8.5-hour visitation revealed the depth of collective love Small gestures—like a stranger giving her a purple stone—became symbols of care A lifelong mentor reminded her: “The reason it hurts so much is because there's so much love.” We explore how grief is not something to “get over,” but something that reshapes identity. Annalise reflects on: Learning that grief is love with nowhere to go How time becomes nonlinear after loss The importance of letting grief move through the body rather than avoiding it How she and her husband grieved differently, yet both authentically The role of writing, walking, and trusted relationships in processing pain She shares deeply personal and beautiful ways she continues to honor Ann-Marie: Weekly writing with a local writer to preserve memories Designing a headstone that reflects her daughter's artistic, joyful spirit A cartwheeling mermaid with fishnet tights—symbolizing her daughter's wild authenticity Continuing traditions like birthday celebrations even after loss Receiving unexpected signs and meaning in everyday life Annalise also reflects on becoming a mother again through IVF and the arrival of baby Leo. She shares the emotional synchronicities surrounding his conception and birth, and how his name—Leo—feels connected to Ann-Marie in meaningful, symbolic ways. Rather than replacing grief, this new life exists alongside it. At the heart of the conversation is a powerful truth: You can hold joy and sorrow at the same time Life does not require choosing one or the other Healing is not linear, but deeply relational and embodied Love does not end—it changes form She closes with a reflection on what it means to live fully human: Those who struggle most are often those who resist holding multiple truths Beauty and tragedy will always coexist in a full life Feeling joy fully is just as important as allowing grief in This episode is a tender exploration of love, loss, and the enduring connection between a mother and her daughter—an invitation to stay open to the fullness of life, even when it hurts. Past Episodes You Might Like About Grief, Loss, and Motherhood: Episode 30:  Grief: It's Complicated Episode 122:  Nina Lohman: The Body Alone: A Lyrical Articulation of Pain Episode 192:  Anne Marie Nest-Pinero & Kristin Marrs: Performance Art that Educates About Infertility & Miscarriage  Today's Episode sponsored by: Kate Moreland Coaching (https://www.katemorelandcoaching.com/) Dr Yoga Momma (https://dryogamomma.com/) Heartland Yoga (https://heartlandyoga.com/) Source

During World War II, more than 6,000 German and Italian prisoners of war were held in Michigan. They cut pulpwood in the Upper Peninsula, worked in fruit orchards, harvested crops, and helped fill wartime labor shortages.This episode follows the final days of German POWs at Fort Custer and Camp Evelyn, using 1945–46 newspaper clippings and historical records to tell the story of enemy soldiers who came to Michigan as prisoners — and, in some cases, hoped to return one day as free men.The End of the Road in Michigan is a production of Thumbwind Publications

In the summer of 1889, wealthy tourists stepped off Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Railroad trains bound for the White House Inn on Lake Gogebic. What began as a peaceful journey through Michigan's deep north woods quickly turned into one of the Upper Peninsula's most shocking crimes.A horse-drawn resort stagecoach carrying bankers and vacationers rolled along a lonely wilderness road when an armed gunman stepped from the trees. The robbery left one man dead, triggered fears of lynching in Gogebic County, and launched a manhunt that gripped newspapers across the Midwest. The suspect, Reimund Holzhey, became known as the “Gogebic Highwayman,” a mysterious figure whose courtroom testimony, claims of insanity, and strange later life only deepened the legend.Using original 1889 newspaper accounts, regional historical records, and local Upper Peninsula history, this episode reconstructs the dramatic story behind what many still call Michigan's last great stagecoach robbery. Along the way, it examines the fading frontier era of Lake Gogebic's grand resort hotels, railroad tourism, and the rough wilderness roads that once connected them.Was this truly the last stagecoach robbery in North America? The answer may surprise you.#MichiganHistory #LakeGogebic #UpperPeninsula #TrueCrimeHistory #MichiganMoments #StagecoachRobbery #OldWest #GogebicCounty #Marenisco #GreatLakesHistoryThe End of the Road in Michigan is a production of Thumbwind PublicationsThis episode includes AI-generated content.

Jon Herold sits down with Jeanine Garcia of A Bit of Whimsy, a boutique tucked into a 100 year old building in Iron River, Michigan, right in the heart of the Upper Peninsula. What started as a whispered phrase during a quiet moment staring across the street at a building for sale became a faith driven leap into small town retail. Jeanine walks Jon through the two and a half year renovation, the gut punch of being almost ready to open when COVID hit, and how a phrase she heard in 2017 suddenly made sense in the dark summer of 2020. She also shares the real challenge of sourcing 85% American made goods, why she keeps losing her favorite domestic clothing companies, and how sales at the boutique are finally trending upward after years of decline. Plus, she is bringing a pop up shop to the Deadwood GART and encourages everyone to check their closet tags. You might be surprised. This Week's Guest: Jeanine Garcia from A Bit of Whimsy https://www.bitwhimsy.com Promo Code: Badlands

In Sault Ste. Marie, a pasty is more than food. It's memory. It's family. It's the Upper Peninsula wrapped in dough and carried through generations.This week on Total Michigan, Cliff sits down with Heidi and Jeff Ritter, founders of the Yooper Pasty Company, to explore how a small food trailer turned into one of the most beloved gathering places in the Soo. But beneath the story of fresh crusts, rutabaga debates, and sold-out lunch rushes is something deeper: a couple trying to preserve a feeling most people are afraid of losing.This episode explores:Why the pasty means so much to Yooper cultureThe journey from Coast Guard life to entrepreneurshipHow food preserves memory and communityThe deep connection between Michigan history and traditionWhy some places feel like home the second you walk inIf you've ever tasted something that instantly transported you back to childhood, this episode will stay with you.Links:951 E Portage AveSault Ste. Marie, MI 49783Subscribe to our Email Newsletter: https://totalmichigan.com/join/Find us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/totalmichiganWatch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@totalmichiganMentioned in this episode:NWF AdVisit Our Sponsor: The National Wildlife Federation Great Lakes Chapter is working hard to protect what Michiganders love and that is our great outdoors. Learn more about threats facing all Michiganders and what the NWF is fighting for at https://nwf.org/greatlakes

Season 7: Episode 4 --The UP Notable Book Club presents Deborah K. Frontiera speaking about her book "Living On Sisu: The 1913 Union Copper Strike Tragedy." The Crystal Falls Community District Library in partnership with the U.P. Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) presents author events with winners of the UP Notable Book List. For more information please visit the links below www.UPPAA.org www.UPNotable.com www.authorsden.com/deborahkfrontiera DEBORAH K. FRONTIERA grew up in Lake Linden with some friends whose fathers worked in the Calumet & Hecla stamp mill, others whose Finnish parents and grandparents farmed the Traprock Valley, and a father and grandfather who were in business and mining engineering. She, like her character Emma, found it difficult to sort out the multiple sides of the 1913 union strike. She taught in Houston public schools from 1985 until 2008 and then taught creative writing part-time for Houston's WITS (Writers In The Schools) program. Upon retirement from teaching, she and her husband moved back to her beloved U.P., but they head south during part of the winter to be with their daughters and grandchildren. She has written for children, young adults and adults, fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Several of her books have won awards.

Hey, it's the 41st episode of Best Issue Ever, starring Eduardo Baccarani! Eduardo is THE BIGGEST DONNA TROY FAN I KNOWWW, and has written some great stuff. One thing that definitely applies to this issue is the piece What Does It Mean To Be Donna Troy? Also, you can read Eduardo's Boku No Natsuyasumi fanzine at this link. We're chatting about Girlfrenzy: Donna Troy! This is written and pencilled by Phil Jimenez, with inks by John Stokes, colors by Jason Scott Jones, and letters by Todd Klein. This is one of my favorites! This podcast is recorded in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. This episode is edited by Kate Warner of the band Church Fire. The theme music is provided by Earth Control Pill, whose work is on Bandcamp. I do not want to deal with ads AT ALL, so if you also don't want to deal with ads, please consider supporting the podcast by rating and reviewing and/or signing up at the Ko-fi @ ko-fi.com/saracentury. There is now a Discord for this podcast, and here's the slightly cumbersome invite link if you are interested: https://discord.gg/ZwbvqJDAGS  Finally, you could support my other ventures, including the pending narrative horror podcast Medusa Mask. Visit my website to sign up for my newsletter for updates. Oh, and I'm a horror writer, so pick up my short story anthology, A Small Light and Other Stories, through Weirdpunk Books, or pretty much wherever else you get books. I wrote a zine about the Scream franchise that you can pick up @ sara-century.square.site.

How did Wisconsin get its name? Did we lose the Upper Peninsula? Did you know Milwaukee was once the Bowling Capital of America? This week, we welcome Adam from Wisconsin History Unlocked for some Wisconsin stories and facts that we didn't know! From Woolly Mammoths to Bridge Wars, we cover a lot! The Cabin is presented by the Wisconsin Counties Association and this week we're featuring Fond du Lac County;https://www.wicounties.org/counties/fond-du-lac-county/ The Cabin is presented by Badger State Brewing; badgerstatebrewing.com The Cabin is also presented to you by: Crystal Farms; www.crystalfarmscheese.com

Darkness Radio presents: Voices Carry Here: Supernatural Stories of Ghosts, Mystery, and Suspense with Author, Gail Galotta! Voices Carry Here is a collection of short stories with themes of mystery, suspense, and the supernatural.A henpecked husband learns that "till death do us part" isn't the end of the story when his dead wife returns.A newly retired couple uncovers a pestilent secret buried beneath their dream home.A young woman retreats to the countryside to discover herself, only to stumble upon an unsolved tragedy calling out for justice.Voices Carry Here is a collection of short stories steeped in mystery, suspense, and the supernatural. Set against the beauty of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, these tales will reveal secrets just beneath the surface of tranquil lakes, cries for help echoing from shadowed campgrounds, and small-town characters experiencing extraordinary circumstances.Blending chills with warmth, author Gail Galotta's flair for supernatural suspense is tempered with touches of humor, romance, and nostalgia.On today's show, we sit down with Gail and get down to the real-life inspirations behind her spooky fictional tales.  We also talk about her unusual writing style and how it compares to Rod Serling.  And, we tackle the themes of trauma, psychosis, isolationism, and more on this side and the other side! Get your copy of "Voices Carry Here..." here:  https://bit.ly/4wh21erLearn more about Gail and her stories here:  https://www.gailgalotta.com/Make sure you update your Darkness Radio Apple Apps!and subscribe to the Darkness Radio YouTube page:  https://www.youtube.com/@DRTimDennisThere are new and different (and really cool) items all the time in the Darkness Radio Online store on our website! Check out the Darkness Radio Store!   https://www.darknessradioshow.com/store/#paranormal  #supernatural  #metaphysical  #paranormalpodcasts  #darknessradio  #timdennis #gailgalotta #voicescarryhere #supernaturalstoriesofghostsmysteryandsuspense #paranormalinvestigating #stonetapetheory #psychometry #precognition #ghosts  #spirits  #spectres #hauntings #hauntedhouses #haunteddolls #pestilencehouse #spousalabandonment #spiritwalkins #alternatetimelines #timetravel #demons #possessedchildren #exorcisms #purgatory #spiritcommunication #spiritguides #Psychics #mediums   

This week, Josh and Kevin, along with guests Jordan Hoover and Elliot Hubbard, discuss Michigan's deer hunting regulations, focusing on recent proposed changes including the move to a one-buck tag system and antler point restrictions. -Jordan and Elliot explained the team's recommendation for a one-buck system statewide - Amendments like antler point restrictions and changes to gun season dates. - Various aspects of deer management, including challenges with antlerless harvest, processing barriers, and the role of crop damage permits - Limited engagement of the general hunting population in antlerless harvest and potential solutions to increase participation in managing deer populations. -Jordan emphasizes that while there are regional differences in deer management between the Upper Peninsula and other areas, the fundamental principles of deer biology and herd health apply statewide, including the need to balance sex ratios, maintain age diversity, and ensure herds stay within carrying capacity. - They discuss both the benefits and concerns of proposed regulatory changes As always, THANK YOU for listening! Predator Thermal Optics code "ptothermal" for 10% off all Predator Thermal Optics brand Scopes and Monoculars www.predatorthermaloptics.com www.predatorhunteroutdoors.com code: tripod for 10% off tripods and mounts code: light for 20% off lighting products Predator Hunter Outdoors ATN Prym1 Wiebe Knives- code "OVERDRIVE15" for 15% off you entire order High Pressure Pneumatics Razor Broadheads- code "Overdrive10" for 10% off your order

Darkness Radio presents: Voices Carry Here: Supernatural Stories of Ghosts, Mystery, and Suspense with Author, Gail Galotta! Voices Carry Here is a collection of short stories with themes of mystery, suspense, and the supernatural.A henpecked husband learns that "till death do us part" isn't the end of the story when his dead wife returns.A newly retired couple uncovers a pestilent secret buried beneath their dream home.A young woman retreats to the countryside to discover herself, only to stumble upon an unsolved tragedy calling out for justice.Voices Carry Here is a collection of short stories steeped in mystery, suspense, and the supernatural. Set against the beauty of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, these tales will reveal secrets just beneath the surface of tranquil lakes, cries for help echoing from shadowed campgrounds, and small-town characters experiencing extraordinary circumstances.Blending chills with warmth, author Gail Galotta's flair for supernatural suspense is tempered with touches of humor, romance, and nostalgia.On today's show, we sit down with Gail and get down to the real-life inspirations behind her spooky fictional tales.  We also talk about her unusual writing style and how it compares to Rod Serling.  And, we tackle the themes of trauma, psychosis, isolationism, and more on this side and the other side! Get your copy of "Voices Carry Here..." here:  https://bit.ly/4wh21erLearn more about Gail and her stories here:  https://www.gailgalotta.com/Make sure you update your Darkness Radio Apple Apps!and subscribe to the Darkness Radio YouTube page:  https://www.youtube.com/@DRTimDennisThere are new and different (and really cool) items all the time in the Darkness Radio Online store on our website! Check out the Darkness Radio Store!   https://www.darknessradioshow.com/store/#paranormal  #supernatural  #metaphysical  #paranormalpodcasts  #darknessradio  #timdennis #gailgalotta #voicescarryhere #supernaturalstoriesofghostsmysteryandsuspense #paranormalinvestigating #stonetapetheory #psychometry #precognition #ghosts  #spirits  #spectres #hauntings #hauntedhouses #haunteddolls #pestilencehouse #spousalabandonment #spiritwalkins #alternatetimelines #timetravel #demons #possessedchildren #exorcisms #purgatory #spiritcommunication #spiritguides #Psychics #mediums   

Chris Holman welcomes Dr. Charles Ballard, Emeritus Economics Professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Dr. Charles Ballard, emeritus economics professor at Michigan State University, described Michigan's economy as persistently middling, ranking 39th in per capita personal income due largely to decades of decline in manufacturing and the auto industry. He emphasized that economic conditions vary widely across the state, with affluent areas like southern Oakland County contrasting sharply with struggling rural regions in the northern Lower Peninsula and Upper Peninsula that continue to lose population. Ballard noted that Michigan's challenge is less about unusually high out-migration and more about a low rate of in-migration, pointing to the state's undeserved reputation as a "rusty place" as a barrier to attracting new residents. Looking at 2024, he highlighted positive developments in mid-Michigan including restaurant growth and healthcare sector expansion, and expressed cautious optimism for 2025, while voicing concern that new tariffs could damage Michigan's vital trade relationships. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Subscribe to MBN's YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/

Chris Holman welcomes Ken Estelle, CEO, Feeding America West Michigan, Kentwood, MI. This episode of Michigan Business Beat features an interview with Ken Estelle, CEO of Feeding America West Michigan, a food bank headquartered in Kentwood that serves 40 of Michigan's 83 counties — primarily rural areas on the west side of the Lower Peninsula and the entire Upper Peninsula. Estelle reports that the organization is currently seeing more people seeking food assistance more frequently than at any point in its 40-year history, a trend he attributes largely to inflation driving up the costs of food, rent, utilities, and medications while incomes have not kept pace. Retail partners like Meijer remain among the organization's largest donors by weight, though supply chain fluctuations have at times reduced incoming donations, forcing the food bank to purchase more food than ever before. Estelle encouraged the business community to get involved by raising awareness among employees, volunteering at food bank facilities, and making financial contributions to help sustain operations. » Visit MBN website: www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ » Subscribe to MBN's YouTube: www.youtube.com/@MichiganbusinessnetworkMBN » Like MBN: www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork » Follow MBN: twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ » MBN Instagram: www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of the College Knowledge Podcast, hosts Joe Kerins and Dave Kozak sit down with renowned higher education expert Dr. Marybeth Gasman of Rutgers University for a powerful conversation on mentorship, networking, college admissions, and the growing role of artificial intelligence in education.Dr. Gasman shares her inspiring journey from a first-generation student in Michigan's Upper Peninsula to becoming a distinguished professor and nationally recognized voice in higher education. Together, the group explores how meaningful relationships, self-advocacy, and authentic networking can shape a student's future both in college admissions and beyond.The conversation also dives deep into AI in education — from how students should responsibly use tools like ChatGPT to why colleges and employers are increasingly valuing students who know how to leverage technology effectively. Dr. Gasman offers practical advice for families navigating today's admissions landscape, including how to stand out to colleges, build lasting mentor relationships, and prepare for a rapidly evolving future.Tune in for an insightful and thought-provoking discussion on college access, student success, AI, and the human connections that make all the difference. Video Version of Podcast YouTube:The College Knowledge PodcastFollow us on social media:InstagramFacebookLinkedInVisit us online:The College Knowledge Podcast WebsiteElite Collegiate Planning

Michigan gas prices jump the most in the nation, with $5/gallon possible 5 bald eagles dead in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. DNR wants to know why. Officials say e-bike battery explodes on Mackinac Island, causing fire

WhoDan Skelton, President and Chief Operating Officer of Blue Mountain, OntarioRecorded onJune 26, 2025About Blue Mountain, OntarioClick here for a mountain stats overviewOwned by: Alterra Mountain CompanyLocated in: The Blue Mountains, Ontario, CanadaYear founded: 1941Pass affiliations: Unlimited on Ikon and Ikon BaseBase elevation: 229 feet/750 metersSummit elevation: 1,480 feet/451 metersVertical drop: 730 feet/223 metersSkiable acres: 364 acres/147 hectaresAverage annual snowfall: 154 inches/391 centimetersTrail count: 43Lift count: 11 (5 six-packs, 1 fixed-grip quad, 1 triple, 4 carpets – view Lift Blog's inventory of Blue Mountain, Ontario's lift fleet)Why I interviewed him: A Very Dumb Story About a Very Dumb Person, Volume IIn the winter of 1995-96, I developed Vertical Fever, a syndrome in which the afflicted believes, in a way that is beyond reason and immune from contrary arguments, that the skiing will be better if the ski hill is taller.This was a problem. Because in 1995, I lived, as I had all my life up to that point, in Michigan. Specifically, Sanford, a flat town in a flat county in what may be the flattest region of the country, the Tri-Cities area of Michigan's Lower Peninsula. Fortunately for a skier, Michigan is cold and full of ski areas. Unfortunately, these ski areas are small or short or both. The tallest of the 33 ski areas inventoried on the 1995 Michigan Downhill Skiing Guide is Boyne Highlands, which then and today promotes a probably made-up vertical drop of 550 feet. Right across the street was 427-vertical-foot Nub's Nob, one of six Lower Peninsula ski areas to exceed 400 vertical, along with Caberfae (485 feet), Shanty Creek Schuss Mountain (450 feet), Sugar Loaf (500 feet), and Boyne Mountain (495 feet).I'd skied all of these and I'd skied them all many times since my first real ski season, which was the previous winter, 1994-95. But once I'd stopped summersaulting down the hill and learned to carve and to land jumps, I grew bored. Skiing in 1995 was not like skiing in 2026. Terrain parks were rare and, anyway, off limits to skiers. Jumping was forbidden. There were signs all over saying so. Everything was groomed and everything was about carving turns, even though grooming was inconsistent and the shaped skis that would transform the average skier into a carver were years away from mass market distribution.So I scoured maps and guidebooks for ski areas of any size in any direction that I could reasonably drive to. To the south lay Ohio and Indiana. Useless. To the north, at the far western end of the Upper Peninsula, lay several 600-ish footers (Mount Bohemia did not open until 2000), but Michigan is a deceptively large state made larger by the inconvenience of driving around gigantic lakes – those UP ski areas were 10 hours away. But also to the north, east instead of west and just over the Canadian border, lay Searchmont: 750 vertical feet of ungladed bananas skiing, with little cliffs and rocks and glades all over. It was a glorious real-life validation of the less-stuffy Canadian ski-area management culture that I'd read about in Skiing and Powder. And it was only a four-hour drive each way, an easy daytrip on the cruise-control-empty interstates of northern Michigan. This is what a Canadian 700-plus-footer is like, I decided, and I searched for more of them.That's when I became obsessed with Blue Mountain, this mysterious guidebook mapdot floating south of Lake Huron. Stat-line, as listed in contemporary guide books: 720 vertical feet, 13 chairlifts and two T-bars, 920 skiable acres (this was, um, not accurate). A Midwest hack, a backdoor to a secret mini-New England unknown to Michiganders. As with Searchmont, I would rise at 4 and arrive by lifts-on and soar all day among the woodsy wide-open drop-step terrain of Ontario yahoo skiing.Yeah it didn't work out like that. The first time I tried to drive to Blue Mountain, I wound up at Mount Brighton, 273 miles away in Southeast Michigan. A blizzard had forced course correction to a more achievable destination. But the second time, I made it. Here's how it went, per a journal entry I wrote few days later:Monday, March 25th, 1996 – 11:53 p.m.Let's just call Friday the day that didn't quite flow. In fact, it didn't flow like no day on skis ever hasn't. First off, I only slept four hours. Normally , I wouldn't give a f**k, but that was directly following three hours the night before, which didn't help my status in an already exhausting week. Then there was the drive. I figured four, maybe five hours at the most, 250 miles, give or take. Wrong. I only realized this somewhere well over the Canadian border. Six hours, 350 miles. Then there's the mountain.I knew Blue was big, but I was not, I'll admit, in any way, shape, or form prepared for what I found Friday. The place is enormous by Midwest standards, though not as mammoth as I'd originally thought coming up the road, scoping out the two private resorts. Notice I said “enormous,” not necessarily “good.” Which is sad, cause, for one thing, they're trying pretty hard to make a good hill, and, #2, I drove a long f****n' way to get there. The whole thing bore a striking resemblance to western skiing – enormous base lodges, hugely wide runs, high-speed chairs. Which I suppose makes it ideal for families. Then there's the fifty miles or so of safety fence, zero ungroomed runs, and as many jumps as a Fat Albert convention. This, I surmise, makes it extremely unideal for Stuarts. In fact, I really didn't enjoy it at all. It was bland, repetitive, and almost sickening in its nature. I was tired, pissed, and lonely. The highlight of the day was jumping off the cornice which was the subject of much inner conflict. But I did it, and I'm glad, and then I drove home, and I'm glad for that too.I only skied four-and-a-half hours. My ticket was good til' ten, but I considered a lot of things. For starters, it only cost me twenty bucks; second, I told Clint I was gonna make it a point to get out of there by four [to hang out], so I sorta tried; third, I'd skied the whole f****n' place anyhow, and I really didn't feel like getting home at four AM. It's not like I didn't ski well, cause I was actually carving and reacting magnificently (to the terrain, not the carving). I was fluid, but I needed more variety, and they just didn't deliver.It would have been nice to have the internet in 1996 (it existed, but almost no one used it, partly because there was almost nothing on it, including driving directions, maps, or trailmaps).Great endorsement of Blue Mountain, Stu. You managed to convince people not to go and make the people who do ski there feel bad about it all at once. Slow clap for aggressive transparency.But my message here is hardly “Blue Mountain sucks don't go.” Blue Mountain is, as it was 30 years ago, exactly what it needs to be: a rapid-fire lap machine optimized to provide a consistent ski experience to the residents of Canada's densest metro area, Toronto. Blue is, historically and probably still, the third-busiest ski area in Canada after Tremblant and Whistler. It is a low-altitude, variable-weather, high-volume business tasked with the twin burdens of being the sole public outpost for recreational skiing in a ridgeline of upscale private clubs and being a profitable enterprise. It is, from a dollar-generating and Ikon Pass-dispersal-to-the-West point of view, probably one of Alterra's most important ski areas.The problem, then, is not that every ski area isn't like Searchmont. The problem is that, in 1996, I thought every ski area should be like Searchmont. It was like walking into a pizza parlor and complaining that they didn't sell tacos. I was young and dumb, and it didn't occur to me until arrival that a 700-ish-vertical-foot ski area dangling off the far eastern end of the Lake Superior wilderness (Searchmont), would, by custom and by necessity, offer a far different ski experience than a 700-ish-vertical-foot satellite orbiting metro Toronto (Blue). I thought every ski area should be for me and for people like me, like the people I read about in ski magazines who toured B.C. in rusty pickup trucks and never took bathroom breaks and who viewed skiing as a constant level-up challenge.Thirty years later, I view Blue Mountain differently, for two reasons. The first is that I'm sure that Blue, like nearly all North American ski areas, is a more interesting mountain in 2026 than it was in 1996. Freeski culture and snowboarding really did loosen up skiing's stodgier tendencies, most visibly with the widespread building of come-one-come-all terrain parks. The second is that I no longer approach ski areas by asking if they are the best possible experience for me, but if they are the best possible version of themselves for the demographic of skiers who are most likely to ski there. And with Blue – which I will admit, I never visited again - the answer appears to be, always and ever upward, yes.What we talked aboutOh Ontario; being a Canadian ski area owned by a U.S. company; “one of the beauties of being part of Alterra is our emphasis on honoring and preserving the uniqueness of each resort and each mountain community”; Blue Mountain's Reserve Pass; fixing up Blue's disordered lift mazes; growing up at the base of Blue Mountain; the amazing evolution of ski area technology; Blue's wacky, charismatic founder; preserving the mountain's independent character after it's been absorbed by a conglomerate; Blue in the ‘70s; building Blue's snowmaking system; big leaps forward in snowmaking during the 1990s; the rise of HKD; Alterra's point of view on snowmaking; the hit-or-miss Lake Huron and Georgian Bay lake-effect snowbelts; snowmaking in the era of climate change; how snow-depth technology impacts snowmaking volumes; living through the transition from independence to Intrawest and ultimately to Alterra; how the village transformed Blue; “we come to the table scrappy, inventive, entrepreneurial” to this company of mega-resort destinations; the impact of the Ikon Pass; Blue's amazing lift fleet and how the six-pack became the mountain's workhorse; building chairlifts in-house; 15,000 skiers on Blue's busiest days; “we're not going to cut any new trails, so we gotta squeeze every little bit out and make sure we have a balanced experience”; whether Blue could upgrade to an eight-place lift; operating as the only substantial public ski area amid a huge number of private ski areas; and Blue's history owning and operating the neighboring Georgian Peaks ski area.What I got wrongI mentioned that HKD President Charles Santry had told the same side of a story that Skelton shared on a previous podcast recording, which he had. The problem is that as of now, I still haven't released that pod with Santry. Stand by.Podcast NotesOn IntrawestA brief history of Intrawest:On “Rusty” in the Alterra/Ikon transitionSkelton was referring to Rusty Gregory, Alterra CEO from 2018 to '22.On Blue's 1980 trailmapThe Storm explores the world of lift-served skiing year-round. Join us. Get full access to The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast at www.stormskiing.com/subscribe

Interview with Barry O'Shea, CEO of Highland CopperOur previous interview: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/posts/highland-copper-tsxv-hi-fully-permitted-us-copper-developer-targets-2026-construction-decision-7322Recording date: 23rd April 2026Highland Copper Company is advancing its Copperwood project in Michigan's Upper Peninsula toward a construction decision in the second half of 2026, with copper production targeted for 2029. The company has committed significant capital to engineering work, partnering with DRA Global and other established firms to reach 40% engineering completion by Q4 2026. CEO Barry O'Shea emphasized that the company has restructured very well to make sure full funds are through to a final investment decision.The financing strategy centers on a Letter of Intent from EXIM representing 60-70% of the $425 million capital requirement. While currently non-binding, management is actively working to convert this into a binding debt facility, supported by White House recognition of Copperwood as strategically important to US critical mineral production. The debt capacity has expanded from an estimated $250 million at $4 per pound copper to potentially $300-325 million at current price levels.Highland recently sold its remaining one-third stake in the White Pine project for $30 million, providing immediate liquidity while allowing exclusive focus on Copperwood. The decision reflects the strategic advantages of Copperwood's $425 million capex and fully-permitted status compared to White Pine's $1+ billion requirement and unsubmitted permits.The shift in long-term copper price consensus has fundamentally transformed Copperwood's economics. The project's NPV triples from $170 million at $4 per pound to $507 million at $5 per pound, with current spot prices near $6 delivering an $850 million valuation. Management strengthened its execution team by hiring Trace Arlaud as Project Director, bringing credentials from Rio Tinto's Resolution Copper project, and Peter Hemstead as interim CFO, a founding executive at Capstone Copper.Highland trades at approximately $110 million market capitalization, supported by strong institutional shareholders including Orion Mines Finance (28%) and Condire (20%), positioning for a potential rerating as the EXIM commitment converts to binding debt.View Highland Copper's company profile: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/companies/highland-copperSign up for Crux Investor: https://cruxinvestor.com

Hey, it's the 40th episode of Best Issue Ever, starring Riley Silverman! I have known Riley since the ole SYFY Fangrrls days, and she was just as smart and funny then as she is now. Riley is currently promoting two podcasts, one is the biweekly actual-play RPG podcast Good Chaotic and the other is International Waters, which is currently doing its annual MaxFunDrive that funds the show. We're chatting about Star Trek: The Lower Decks, Shaxs' Best Day. This is by Ryan North and Derek Charm with lettering by Clayton Cowles. A small but mighty team! This podcast is recorded in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. This episode is edited by Kate Warner of the band Church Fire. The theme music is provided by Earth Control Pill, whose work is on Bandcamp. I do not want to deal with ads AT ALL, so if you also don't want to deal with ads, please consider supporting the podcast by rating and reviewing and/or signing up at the Ko-fi @ ko-fi.com/saracentury. There is now a Discord for this podcast, and here's the slightly cumbersome invite link if you are interested: https://discord.gg/ZwbvqJDAGS  Finally, you could support my other ventures, including the pending narrative horror podcast Medusa Mask. Visit my website to sign up for my newsletter for updates. Oh, and I'm a horror writer, so pick up my short story anthology, A Small Light and Other Stories, through Weirdpunk Books, or pretty much wherever else you get books. I wrote a zine about the Scream franchise that you can pick up @ sara-century.square.site.

Steve Goings says that Starla was acting erratic, packed a big Black Bag and Left the house at Midnight the night of the Fair. He's very adamant about the black bag and included a picture of the bag because... We all photograph our luggage right? However Steve can't remember what Starla was wearing when she left. Why is he so adamant about this particular suitcase? Why would you let the mother of your children leave in the middle of the night in a national forest? This was after a facebook barrage of some of the nastiest posts ever seen interestingly timed one day before they attended the fair. All people we talk about in the following podcast are innocent and are not suspects in the disappearance of Starla Goings.

Captain Pete Patsalis of Hook One Charters is my first guest this week. Pete has great advice about springtime fishing on the St. Clair River. Then Kris Duerson from Rapid River Knives says his Upper Peninsula company is alive and well. Hour two features "Michigan's Morel Master", Clay Edney of the Michigan Morels facebook page. Clay has great advice on where to find those tasty springtime treats. Michigan deer hunter Jordan Hoover is up next with thoughts about proposed changes to hunting regulations. We're talking turkey in Hour 3 as hunting guide Gary Morgan of Wild Game Dynasty joins me. The show wraps up with Chef Dixie Dave Minar. This week, it's a very nice turkey recipe.  

A small being walked across Rebekah's home after a sense of presence had been felt for some time. She never imagined it was possible to have an experience like this…until it happened. The therianthrope being appeared weary from travelling, with staff in hand - ‘his' face reminiscent of an indigenous person. He passed across a doorway in Rebekah's home, seemingly across the building, incongruent to the layout of the house. "The creature was maybe about knee high.  It was bipedal and walked with a human gait, but it was a little hunched.  I think he might have been wearing brown breeches or something, but nothing else, because his top half was hairy or fur covered, like an animal...my impression was a mixture of animal and human in feature." We discuss the possibility that her home, which is situated next to a mine (a potentially significant factor), lies on a fairy path (a line between two sacred points in the landscape which fairy beings travel along). We also hear how a previous occupant may have been present in the house and possibly took the form of an ‘angel' who used to visit Rebekah's daughter as a child. I was fascinated to hear about the ancient ‘Stonehenge-like' monument beneath the surface of Lake Michigan - one of the sacred sites mentioned. This is something I'll be exploring in the coming weeks on my Patreon. ⭐️ JOIN THE MODERN FAIRY SIGHTINGS COMMUNITY ⭐️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/c/themodernfairysightingspodcast/membership⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you're looking for exclusive bonus material, monthly zoom chats with like-minded folks, access to the Discord chat channels, quiet meditation gatherings and meeting other members, join us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.patreon.com/c/themodernfairysightingspodcast/membership⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ S U P P O R T If you'd prefer to support the Modern Fairy Sightings with a one off donation, you can ‘buy me a coffee' and I'd be very grateful

Kristen Radaich joins Wendy and Rob to talk about her recent book, Beer Hiking Minnesota, Wisconsin & the Upper Peninsula. We talk about hiking with dogs, finding breweries near trails, finding trails near breweries, beer flights, and so much more.

In this episode of Reading With Your Kids, we celebrate creativity, courage, and the power of stories to help families connect. First, Jed welcomes 12-year-old author and YouTuber Bella Olson, creator of the Avocado Awesomeness channel and debut middle grade novel "Trapped" (Simon & Schuster). Bella shares how she began writing the book at just seven years old, and how the story follows a girl imprisoned by the evil Dr. Heinous in a mysterious facility. Along the way, the heroine meets unforgettable characters like Luna, Maya, and Rocco the magic chicken—many inspired by Bella's real-life friends. Bella talks about juggling school, dance, YouTube, and writing, her excitement at landing a major publisher, and how families can CO-read Trapped and talk about favorite scenes, inventions, and characters. Next, in our Story Keepers segment, Schuyler Minckler from Elm Street Books in New Canaan, Connecticut, gives listeners a tour of her cozy indie bookstore. She describes creaky floors, well-loved shelves, and a children's section designed for browsing and discovery. Schuyler offers down-to-earth advice for nurturing a love of reading, from reading aloud well into the teen years to embracing graphic novels, series, and kid-led choices. Finally, returning guest Suzanne Jacobs Lipshaw introduces her deeply moving middle grade novel "Decoding The Moon." Drawing on her son's real-life rock climbing fall and her own experience with loss, Suzanne weaves a story of two brothers navigating grief, autism, fear, and new beginnings in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. With secret codes, rock climbing, and super moons, Decoding The Moon becomes both an adventure and a compassionate guide for families facing big emotions and big changes.

On this episode of Eat Drink Smoke Happy Hour, Tony Katz and Fingers Malloy light up the Perla Del Mar Maduro Double Toro from J.C. Newman and make the case for why this box-pressed Connecticut Broadleaf cigar belongs in the conversation whenever you’re talking about budget-friendly smokes that actually deliver. At around $7.50 a stick, the guys break down the cigar’s broadleaf richness, spice, cedar, earth, and medium-to-full profile, while also talking through who it’s for, when it works best, and why keeping notes on your cigars can help you figure out your palate over time. They also suffer through a brutal Gas Station Finds review of Reese’s White Eggs, a candy so bad it nearly wrecks the entire cigar experience, and maybe the trust between man and peanut butter forever. Along the way, the guys get into overpriced lighters versus cheap torches, Walmart’s digital shelf labels, and the fear of dynamic pricing, a massive late-winter storm hammering the Upper Peninsula, a report on rising death rates among Gen X and elder millennials, delayed colonoscopies, COVID quarantine memories, and why Tony is now ordering an entire cow from Defiance Beef. Find everything at EatDrinkSmokeShow.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To the window, to the Wall: Tyrion goes the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/ Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com Intro by Anton Langhage