Michael Livingston

Interlochen Public Radio | By Michael Livingston Jim Baumann and Michelle Cortright meet at Lake Charlevoix Coffee Company in Boyne City.

Interlochen Public Radio | By Michael Livingston Rows of honey crisp apples at a farm in northern Michigan.

BOYNE CITY — Jim Baumann and Michelle Cortright sit outside Lake Charlevoix Coffee Company. They reminisce on their time as local reporters — back when Boyne City had plenty of

In this week's election notebook, we break down the debate over tax increment financing in Traverse City, and what people are doing about it.

The entrance to a 1913 addition at New L'Arbre Croche Mission School, or Holy Childhood of Jesus Christ boarding school, in Harbor Springs.

Shoes belonging to Oprah Winfrey, Tony Hawk and Dolly Parton are in the collection. The social studies teacher uses that footwear to inspire his students to do good in their community.

This week: New ways to vote, a quick Senate debate recap, and then some time with "The Accidentals" and a stroll through a new 'underwater'mural.

With some help from IPR's Izzy Ross and the Leelanau Enterprise's Zack Marano, we unpack what happened in Leelanau County over solar panels this election season.

BELLAIRE — On Jan. 6, 2021, then-President Donald Trump pointed to northern Michigan as a reason to doubt the 2020 election.

In a room full of supporters — many of whom had voted — the Democratic V.P. hopeful urged them to get their friends and neighbors to head to the polls.