The Up North Reader

06/03/2017

There are some serious advantages to living in northern Michigan.

http://upnorthreader.com/2017/03/06/let-there-be-starlight-light-pollution-a-glaring-problem-in-michigan

Light pollution is more than just not being able to see the night sky, it impacts animals, insects and maybe even human health.   DETROIT FREE PRESS — As Charles Nielsen looks skyward, h…

03/03/2017

Some additional good news coming from this mild winter!

Although it may sound a little strange to area residents who awoke Thursday morning to single-digit temperatures and about a foot of new snow on the ground, the nearly completed

28/02/2017

It seems Michigan and MSU are getting hot at the right time.

http://upnorthreader.com/2017/02/28/michigan-msu-make-push-for-ncaa-tournament

They’ve had their share of ups and downs, but both Michigan and MSU, heading into the most important month of the college basketball season, look poised to earn their NCAA Tournament bids. Th…

28/02/2017

There's something special about the U.P. and its natives know it.

http://upnorthreader.com/2017/02/28/even-after-years-away-u-p-draws-its-people-home

DETROIT FREE PRESS — If they gave out frequent-crosser badges on the Mackinac Bridge, Tim Mulvaney would have earned one by now. He likes his life in Lansing, don’t get him wrong. He has frie…

25/02/2017

It seems the mid-winter warmup has come and gone. Now looking forward to days like these again!

25/02/2017

Ice climbers from around the globe braved Michigan's frozen waterfalls

http://upnorthreader.com/2017/02/25/ice-climbers-brave-michigans-frozen-waterfalls-in-upper-peninsula

Last weekend, ice climbers from around the globe gathered in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula for the annual Michigan Ice Fest. The goal: take on some of the biggest and most unique frozen waterfal…

24/02/2017

Check your dogs. Check your kids. Checks yourself. Ticks are back in Michigan!

http://upnorthreader.com/2017/02/24/early-warmth-could-mean-increased-ticks-in-michigan

Check your dogs. Check your kids. Checks yourself. Ticks are back in Michigan. The wave of warm weather that we’ve experienced all across the state throughout the last week may have seemed li…

23/02/2017

Introducing the new tallest building in Detroit. And Michigan, for that matter.

http://upnorthreader.com/2017/02/23/the-new-tallest-building-in-detroit

For all of its flaws, Detroit has always remained an iconic American city. It boomed in the early part of the twentieth century. As the largest city in Michigan, Detroit has long stood as a beacon …

22/02/2017

Here's what the lack of Great Lakes ice cover means:


http://upnorthreader.com/2017/02/22/what-the-lack-of-great-lakes-ice-coverage-means

To call it a mild winter would be putting it, well, mildly. As our current mid-winter warmup rolls on, those in the upper Midwest are either rejoicing at the unseasonable temperatures or are dreadi…

22/02/2017

How to survive a northern Michigan bear encounter? Good question.

http://upnorthreader.com/2017/02/22/how-to-survive-a-northern-michigan-bear-encounter

MyNorth — Spring is quickly approaching, and with it, hibernating bears will be waking up from their winter slumber. While it’s unlikely for people to see a bear in the Northern Michigan outd…

21/02/2017

Love it or hate it, the mid-winter warmup continues in Michigan!

http://upnorthreader.com/2017/02/21/mid-winter-warmup-for-michigan-continues

The sun is out and the waves are rolling along the unfrozen Great Lakes. That of course would be normal were it June, but it’s February. That’s sometimes just how it goes in Michigan& #8…

21/02/2017

How about this awesome photo of the Charlevoix South Pier Lighthouse from ?! This is definitely