In Northern Michigan, bison teach a lesson in sustainability
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BISON – A popular sustainable farm trend from the 2010s – bison – is on the upswing again and it could offer lessons to more ecologically friendly cattle farming. We interview David Kirby, a teacher who raises bison on the Leelanau Peninsula, a restaurant manager in Traverse City where bison is on the menu and a Michigan State University professor of agriculture. By LILY GUINEY. For TRAVERSE CITY, LEELANAU ENTERPRISE, MICHIGAN FARM NEWS, PETOSKEY, HARBOR SPRINGS and ALL POINTS.
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And the winners are…best Michigan roads for color
FALL ROADS – Up for a color road trip? As Michigan starts the peak fall color season, local officials have identified more than 120 “don’t miss” roads for viewing the changing foliage. The County Road Association of Michigan had plenty to choose from the nominations gathered from local officials. With the nation’s fourth-largest local road system, Michigan county roads account for 90,000 miles of road and 5,700 bridges. We talk to officials from the County Road Association of Michigan, Kent County and Chippewa County. By Liam Jackson. FOR BAY MILLS, GRAND RAPIDS, MARQUETTE, ST. IGNACE, IRON MOUNTAIN, WKTV AND ALL POINTS.
Peanut Barrel changes ownership
In a Facebook post June 25, the Peanut Barrel of East Lansing announced that after 42 years of business the owner Joe Bell is retiring. The Peanut Barrel first opened in 1973 as Jacks or Better and was owned by a couple from Oregon, Carol and Gordon Smith. One year later, the name was changed to the Peanut Barrel.
Students take lead against gun violence
Zoe Touray knows the reality of how gun violence can alter one’s life because she herself is a survivor.
“I was already a very jumpy person before everything happened,” Touray said. “[Now] any little movement I have to look and see what’s going on.”
As a recent graduate from Oxford High School, Touray has carried the trauma of surviving the Oxford shooting on Nov. 30, 2021.