| WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2024 |
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In today's newsletter, get ready for this week's Hunter's Moon, Michigan welcomed a record-breaking number of visitors last year and the presidential campaigns will converge in Oakland County Friday. |
Hang in there folks, we're only two days away from the weekend |
| We might only be half way through the work week but it's never to early to start arranging fun plans for the upcoming weekend. This weekend marks the last time you can glide through the Muskegon National Park as the 1,400- foot dual zip line at Muskegon Luge Adventure Park closes for the rest of the year. The zip line is usually a summer feature but stayed open for another week for visitors to take in the fall color. If you missed it last week, Camp Sauble–the Up North abandoned prison–has transformed into the annual Cages of Carnage. Open this Saturday and Sunday, the haunted event features two spooky attractions, food vendors, Halloween villains and more. |
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The sunset from the Lake Michigan dune overlook along the Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Empire, Mich. on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. |
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This week's full Hunter's Moon will be the brightest supermoon of the year |
Looking at the skies: This week's Hunter's Moon will be visible Wednesday night, but will officially be full on Thursday morning at 7:26 a.m. This won't only be a supermoon, but the brightest of four consecutive supermoons we’re enjoying this year. Our last supermoon of the year will be in November. How to view: You can choose to see this month’s full Hunter’s Moon by water or by woods through Ottawa County Parks and Recreation. A paddle tour will set off at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16 for a two-hour kayaking trip down "the Sag" of the Grand River. At 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18 a moonlit guided tour will take hikers through Ottawa Sands for a two-hour hike. What's that?: When snowflakes formed over parts of the U.P. on Monday and Tuesday, they looked more like tiny snowballs by the time they reached the ground. Those snowballs are actually called graupel. Graupel is a snowflake that has extra “rime” on it - freezing water that collects on it after passing through a supercooled cloud. It freezes and bulks up the snowflake to look like a little snowball.
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Bats with fatal disease aren’t dying at Michigan dam. Scientists want to know why. |
Saving the bats: Something very special happens – or rather, doesn’t happen – inside Tippy Dam in the Huron-Manistee National Forest in northern Lower Michigan. The bats that roost and hibernate at Tippy Dam simply aren’t dying from white-nose syndrome, even when infected. The bat site is more than a curiosity; it’s a scientific anomaly. Scientists are hoping to create safe havens in other Michigan mines for bats to escape the worst effects of the disease and avoid eventual extinction. In the water: The effort to remove Ypsilanti’s Peninsular Dam revealed that two threatened Michigan species call the Huron River home. The state-threatened mussel species were found in a survey conducted over the summer. That included the Wavy-rayed lampmussel and Black Sandshell, according to a report from the Huron River Watershed Council. Also in environmental news: On-the-ground efforts are already underway at the Palisades nuclear plant in Southwest Michigan to co-locate a pair of small-modular reactors there in coming years. |
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Michigan welcomed a record-breaking number of visitors last year. See how they spent $29B |
In the Mitten: Michigan’s visitors grew to more than 12 times the state’s population last year. The state welcomed 128.3 million tourists in 2023, officially pushing Michigan’s tourism out of pandemic recovery and into a growth period. Here’s where visitors spent their vacation money last year. Inclusive: A new experience for travelers with sensory sensitivities has recently been unveiled at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids. Developed in partnership with Disability Advocates of Kent County, the new sensory area aims to provide a calm and inclusive environment for individuals of all ages with cognitive or developmental disabilities, Take a trip: Some of the most iconic views in the state can be found along the Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive. The 7.4- mile scenic drive at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore features multiple lookouts with sweeping views of the ginormous dunes. |
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Woman claims brakes gave out before crashing into tractor pulling hayride, records show |
Behind bars: A woman, allegedly intoxicated, was driving 55 mph when she crashed into a tractor hauling nearly a dozen people in a wagon, court records show. Now, the driver, 44-year-old Angelina Marie Hamberg, is facing felony charges stemming from the collision in Allegan County. Hamberg told deputies her vehicle’s brakes gave out and she was unable to stop, the affidavit states. Police conducted field sobriety tests that allegedly showed alcohol was a factor in the crash. Responding to the scene: Police found 44 living dogs and 13 dead dogs in a now-condemned Burton home during an animal cruelty investigation, officials announced at a news conference on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Many of the living dogs are infected with “parvo,” or canine parvovirus, a highly contagious and sometimes deadly disease, Sheriff Chris Swanson said. Facing a citation: A popular Old Town Saginaw bar and restaurant has filed a lawsuit alleging constitutional rights violations by members of the Michigan Liquor Control Commission and a Michigan State Police trooper. |
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We'll be back tomorrow with more stories from across Michigan |
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