The village of Sanford was directly impacted by catastrophic flooding caused by two mid-Michigan dam failures in May 2020.
In partnership with Central Michigan University’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, WCMU's “The Sanford Voices Project” documents the personal histories of those affected by the disaster, and how they recovered. You can view the documentary below, which originally aired in October 2021.
As part of our series, Mid-Michigan Floods: 5 year later, WCMU's David Nicholas spoke with Richard Rothaus, one of the film's producers and Dean of CMU’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, to reflect in the documentary and its impact. You can listen to that conversation on Central Focus here.
