Icebreaker

After a pretty gray holiday season, snow is finally falling in northern Michigan, but ice coverage on the Great Lakes has yet to catch up.

Great Lakes shippers say the fleet of icebreakers they rely on in the winter is shrinking and outdated. Now, they’re asking Congress for federal funding for a new icebreaker to keep shipping routes open.

Ice jams in the shipping channels between Lake Superior and Lake Huron are blocking ferry service to Neebish Island. The 40 year round island residents…

A floating museum in northern Michigan will be getting an update thanks to a grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. The 300 thousand…