Upper Peninsula

The story of Michigan's peninsula up north starts with a border dispute down south. On Hand shares the Points North podcast's telling of the story.

The story of Michigan's peninsula up north starts with a border dispute down south. On Hand shares the Points North podcast's telling of the story.

The Silver Branch Vegetation Management Project would cover about 200 square miles on the eastern side of the Ottawa National Forest.

Skiers faced disappointment last weekend when high winds kept jumpers from competing at the Pine Mountain Continental Cup

A look into concerns about poor medical conditions at North Lake's ICE detention center. Plus, a Michigan author's debut romance novel set in the Upper Peninsula.

The goal of a proposed seasonal sea lamprey barrier is to restrict the invasive species' spread up the Sucker River in Alger County. Officials are taking public feedback until February 22.

Michigan's Upper Peninsula has a lot similarities to Greenland: It's way up north, not easily accessible, and often described as "arctic."

The DNR has reported 26 confirmed cougar sightings in 2025 so far, all in the Upper Peninsula. Experts say it's because there's more cougars and more trail cameras in use.

An MSU professor joins us to discuss the stakes for Detroit in next week’s mayoral election. A woman whose boyfriend was arrested by ICE shares their experience. A northern Michigan author discusses her new spooky book set in the Upper Peninsula. And, listener responses to On Hand.

When the last clinic offering abortion in the Upper Peninsula closed, a local urgent care started offering abortion pills to help fill the gap. Now it could be a national model for a new kind of abortion access.