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Reflections of Italy - April 20, 2026 - 10 Days - 12 Meals

5/1/20 - Air Toxics, Invasive Plants, Wind Park

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Environment Report

Sporting, health, and conservation groups have voiced strong concerns on the weakening of a mercury and air toxics rule. The Little Forks Conservancy in Midland is encouraging people to remove garlic mustard from their yards. DTE Energy has turned on its largest wind park, the first of four coming online in 2020.

Somos Hispanos

Piñata Making

We visit a piñata making event to explore this cultural tradition.

Environment Report

Climate Migration, the Fall Situation, Bay City Restoration

Climate change could be driving people to move to the UP. Fall colors are peaking in some areas of Michigan and growing in others.

The Follow Up

Challenges for Higher Education

Public confidence is down and the challenges facing students, staff, and administration in higher education are growing.

Historia

Eleanor Rykener

Eleanor Rykener’s court records suggest she may have been living as a transwoman in Medieval London.