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5/29/20 - St. Helena Island Lighthouse; Your Local Outdoors App

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Environment Report

A historic lighthouse in northern Michigan will be preserved. There’s a new mapping tool for outdoor recreation. Gypsy moth caterpillars hatched earlier this month and were ready to start eating the leaves off of local trees.

Lifelines

Samuel Pepys

The most famous English diarist, Samuel Pepys, lived in the 1600s and the phrase "may you live in interesting times" certainly applies.

Mental Health Minutes

Memory

Our memory is far from perfect, with emotions and information overload having an impact on how we remember things.

Hidden History

Presentation Drawing - Bearinger Fireproof Building

A presentation drawing of the Bearinger Fireproof Building in downtown Saginaw, Michigan. How does this building connect to the city's reinvention after the lumber boom ended?

Backyard Astronomer

6/30/25 - A Feast of Morning Objects

About 90 minutes before sunrise, look low in the east for the brightest point in the pre-dawn sky. It’s the planet Venus, and there’s a feast of celestial wonders nearby to look for this week!