Stories tagged: "Straits of Mackinac"

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Michigan Life Walkers Can Rediscover Mackinac With This Returning Tradition

Michigan’s traditions are making a comeback, and that means a community walk across one of the state’s most iconic bridges.

Associated Press Associated Press July 2, 2021 10:23 am EDT
Michigan Life The Mackinac Bridge, also known as the Mighty Mac, spans the Straits of Mackinac, connecting Michigan's Lower and Upper Peninsulas.
Michigan Life Want to Own A Piece of Mackinac Bridge? Here’s How and It’s Cooler Than You Think.

An auction will sell off pieces of the Mackinac Bridge, and it’s a much larger story of masterful civil engineering and what routine infrastructure maintenance could do for Michigan.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel May 11, 2021 4:25 pm EDT
Commentary Graphic by Morgaine Ford-Workman.
Commentary A Ticking Time Bomb: How the Enbridge’s Line 5 Pipeline Disaster Would Happen

Just six miles from Mackinac Island is an environmental disaster waiting to happen.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel March 19, 2021 4:21 pm EDT
Environment This June 2020 file photo, shot from a television screen provided by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy shows damage to anchor support EP-17-1 on the east leg of the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline within the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan. Michigan sought a pledge Friday, July 17, 2020 from Enbridge Inc. to cover costs that would arise if oil were to leak from its dual pipelines that extend across a channel linking two of the Great Lakes. (Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy via AP File)
Environment Michigan Wants Line 5 Energy Pipeline Company to Pledge $2 Billion in Case of Oil Spill

Michigan leaders contend Line 5 is an environmental hazard that should be shut down.

Associated Press Associated Press July 22, 2020 10:21 am EDT
Environment Photo via State Rep. Greg Markkanen
Environment Why the Republican Push for a Pipeline Under the Straits of Mackinac Is Controversial

State Rep. Greg Markkanen is among those pushing for a more expansive Line 5 project. Here's how that could set Michigan up for an environmental disaster.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel June 25, 2020 2:28 pm EDT

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Nedal Al Hayek plays with his son, Taym, and daughter, Layal, outside their new home on July 28, 2015 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The family, including Nedals wife, Raeda, fled Syria after he was beaten and tortured by forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad. Nedal says he still worries for the safety of his extended family in Syria. Since the war started the United States has resettled under 1,500 refugees, despite over 12,000 applications. This fall, U.S. President Barack Obama announced that least 10,000 displaced Syrians will be allowed into the United states over the next year. This announcement was followed up by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announcing the United States would accept 85,000 refugees from around the world next year and that total would rise to 100,000 in 2017. Family How the Skills of People Fleeing Crises Bolster Michigan’s Culture and Economy
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