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Museum Using Replica Sloop to Teach History
The Great Lakes Radio Consortium has a feature on the Friends Good Will. The Michigan Maritime Museum hopes that the 101' replica of a sloop that did battle in the War of 1812 (Battle of Lake Erie) can help the public learn about maritime traditions.
Friends Good Will information from the MMM

Bills Introduced to Ban Direct Wine Shipment
Crain's Detroit Business reports that identical state House and Senate bills introduced last week would ban all direct shipments by Michigan wineries to individual consumers and retailers. Sen. Michelle McManus said that the ban would "cut our wineries off at the knees," and that Michigan can regulate shipments without such a measure.
Read the WineMichigan.org position paper on the bills

Power Industry Warns of Electric Power Crisis
The Detroit News reports that electric industry officials are warning that Michigan could face brownouts and blackouts because uncertainties about electric competition make the climate here too unstable to entice anyone to build a power plant. Our power needs continue to grow but there has been no major generating plant built in Michigan in two decades.

Lansing Bear Reports Continue
The Lansing State Journal reports that several more black bear sightings were reported to Lansing area police and sheriff's departments Sunday and Monday morning. A Department of Natural Resources bear specialist said the sightings were the first he had heard so close to Lansing in at least 30 years.
Also see Black bear spotted by Eastwood mall from yesterday's LSJ

MSU, Asparagus Industry Work on Asparagus Products
The Paw Paw Courier-Leader reports that the Michigan State University Product Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources is partnering with the Michigan asparagus industry to develop new ways to market fresh asparagus. Researchers are seeking ways to enhance fresh asparagus processing and packaging and to increase consumption of the green vegetable by creating more consumer-friendly products.
Visit the MSU Product Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources web site

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