The Detroit News has a nice feature on the Tahquamenon Falls and other UP waterfalls.

21 Turbine Wind Farm Proposed
The Detroit News has a feature on the plans of Grand Rapids-based Mackinaw Power to build a 21-turbine wind farm on an elevated 8,000 acres of farmland north of Muskegon. The project could generate enough power for all all 27,000 residents of Oceana county. Wind turbines currently produce less than 1% of Michigan's power and Michigan ranks 24th in capacity.
Visit the Mackinaw Power web site

Great Lakes Shipwreck Research
The Mining Journal has a detailed feature on various efforts to preserve maritime history through the study of Great Lakes shipwrecks. Efforts include paintings and models of sunken ships and advanced remotely operated vehicles that the Great Lakes Shipwreck Society at Whitefish Point is currently using to catalog five wrecks in Lake Superior.

Company to Deliver Rural & Urban Broadband
The Lansing State Journal reports that a Lansing company has received a $2.2 million federal grant to help bring wireless Internet access to five rural communities that are considered low- to moderate-income areas. Arialink Broadband will provide service throughout Muskegon County. Arialink was also selected by East Lansing to provide downtown Wi-Fi under the Cool Cities Neighborhoods in Progress.
Read Arialink Broadband Selected for East Lansing Technology Connection, Cool Cities Project from Arialink

Courtney Fountain: 2005-2006 National Cherry Queen
The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports on new national cherry queen is Courtney Fountain, a biological sciences student at Michigan State University. She will reign for one year, making appearances at other festivals and industry functions in Michigan and elsewhere, starting at Tuesday's All-Star Game.

Whole Lot of Michigan Cherries
While we're on the subject of cherries, Taste the Local Difference reports that we have a bumper crop this year, offers lots of cherry facts and history (such as, it takes 250 cherries to make a cherry pie), tells you where to purchase tart & sweet cherries and gives a recipe for Carmelized Salmon with Cherry Salsa.

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