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After a hot winter, Whitmer asks for more ways to get aid to businesses
-Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said this week that with warm winters expected to continue, businesses need better access to federal assistance.
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Warm winters are a wet blanket for small ski slopes in northern Michigan
-For businesses that depend on snow and cold temperatures, this weather has been tough.
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Michigan’s lost winter cancels sturgeon season, ski, dog sled races
-Cancellations mount as Michigan experiences one of the warmest winters in memory. Experts blame El Niño and climate change.
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I-500 Snowmobile Race moving ahead despite warmer weather
-The race takes place on a one-mile track of ice, so snow isn’t critical. But even though the race doesn’t need a lot of snow, the region’s trails do.
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You can’t stop the lake
-Pollution plays a role in preventing shoreline erosion for lakeside properties.
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Lake Erie is 13% frozen, expect less freezing in the future
-The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said ice on the Great Lakes decreased by 5% each decade for 50 years.
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Strong winds uncover spectacular features and long-lost structures
-People on the western shore of Lake Erie witnessed a strange site after the weekend’s winter storm. Parts of the lake usually under water were suddenly dry and accessible.
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Michigan’s state park camping reservations are open and filling up quickly
-Campsite reservations are 35-80 percent booked through July across Michigan’s state parks.
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‘A valuable resource’: Traverse City restaurants aim to reduce food waste, greenhouse gases
-So far about a dozen of Traverse City’s downtown restaurants have said they are interested in composting.