Daniel Wanschura

Nov 30, 2024 | interlochenpublicradio.org | Daniel Wanschura

This episode of "Points North" first aired in February 2023. This summer, it was honored with a national Edward R. Murrow award. Kenny Pheasant didn’t know it then, but he first became a teacher at a grocery store meat counter on Manitoulin Island. “The guy says, ‘I want six chicken legs,’” said Pheasant. “And I says, ‘Okay. Ngodwaaswe bakaawenh kaadenhsan.’”That’s Anishinaabemowin, the Great Lakes’ original language. Soon, Pheasant’s reputation spread.

Nov 8, 2024 | interlochenpublicradio.org | Daniel Wanschura

The Traverse City Film Festival is giving up control of the Bijou by the Bay movie theater. The festival has operated the small venue since 2013, but in a letter to the city commissioners, founder Michael Moore cites expensive equipment repairs and road construction on Grandview Parkway as reasons for the decision. The theater has been closed since mid-May. Rebecca Schankula is the creative director of the Traverse City Film Festival.

Nov 8, 2024 | greatlakesnow.org | Daniel Wanschura

November 8, 2024 By Daniel WanschuraPoints North is a biweekly podcast about the land, water and inhabitants of the Great Lakes. This episode was shared here with permission from Interlochen Public Radio. On July 12, 2013 the Woessner family was hiking in Indiana. They were climbing Mount Baldy, a giant sand dune on the edge of Lake Michigan. From the top was this great view of the Chicago skyline. And as usual, lots of people were making the climb to the summit.

Nov 8, 2024 | interlochenpublicradio.org | Daniel Wanschura

On July 12, 2013 the Woessner family was hiking in Indiana. They were climbing Mount Baldy, a giant sand dune on the edge of Lake Michigan. From the top was this great view of the Chicago skyline. And as usual, lots of people were making the climb to the summit. Suddenly there was a cry and when the Woessners turned around, their six-year-old boy, Nathan, was gone. Where he had been was now just a hole in the dune about a foot across.

Oct 26, 2024 | interlochenpublicradio.org | Daniel Wanschura

The Fresh Coast Film Festival is a unique and visionary film festival focused on telling the stories of resilience and beauty inherent in the lifestyle and heritage of the Great Lakes and Upper Midwest. The festival not only creates a venue for re-building the culture of Great Lakes storytelling, it also brings the best in adventure cinema from around the world to an interested and passionate community of people.