May 09, 2025

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Articles for tag: memoirs, michigan history, Michigan's Upper Peninsula

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From Trapper to Automotive President: The Unyielding Spirit of Dexter’s Pat Winton

By Cynthia Furlong Reynolds Fred Rogers once observed, “Retirement is when you think you’re at the end of something, but really you’re at the beginning of something else.” Pat Winton is the living embodiment of those words. At the age of 85, the former trapper/gandy dancer/carnival hawker/ long-haul driver/lumberjack/ automotive engineer/international business owner/ship’s captain has ...

Harnessing AI to Track Michigan’s Wolf Pack

The vast forests and snowy landscapes of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula have long been home to a thriving population of gray wolves. However, accurately tracking the numbers of these elusive predators has proven to be a challenging task for wildlife researchers – until now. Thanks to the power of artificial intelligence (AI), a new approach is ...