Besides lakes and summer tourism, northwest Michigan's towns have become known for something else: a lack of affordable housing. Stateside spoke with two members of the Sleeping Bear Gateways Council about a potential solution turning a vacant school into residences for workers.
There may be more nickel in the ground around Lake Superior than we realize. One creative solution to issues of housing supply in the northern Lower Peninsula. Then, what the Detroit Audubon Society is planning to do to address the racist nature of its namesake. Then, a little advice from Zak Rosen and some friends.
Competition for workers and a lack of rental homes in the Upper Peninsula prompted the state to convert an unused building at Tahquamenon Falls. Next up: the Porcupine Mountains, with more housing options likely to follow in northern Michigan.
Housing is already scarce in northern Michigan. Now businesses, faced with hiring for the billion-dollar tourist season, are finding their own solutions: Buying motels, leasing camp spaces and asking for rooms in houses.
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