If you missed the total solar eclipse on Monday, you’ll have to wait until 2099 to see the next one where Michigan falls on the path of totality.
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Eclipse blocks sun, brings out smiles from Michigan to Ohio
Michigan welcomed a total solar eclipse to a tiny sliver of the state in Luna Pier Monday but thousands of others drove to Ohio and beyond to witness the last total solar eclipse that many will see for 20 years, turning highway traffic to a standstill.
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Solar eclipse Michigan 2024: Traffic jams, early crowds in Luna Pier
The total solar eclipse is already drawing crowds toward Monroe County and points south.
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What time is the eclipse in Michigan? Where to go and what you’ll see
Monday’s total solar eclipse will be the first visible from Michigan in 70 years. One city, Luna Pier, could reach total darkness, while the rest of the state could see a partial eclipse — assuming the weather cooperates.
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What would a solar eclipse look like from the moon? MSU astronomer answers that and more
An astronomer explains how, why and when eclipses happen, what scientists can learn from them, and what they would look like if you were standing on the moon.
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Bird flu found in hens at Michigan’s top egg producer
The Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory found highly pathogenic avian influenza in one of Herbruck’s poultry flocks in Ionia County.
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PFAS-tainted foam in Lake Huron prompts citizen outcry
After discovering sky-high PFAS levels in the foam, activists panned state environmental regulators for declining to test it earlier. State officials counter that with hundreds of PFAS sites in Michigan, their resources are stretched thin.
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Solar Eclipse 2024: New map casts shadow of doubt, but Luna Pier still in path
A solar eclipse expert released an updated map that narrows the path of totality for the April 8 solar eclipse, but no need to change travel plans if you’re heading to Luna Pier.
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Sault tribe challenges Michigan fishing deal, chides ‘preposterous’ rules
With key species like whitefish nearing the brink of collapse, Michigan’s largest Native American tribe wants fewer restrictions on when, how and where its members can fish. Others contend that would imperil the fishery.
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Wolf killed in southern Michigan is first sighting in more than 100 years
State officials confirmed a hunter killed a gray wolf while hunting coyotes in Calhoun County in January. The closest known wolf population is in the Upper Peninsula; officials downplayed any risk to the public.