- Bridge senior environment reporter Kelly House will present her Great Lakes whitefish crisis reporting at Detroit Story Fest on Oct. 9
- Whitefish populations are crashing due to invasive quagga mussels, threatening a species that survived thousands of years
- The storytelling event at Detroit Opera House features journalists from major Michigan media outlets
Bridge Michigan senior environment reporter Kelly House will share her reporting on the Great Lakes whitefish crisis at Detroit Story Fest, a national festival that features the best local stories told live on stage.
After last year’s sold-out show, Story Fest produced by Back Pocket Presents is back in Detroit at the Detroit Opera House on Oct. 9 beginning at 8 p.m. The event brings together journalists, storytellers and artists to share unique perspectives and behind-the-scenes tales.
Bridge’s environment reporter has been traveling across the Great Lakes region, documenting efforts to save one of Michigan’s most important fish.
For thousands of years, whitefish have thrived in the Great Lakes, surviving threats that wiped out other species. But now they’re facing their own crisis: catches are plummeting, young fish are dying, and the remaining adults are getting old.
Some experts worry the fish could vanish entirely from waters where they once flourished because of invasive species like the quagga mussels who arrived in the Great Lakes via Russian trade ships’ ballast water in the 1980s.
Other Story Fest participants include journalists, writers, editors and producers from Michigan Public, Detroit Free Press, Outlier Media, WDET, BridgeDetroit and more.
Tickets start at $15 and you get early bird access here.
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