Door County in Full Bloom: Orchards Ready for Another Sweet Season

Door County in full bloom: Orchards ready for another sweet season

What’s known as Cherryland, the trees are blooming once again, and local orchards are seeing both petals and tourists.

Most Great Lakes face below-normal water levels

Water levels on most of the Great Lakes are below their long-term average for this time of year as they’ve fallen to levels not seen in more than a decade. Lakes Michigan, Huron, Superior and Ontario are about 4 to 6 inches below the long-term average as of Friday. Lake Erie is the only lake that remains above normal, but it could fall below average later this summer. Keith Kompoltowicz, chief of hydraulics and hydrology for the Detroit District…