Growing up in Saginaw, for decades I heard the name Audra Francis. She is memorialized in the Saginaw Hall of Fame. Several buildings have been named after her. And at least once Saginaw celebrated an Audra Francis Memorial Day. Yet, I didn’t find much published about her.
Environment Report
Sustainability in the Great Lakes region just received a $45 million boost and fishery workshops are scheduled for April.
Sawdust & Shanty Boys
Lumber barons got rich logging the Saginaw Valley, but few called the area home and much of the wealth they generated left Michigan.
The Follow Up
We ask an auto dealer about the impact of tariffs, the future of EVs and self-driving cars, and more.
Historia
What do Women’s History Month and angry women workers in the Russian Revolution have in common? A single date—March 8.