1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:03,439 Good morning, Northern Michigan. And those of you 2 00:00:03,439 --> 00:00:05,679 listening from elsewhere, this is your cup of 3 00:00:05,679 --> 00:00:10,339 Traverse City for the 04/20/2026. 4 00:00:10,559 --> 00:00:12,980 I'm Mike, and I do have my coffee. 5 00:00:13,654 --> 00:00:15,815 And for those of you that, know what 6 00:00:15,815 --> 00:00:17,835 this means, it's also 04:20. 7 00:00:19,255 --> 00:00:20,554 If you know, you know. 8 00:00:21,734 --> 00:00:24,074 So, this week, there's an event, 9 00:00:24,695 --> 00:00:27,574 happening in Traverse City, kind of all over 10 00:00:27,574 --> 00:00:28,554 Traverse City. 11 00:00:28,869 --> 00:00:29,849 The Northern Michigan 12 00:00:30,309 --> 00:00:31,369 startup week, 13 00:00:31,989 --> 00:00:34,549 starts today, goes through Friday, and it's at 14 00:00:34,549 --> 00:00:35,689 various locations 15 00:00:36,149 --> 00:00:37,530 around Traverse City, 16 00:00:39,109 --> 00:00:41,689 centered around, I think, the college and, 17 00:00:42,575 --> 00:00:43,954 yeah, NMC Innovation 18 00:00:44,255 --> 00:00:44,755 Center, 19 00:00:46,335 --> 00:00:47,475 Hagerty Center, 20 00:00:48,734 --> 00:00:49,795 Milliken Auditorium. 21 00:00:50,254 --> 00:00:52,994 Yeah. Just a whole bunch of, places around 22 00:00:53,375 --> 00:00:53,875 town. 23 00:00:55,170 --> 00:00:57,090 I'll have a link to the story over 24 00:00:57,090 --> 00:00:59,170 on nine and ten, and that links out 25 00:00:59,170 --> 00:01:02,449 to the Startup Week website that'll tell you 26 00:01:02,449 --> 00:01:03,429 all about it. 27 00:01:04,049 --> 00:01:06,069 Some of them, you have to RSVP. 28 00:01:06,769 --> 00:01:07,409 Some of them, 29 00:01:08,105 --> 00:01:09,784 you know, I I don't know the whole 30 00:01:09,784 --> 00:01:11,724 deal, but, sounds interesting. 31 00:01:13,305 --> 00:01:14,905 And the way they describe it in the 32 00:01:14,905 --> 00:01:16,025 story is, 33 00:01:16,665 --> 00:01:18,685 it's a week long event to bring together 34 00:01:18,745 --> 00:01:21,865 entrepreneurs, small business owners, and remote workers from 35 00:01:21,865 --> 00:01:22,924 across the region. 36 00:01:23,340 --> 00:01:27,119 Events include workshops, panel discussions, and networking opportunities 37 00:01:27,659 --> 00:01:30,959 hosted at multiple locations around Traverse City. 38 00:01:31,500 --> 00:01:32,000 Organizers 39 00:01:32,379 --> 00:01:34,540 say the goal is to support local innovation 40 00:01:34,540 --> 00:01:37,019 and strengthen the region's growing start up and 41 00:01:37,019 --> 00:01:38,399 small business community. 42 00:01:39,795 --> 00:01:40,854 So, yeah, very, 43 00:01:41,394 --> 00:01:43,974 very good. It started back in 2013 44 00:01:44,034 --> 00:01:46,454 as as kind of a weekend thing, 45 00:01:47,394 --> 00:01:50,134 and it's now expanded to a full week. 46 00:01:50,914 --> 00:01:53,390 And, yeah, looks looks like it might be 47 00:01:53,390 --> 00:01:55,709 interesting. I might have to go partake in 48 00:01:55,709 --> 00:01:58,189 something if I get over this airplane crud 49 00:01:58,189 --> 00:01:59,810 from coming back from Texas. 50 00:02:01,709 --> 00:02:03,709 By the way, the weather down there was 51 00:02:03,709 --> 00:02:05,629 not a whole lot better than up here. 52 00:02:05,950 --> 00:02:08,284 Well, first couple days I was there, it 53 00:02:08,284 --> 00:02:10,064 was 80 degrees and, 54 00:02:10,604 --> 00:02:12,384 then it then it got into the fifties. 55 00:02:12,604 --> 00:02:13,104 So, 56 00:02:13,485 --> 00:02:15,264 you know, kind of the same 57 00:02:15,724 --> 00:02:17,485 kind of the same weather as what we 58 00:02:17,485 --> 00:02:18,705 had up here. 59 00:02:20,444 --> 00:02:21,425 Speaking of weather, 60 00:02:22,659 --> 00:02:24,680 before my voice goes away completely, 61 00:02:25,459 --> 00:02:27,959 sunny with a high near 45 today. 62 00:02:28,500 --> 00:02:31,139 Calm wind becoming west around five miles per 63 00:02:31,139 --> 00:02:33,939 hour this afternoon. Tonight, increasing clouds with a 64 00:02:33,939 --> 00:02:35,324 low around 36. 65 00:02:35,405 --> 00:02:37,884 South wind, five to 10 miles per hour. 66 00:02:37,884 --> 00:02:40,064 Thursday or Thursday. Tuesday, 67 00:02:41,245 --> 00:02:42,305 partly sunny, 68 00:02:42,685 --> 00:02:43,745 gradually becoming 69 00:02:44,525 --> 00:02:45,504 mostly sunny. 70 00:02:46,364 --> 00:02:48,044 I don't know why they put that in 71 00:02:48,044 --> 00:02:48,544 there. 72 00:02:48,900 --> 00:02:50,659 With a high near 61. 73 00:02:50,659 --> 00:02:53,300 Southwest wind five to 10 miles per hour 74 00:02:53,300 --> 00:02:55,319 becoming west this afternoon. 75 00:02:56,419 --> 00:02:56,919 And 76 00:02:57,300 --> 00:02:58,819 okay. So now now that we got the 77 00:02:58,819 --> 00:02:59,879 weather out, I wanna 78 00:03:00,180 --> 00:03:01,560 ask you, have you heard 79 00:03:02,135 --> 00:03:05,415 or has anybody seen any trouble on Cass 80 00:03:05,415 --> 00:03:05,915 Road? 81 00:03:06,615 --> 00:03:08,935 Somebody was saying that there was a bridge 82 00:03:08,935 --> 00:03:10,794 out on Cass Road now, 83 00:03:11,415 --> 00:03:13,735 but I haven't seen hiding or hair of 84 00:03:13,735 --> 00:03:15,435 it anywhere else. So 85 00:03:16,209 --> 00:03:19,250 it's probably fake news. But, if anybody's heard 86 00:03:19,250 --> 00:03:22,789 anything or or experienced anything, let me know. 87 00:03:23,409 --> 00:03:24,069 You can 88 00:03:25,250 --> 00:03:28,069 email me mike@mikedell.com. 89 00:03:28,665 --> 00:03:31,064 And, I'd be I'd be interested to know, 90 00:03:31,465 --> 00:03:33,784 if if there is really something going on 91 00:03:33,784 --> 00:03:34,764 on Cass Road, 92 00:03:35,305 --> 00:03:37,324 rather than me just driving over there. 93 00:03:38,104 --> 00:03:39,805 Anyway, catch me tomorrow.