As Michiganders continue to deal with the aftermath of a catastrophic ice storm, one Up North power co-op CEO is comparing it to the infamous Blizzard of 1978. From Friday to Sunday, heavy and long-lasting freezing rain and a line of severe storms struck the northern Lower Peninsula.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency Monday, in ten counties after activating the State Emergency Operations

Governor Whitmer declared a state of emergency for 10 Northern Michigan counties following an ice storm that left over 75,000 without power.