Jim "the shark" Dreyer swam across all five Great Lakes between 1998 and 2005, setting world records along the way. At age 61, he’s still not finished. His latest challenge is Grand Haven to Milwaukee — his longest swim yet.

Of the 550 recorded shipwrecks on Lake Superior, more than 200 happened near Whitefish Point. When a ship rounds this sandy corner of the eastern U.P., it turns towards the "shipwreck coast," where hurricane-force winds can produce waves up to 30 feet tall. Especially when November comes around. There’s one wreck that looms largest in Michigan memory. The legend lives on: in song and ceremony.

A Traverse City radio DJ writes a song about a “dogman,” and airs it as an April Fools’ Day joke. But then calls started flooding in from around northern Michigan: “That’s no joke. That’s a real thing.”

Today we’re diving into a little known chapter of Michigan history. We’ll hear about timber pirates, and their armed rebellion against the U.S. Government. And we’ll tell the tale of “Roaring Dan Seavey” - the most notorious pirate the Great Lakes have ever seen.

An iconic 1980s jingle lives on in the Michigan psyche. "Yes, Michigan, the feelings forever!" But where did it come from? And what's it getting at?