Climate change threatens Michigan’s Fishtown and its historic shanties / by Tamara Burns

Preservationists in a tiny lakeside community in Michigan are using new approaches to fight the threat of flooding caused by climate change. While the fishing industry has struggled in the region, saving the historic buildings in Fishtown is critical to the region’s local economy. Hari Sreenivasan reports as part of our ongoing series ‘Peril & Promise: The Challenge of Climate Change.’. The story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. Watch/read more on PBS.