Celebrate Summer with New and Noteworthy Programs on WNMU-TV PBS

This July, WNMU-TV brings you a wide range of inspiring and thought-provoking programs that celebrate the American spirit, explore unique cultural stories, and keep you connected to the Upper Peninsula. We kick off the month with Iconic America: The Statue of Liberty on July 1, and continue the tradition of patriotic celebration with the beloved Capitol Fourth concert special, airing live on July 4 at 8/7c.

Throughout the month, discover compelling stories of everyday Americans, from volunteer firefighters in Odd Hours, No Pay, Cool Hat to a modern-day vaquero in La Recua: The Mule Pack Train. We also shine a spotlight on Native voices and history in Ocklawaha: The Stories My Father Told and Oyate Woyaka, which celebrates Lakota language and culture.

As always, WNMU-TV PBS keeps viewers informed with fresh episodes of Media Meet and What’s U.P., covering local news, issues, and community stories that matter most in the Upper Peninsula.

Don’t miss these new and noteworthy PBS programs airing all month long. And remember—you can watch from anywhere by streaming live from our website, pbs.org, or on the PBS app. Stay connected all summer long, wherever you are.

Scroll down to explore this month's featured programs, organized week by week. All shows air on channel 13.1 unless otherwise noted.

July 1-5

Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein

The Statue of Liberty

For more than 100 years, the Statue of Liberty has been a symbol of hope and refuge.

Tuesday, July 1st, 9:00/8:00c

Walking with Dinosaurs

The River Dragon

A Spinosaurus struggles to keep his family alive in the deadliest place in Earth’s history.

Wednesday, July 2nd, 8:00/7:00c

NOVA

Iceman Reborn

Watch as Otzi, a 5000-year-old mummy, is brought to life and preserved with 3D modeling.

Wednesday, July 2nd, 9:00/8:00c

Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band

A guitar-playing Rooster journeys to the Bebop Barnyard and learns to play in a jazz band.

Thursday, July 3rd, 11:00/10:00c. Repeats 07/25, 6:00/5:00c.

Oyate Woyaka

Original Lakota Speakers work to preserve the Lakota language and culture.

Thursday, July 3rd, 8:00/7:00c

Musicians Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Concert

Recorded live in Nashville TN, The Musicians Hall of Fame induction ceremony features unforgettable live performances and reminiscences from music legends, including Vince Gill, Don McLean, Ray Stevens, Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives, and ZZ Top’s Billy F Gibbons.

Friday, July 4th, 9:30/8:30c

Great Performances

Tosca

Watch Puccini’s thrilling classic, starring Sonya Yoncheva and Vittorio Grigolo.

Saturday, July 5th, 1:00a/12:00c.

July 6-12

The Buzz On Native Plants

The relationship between native plants and pollinators and our ever-changing climate.

Sunday, July 6th, 7:00/6:00c

Patience

The Locked Room

A bestselling crime writer is found dead behind locked doors and all is not as it seems.

Sunday, July 6th, 8:00/7:00c

Grantchester

Episode 4

Alphy and Geordie investigate witchcraft at an orphanage. When a body is found everything changes.

Sunday, July 6th, 9:00/8:00c

Atlantic Crossing

Fires Spread

Martha is pressured to exploit her friendship with the president.

Sunday, July 6th, 10:00/9:00c

Maryon Stewart's Menopause Solutions

The Whys and Solutions

Understand "the whys" of menopause as well as demonstrate how to navigate through hormonal ups and downs during this often tricky stage of their lives.

Monday, July 7th, 11:30/10:30c. Repeats 7/08, 1:00a/12:00c.

Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty

Rise

Experience Michelangelo and Leonardo clash and compete in the fierce world of Renaissance Italy.

Tuesday, July 8th, 9:00/8:00c

Secrets of the Dead

Leonardo, The Man Who Saved Science

Was Leonardo a copycat?

Tuesday, July 8th, 10:00/9:00c

Walking with Dinosaurs

Band of Brothers

Follow a gang of armored dinosaurs battle to reach adulthood, pursued by ferocious raptors.

Wednesday, July 9th, 8:00/7:00c

NOVA

Dino Birds

Fossils reveal how birds survived the killer asteroid and became today’s only living dinosaurs.

Wednesday, July 9th, 10:00/9:00c

The Great American Recipe

The First Impressions

The competition returns to Nashville as eight home cooks compete to win "The Great American Recipe"!

Friday, July 11th, 9:00/8:00c

Ocklawaha: Tales My Father Told

Boyhood memories on the mystical Ocklawaha River inspire composer John D. Gottsch to create this symphonic tale of a river and the people yearning to be free.

Friday, July 11th, 11:30/10:30c

July 13-19

The Stones Are Speaking

Archaeologist Mike Collins risked it all to save 30 acres deep in the heart of Texas. What he found there changed history.

Sunday, July 13th, 7:00/6:00c

Patience

My Brother's Keeper

A body disappears from the morgue. Patience has a connection to the case.

Sunday, July 13th, 8:00/7:00c

Grantchester

Episode 5

Leonard’s drinking lands him in jail overnight, but things escalate from there.

Sunday, July 13th, 9:00/8:00c

Atlantic Crossing

Empty Promises

Martha uses dinner-table tactics to help Norway. The president gets on dangerous ground.

Sunday, July 13th, 10:00/9:00c

After Action

All Gave Some

Host Stacy Pearsall sits down with three veterans who’ve all had brushes with death.

Monday, July 14th, 9:00/8:00c

Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty

Rivalry in Florence

Michelangelo and Leonardo both return to Florence, where the stage is set for a fierce rivalry.

Tuesday, July 15th, 9:00/8:00c

Nature's Wisdom Thru Native Eyes TRAILER

The Center for Cultural Preservation's newest film by award-winning director David Weintraub explores storytelling, native wisdom and nature's intelligence to help us heal our broken relationship with the living world.

Wednesday, July 16th, 3:00/2:00c

Walking with Dinosaurs

The Pack

A young Albertosaurus, a relative of T. Rex, earns her place in a fierce hunting pack.

Wednesday, July 16th, 8:00/7:00c

NOVA

When Whales Could Walk

Giant fossils uncovered in the Sahara Desert reveal new secrets of how whales evolved.

Wednesday, July 16th, 10:00/9:00c.

Fake: Searching for Truth in the Age of Misinformation

Learn to identify fake news and evaluate the biases of legitimate news sources.

Thursday, July 17th, 8:00/7:00c. Repeats 7/18 at 3:00/2:00c

Pati Jinich Explores Panamericana

Alaska - Wild Harvest

Pati travels from the northernmost place in the U.S. to the remote island community of Halibut Cove.

Friday, July 18th, 10:00/9:00c

July 20-26

Lighthouse Legacy

WNMU-TV's 2000 documentary tells the story of the Stannard Rock Lighthouse, and how its two-ton lens was rediscovered and brought back to the Marquette Maritime Museum.

Sunday, July 20th, 3:30/2:30c

The Sultan and The Saint

Explore how St. Francis of Assisi and the Sultan of Egypt risked it all to end the Crusades.

Sunday, July 20th, 7:00/6:00c

Patience

Pandora's Box

A man dies on a bus and Bea is warned off the case, but she refuses to stop investigating.

Sunday, July 20th, 8:00/7:00c

Grantchester

Episode 6

Alphy and Geordie investigate the murder of a rock band member.

Sunday, July 20th, 9:00/8:00c

Atlantic Crossing

The Giant Awakes

As America enters the war, people grow suspicious of Martha’s ties to the president.

Sunday, July 20th, 10:00/9:00c

After Action

Indoc

Host Stacy Pearsall sits down with three veterans who used to transform new recruits.

Monday, July 21st, 9:00/8:00c

Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty

Redemption

Michelangelo unveils the Sistine Chapel ceiling, but the process prompts a crisis of faith.

Tuesday, July 22nd, 9:00/8:00c

POV Shorts

Boom and Bust

Two stories excavating distinct portraits of place, politics, and economy.

Tuesday, July 22nd, 11:30/10:30c

NOVA

Rise of the Mammals

Amazing fossils reveal how mammals took over after an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs.

Wednesday, July 23rd, 10:00/9:00c

Odd Hours, No Pay, Cool Hat

America’s volunteer firefighters encounter surprising challenges and triumphs while serving their communities.

Thursday, July 24th, 8:00/7:00c. Repeats 07/25, 3:00/2:00c

Pati Jinich Explores Panamericana

Juneau & Whitehorse - Sister Cities

Pati explores the sister cities of Juneau and Whitehorse.

Friday, July 25th, 10:00/9:00c

La Recua: The Mule Pack Train

An aging vaquero who lives in the heart of Baja, guards much of the Old Californio traditional knowledge in his mind and soul... and he wants to tell his story!

Saturday, July 26th, 8:00/7:00c. Repeats 07/28, 3:00/2:00c

July 27-31

Lucy Worsley Investigates

Jack the Ripper

Lucy investigates the world’s most infamous serial killer, Jack the Ripper.

Sunday, July 27th, 8:00/7:00c

Grantchester

Episode 7

Geordie secretly intervenes in Alphy’s personal life.

Sunday, July 27th, 9:00/8:00c

Atlantic Crossing

The Gift

A Nazi agent slips through the cracks. Martha travels to England and gets a shock.

Sunday, July 27th, 10:00/9:00c

After Action

Pledge of Allegiance

Host Stacy Pearsall sits down with three veterans who have a connection to citizenship.

Monday, July 28th, 9:00/8:00c

VOCES

Slumlord Millionaire

Uncover an intimate portrait of those deeply impacted by New York City's skyrocketing rents.

Monday, July 28th, 10:00/9:00c

American Experience

Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History

Discover the unexpected history behind Monopoly, America’s favorite board game.

Tuesday, July 29th, 9:00/8:00c

NOVA

Ancient Maya Metropolis

Explore great ancient Maya cities and why their inhabitants abandoned them.

Wednesday, July 30th, 10:00/9:00c

SHIFT: The RAGBRAI Documentary

Discover the people and towns that make up one of the largest bicycle rides in America. Follow three riders and a pair of community leaders as they bike RAGBRAI, journeying through Iowa’s corn fields to reach new personal heights and find themselves — literally and metaphorically — in the middle of nowhere.

Thursday, July 31st, 8:00/7:00c. Repeats 08/01, 3:00/2:00c

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