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But when we approached Reid’s Mudpuppy Studios, and saw a sign for the Harbor House Hotel, we were a little confused.

Not far from St. Mary Lake, one of two large lakes on the island, Hampson-Reid of Mudpuppy Studios walks visitors through an explanation of how she crafts wheel-thrown stone dinner and cookware in “runs”: one day pie plates, the next day mugs or bowls.

Todd Ahlberg, who co-owns a San Francisco-based dog grooming company called Mudpuppy’s Tub & Scrub, said he has had to furlough all of his employees with the hope of eventually bringing them back when businesses reopen.

“We have done two years of post-restoration assessment and we are seeing a pretty good diversity of fishes and the mudpuppy, as well, is a species we are seeing.”

The Michigan Natural Resources Commission agreed last week to place the mudpuppy, Fowler’s toad, pickerel frog, Butler’s garter snake and smooth green snake on the list.