Author Dawn Kemp Dawn Kemp's Latest Articles From Pews to Pints: Why some rural Michigan churches are reopening as breweries By Dawn Kemp ● Entrepreneurship ● March 25, 2026 The desire to keep existing churches and historical buildings intact has motivated and inspired a number of Michigan’s 400 licensed brewery owners. MSU Extension programs help patients in the U.P and across the state manage diabetes By Dawn Kemp ● Health ● December 17, 2025 The Diabetes PATH (Personal Action Towards Health) program is a self-management workshop that explores a variety of tools to manage diabetes. Crowdfunding helps public projects in the U.P. and rural Michigan By Dawn Kemp ● Community Development ● October 7, 2025 A crowdfunding platform for civic-minded projects has helped dozens of communities across Michigan. 4-H art exchange program connects U.P. and rural Michigan students with China and beyond By Dawn Kemp ● Arts & Culture ● December 11, 2024 School children in the U.P. and across rural Michigan have been exchanging their artwork with students in China and elsewhere. Thanks to the Michigan 4-H China Project, students don't have to travel across the globe to gain cultural awareness.