Helping hungry kids one Power Pack at a time
There is no doubt that combating hunger in our communities is a real need, and some school districts, like Ishpeming, are finding a way to help students in need.
Community Development
Community Development reporting is made possible through underwriting support from Enbridge.
Latest in Community Development
Dia de los Tacos, Slows BAR BQ set to fuse flavors in summer event
Dia de los Tacos and Slows BAR BQ are set to combine their flavors this summer in an event that brings two Michigan foodie favorites together in the Upper Peninsula.
Winery-brewery open for business in downtown Sault
A Sault businessman is expanding into locally made wine along with beer by opening a new winery in downtown Sault Ste. Marie.
Voices from the woods: Logging for a living in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
Logging has long been an industry that has been a part of the Upper Peninsula landscape and communities. We take a minute to meet some of the loggers who are out in the woods working no matter what the weather brings.
New warming hut makes cross-country skiing a little more toasty
There's a new warming hut at Blueberry Ridge cross-country ski trail in Marquette County.
A new destination for coffee, baked goods now open in Chatham
The Chatham Depot is now open in Alger County, and coffee and a wide variety of baked goods await you.
All about the (real) green: How forestry is about community impact, not financial
Think that recently clear cut forest in your community is a darn shame? It might not look lovely, but the forest management practice is crucial to healthy trees, wildlife and communities in Northern Michigan.
Two U.P. lighthouses to be renovated
Source: UPMatters.com
Threefold Vine Winery is honestly U.P.
The owners of a U.P. winery and vineyard have been building their business over several years, but recently, they've started to build it in a different place--Stephenson. They talk about the reasons behind the move and what keeps them making wine in the U.P.
Dia de los Tacos, Slows BAR BQ set to fuse flavors in summer event
Dia de los Tacos and Slows BAR BQ are set to combine their flavors this summer in an event that brings two Michigan foodie favorites together in the Upper Peninsula.
Winery-brewery open for business in downtown Sault
A Sault businessman is expanding into locally made wine along with beer by opening a new winery in downtown Sault Ste. Marie.
Voices from the woods: Logging for a living in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
Logging has long been an industry that has been a part of the Upper Peninsula landscape and communities. We take a minute to meet some of the loggers who are out in the woods working no matter what the weather brings.
New warming hut makes cross-country skiing a little more toasty
There's a new warming hut at Blueberry Ridge cross-country ski trail in Marquette County.
A new destination for coffee, baked goods now open in Chatham
The Chatham Depot is now open in Alger County, and coffee and a wide variety of baked goods await you.
All about the (real) green: How forestry is about community impact, not financial
Think that recently clear cut forest in your community is a darn shame? It might not look lovely, but the forest management practice is crucial to healthy trees, wildlife and communities in Northern Michigan.
Two U.P. lighthouses to be renovated
Source: UPMatters.com
Threefold Vine Winery is honestly U.P.
The owners of a U.P. winery and vineyard have been building their business over several years, but recently, they've started to build it in a different place--Stephenson. They talk about the reasons behind the move and what keeps them making wine in the U.P.
