The Autism Alliance of Michigan (AAoM) is preparing for its upcoming Nov. 15 Navigating Autism Today Conference in Grand Rapids. The event connects families and autistic individuals with resources and support networks on critical topics: financial planning, health care advocacy, employment, and independent living solutions for adults on the spectrum.
Founded in Marquette and now working throughout the state, Northern Initiatives helps underserved rural entrepreneurs realize their business dreams. The nonprofit lender helped Port Hope Diner in the Thumb. Efforts in the U.P. include the newly opened Red Hen Foods and Goods in Nisula.
After years of baking cakes as a side business, Jean Moran teamed with her daughter to open their own bakery in Menominee. Jean's Cakes & Bakery sells cakes, scones, bread and more.
The success of a public sauna at Fresh Coast Cabins near Eagle Harbor has prompted the owners to open another -- in Hancock. Takka Saunas, the first public sauna in Hancock, is slated to begin welcoming guests in mid-October.
Bugsy Sailor has taken a photo of the sunrise every morning of every day for nearly six years straight. In 2019, he started the Year of the Sunrise project, and today has a gallery of photos on display online, and at his store, the Upper Peninsula Supply Co.
Traverse City's Commongrounds is a mixed-use building, offering affordable housing, co-working space, a coffee shop, child education center, and performance venue. It's the first real estate cooperative in northern Michigan.
Michigan was added to the country's list of certified community behavioral health clinic (CCBHC) demonstration states back in the summer of 2020, with 29 counties throughout the lower peninsula operating CCBHCs through their community mental health agencies.
Renovated historic Ishpeming hotel serves craft cocktails and nostalgia. The hotel, which once housed the cast of the Hollywood film, "Anatomy of a Murder," also has mixed-use space and plans for a basement taproom.
A customer's random request to rent a fleet of canoes from William Duckwall's charter fishing company led to a kayaking enterprise. Today, Uncle Ducky's paddling and other operations are an integral part of the tourism industry in Munising at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
The historic Manistique Bank building in downtown Manistique is undergoing a renovation for commercial and residential uses.
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