Rural communities often experience a lack of capital access due to bank mergers, or community banks leaving their areas. CDFIs step in to bridge the gap by providing crucial capital, workshops, and referrals to rural communities — funding affordable housing, high-quality education, and community development with small business growth.
At over 5,200 acres, the base’s massive size made redevelopment a challenge. However, several buildings have since been successfully repurposed, and a portion of the site now thrives as the Marquette Sawyer Regional Airport.
The Copper Country 100 Snowmobile Race is a professional cross-country snowmobile race where riders will race up to 100 miles on a backcountry course.
Drifts reaching over 25 feet high stuffed Downtown Munising’s “Art in the Alley” installation after one of the biggest March blizzards in recorded history struck last week. The alleyway is used as an artwalk featuring local painters and photographers during the summer months.
The wooded Maple Ridge Subdivision is being developed by Wildflower Development Group, a Wisconsin-based company with strong ties to the U.P.
Over the past several years, Muskegon Luge Adventure Sports Park has worked with organizations including Disability Network West Michigan, schools and colleges to expand adaptive recreation.
Over the past decade, the Michigan Ice Fest has become a proving ground for a broader shift unfolding across the state’s outdoor recreation landscape.
Lake Superior State University and Bay Mills Community College are stepping in to address a critical need for highly qualified educators in the region and beyond.
Houghton, Ironwood and Baraga benefit from grants from the Michigan Strategic Fund’s Community Development Block Grant.
The organizations are sharing office space in the historic Leopold Building in downtown Houghton.
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