“Little Trout Lake is a wonderful resource to the KI Sawyer community and all of Marquette County. It’s a beautiful, natural lake, but the grounds have fallen into disrepair over the years,” said Bob Struck, chairman of the Sawyer Community Alliance.
Michigan organizations are innovating to address the non-medical factors that influence people's health in alignment with the state of Michigan's Social Determinants of Health Strategy.
More Michigan restaurants are putting sustainability into practice with a focus on employment equity, reducing waste, and sourcing local. But this commitment takes time, money, and people ― and restaurant owners may find themselves in short supply of all three.
Responding to the demand for public meeting space, the Keweenaw Community Foundation has created free community-accessible meeting spaces at the Portage Lake District Library and at its own offices in Hancock.
Marquette has big plans for the future of culture in the city. A vacant building will be transformed into the city's cultural center, drawing more residents and visitors alike downtown. The site also will include a trailhead, connecting the local, state and national trails in the region.
With a state grant in hand, Escanaba is moving forward on the redevelopment of five blocks of Ludington Street. The project is one of many developments sprouting up in Escanaba.
“Well-built, energy-efficient, affordable housing is essential to the vitality of communities in rural and Tribal America,” said Roger Glendenning, acting undersecretary for rural development.
“By having the new center, we’re going to have more modern systems, more connectivity, and then that keeps everybody safe because you have faster response times, we can dispatch people more accurately and give better service to the Upper Peninsula,” said Section Commander F/Lt. Michael Teachout.
A $4.6 million state grant is helping the much-anticipated Vault Marquette project move forward with construction. The downtown redevelopment project will transform an historic bank building into a boutique hotel and add a much-needed downtown parking structure.
The new owner of Pine Mountain Ski and Golf Resort in Iron Mountain aims to build on the property's storied past and its ties to the community, while adding bike trails and improving amenities.
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