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The North beach of Little Trout Lake is closest to many amenities like beach volleyball courts, playgrounds and pavilions in KI Sawyer.

Spark grant funds upgrades at Little Trout Lake

“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.

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Datasha Chapman, a member of Calvin University's Lay Ambassadors for Mental Health program, chats with a colleague.
Mental health ambassadors and prenatal coaches: Michigan orgs tackle social determinants of health

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.

Sustainability, equity are new ingredients in a restaurant’s success

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.

Keweenaw Area Community Foundation board members and staff, sitting with PLDL director in the KCF sponsored meeting room, “Big Trailside Meeting Room.”
Fulfilling a community need on the Keweenaw

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.

This vacant building will be redeveloped as Marquette's cultural center.
Creating a cultural hub in Marquette

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. 

A rendering of the redeveloped stretch of Ludington Street in downtown Escanaba.
‘Longest small town downtown’ gets a facelift

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.

New funding helps homeowners in Baraga County

“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.

New MSP command center opens in Negaunee

“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.

The Vault Hotel opened in Houghton in 2019.
Vault Marquette project set to begin construction

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.

Pine Mountain has three ski lifts.
Pine Mountain expands, further connects to community

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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