Michigan's Upper Peninsula may be known as the state's most pristine area, but its waterways have met their fair share of environmental disaster. These "Areas of Concern" are part of an initiative to clean up legacy contamination in the Great Lakes' most toxic hotspots.
In some ways, Upper Peninsula resident Annette Gleason is just like any other teacher. She develops relationships with her students, shares progress updates with parents and checks students' work to make sure they're grasping the material. But though she gets to know each kid, she rarely meets any of them in person--she teaches hundreds of students across the state 100 percent online from her home.
A new Edward Jones office is open in Escanaba, headed by financial advisor Sheryl Rains.
A new early childhood development center will soon be serving western Marquette County from a redeveloped school building.
A Sault businessman is expanding into locally made wine along with beer by opening a new winery in downtown Sault Ste. Marie.
Michigan Tech is rebranding with a new set of logos designed to evoke history, tradition and its Upper Peninsula roots.
Many Upper Peninsula towns rely on tourism almost exclusively for economic development, which doesn't go far enough in creating jobs that will keep young people in the area. Learn how one county with a stubbornly high unemployment rate is working to change that by establishing a long overdue economic development organization.
Have a hankering for a burger? Swing over to Harvey and try one from the newly opened Big Burger Grille.
With the closures of both Union Grill and the brick-and-mortar location for Rollin' Smoke, Marquette has been lacking in a place to snag barbecue -- but that's about to change.
Caribbean jerk chicken and pork in Traunik? You bet.
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