UPside of Life: Oh the weather outside is frightful

The U.P., and, for that matter, most of northern Michigan, got hit by quite the record-breaking snowstorm this week. Editor Sam Eggleston ponders the mercurial nature of winter in the U.P.

Small-town Pickford swaps recession for reinvention

Just about the time the "great recession" started in 2008, the small town of Pickford, in the eastern Upper Peninsula, was experiencing a revival of sorts. Writer Neil Moran explores how they did it then, and continue to do it now.

Blumark finance advisors open Sault office
Horner Flooring made NBA All-Star flooring
MTEC SmartZone does green renovation
TEDx comes to Marquette
Marquette ore dock celebrates 100 years
NECI’s product approved for laboratory use
State motorsports ice races held in U.P.

Source: Escanaba Daily Press

Art Van Furniture aims at smaller Michigan markets

Source: Furniture Today

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