LSSU student wins research competition

A recent graduate of Lake Superior State University has been honored for her research in sociology; Yiliang Wen, a 2011 sociology graduate now working in China, was awarded the Outstanding […]

Local entrepreneur sits in on President’s forum for business creation
U.P. ties mark the fledgling Olympic women’s ski jumping field

Source: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

Keweenaw Chamber announces plans for growth

Source: UpperMichigansSource.com

Snowshoe Magazine highlights U.P. locations

Source: Snowshoe Magazine

Lake Gogebic draws ice fishermen from far and wide

Source: MLive.com

McMillan mushers offer the call of the wild

Friends and family may have thought they were crazy, but mushers Ed and Tasha Stielstra saw a successful dog sledding kennel where others saw the middle of nowhere. Second Wave's Kurt Mensching took a trip to McMillan to talk to the Stielstras about their business, their dogs and the fun that goes with it.

Winning is important

It's never easy to know how well your idea for a great business holds up until you take the time to present it to people who know the ins and outs of the entrepreneurial world. Your chance to do that is now, as David Saint-Onge explains, with The Edge--an Upper Peninsula business plan competition.

New book from NMU explores Native experience
Third Street Bagel has new look after renovations

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