"Youth enjoy a fun experience, parents get to introduce their kids to potentially new activities, with the help of others, and the volunteers gain the satisfaction of knowing they are helping guide youth in recreation activities that may help shape their future interests," says Jo Ann Alexander, a volunteer organizer for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Renovated historic Ishpeming hotel serves craft cocktails and nostalgia. The hotel, which once housed the cast of the Hollywood film, "Anatomy of a Murder," also has mixed-use space and plans for a basement taproom.
The Alger County Land Bank Authority is working to remove blighted buildings across the county and renovate others -- ambitious efforts at community revitalization.
Yours, Mine and Ours — Public Health spoke with Lauren LaPine, Michigan Health and Hospital Association senior director of legislative and public policy about how various public health agencies and programs collaborate with hospitals across the state.
Since 2017, the Campus for Creative Aging has been offering a variety of innovative opportunities for older adults in Berrien, Van Buren, and Cass counties – and helping younger residents understand and respect their older neighbors.
Among the success stories of Great Lakes Boat Building School in Cedarville is the nearly 100 percent placement of graduates in various marine careers the past several years. A surge in recreational boating in Michigan and across the country is helping graduates find jobs and underscores the importance of the small but growing school.
“Our forests are critical habitats for wildlife, help filter water and moderate our climate. This project will help restore tree cover in areas that are vital to cold water trout that are threatened by warming waters,” said Mindy Kantola, forest partnerships project manager at The Nature Conservancy.
“Joining the Hoffmann Family of Companies heralds a new era for Mackinac Island Ferry Company,” Jerry Fetty, CEO of Mackinac Island Ferry Company, said in a news release.
The Love the Keweenaw campaign aims to educate and equip residents, outdoor enthusiasts and visitors with strategies and resources to make respectful, sustainable, low-impact use of the peninsula's recreation spaces.
The news of a new copper mine being built near the shores of Lake Superior drew lots of attention in the U.P. and beyond. Interlochen Public Radio explores this latest development in Copper Country in a recent edition of Points North, a podcast about the land, water and inhabitants of the Great Lakes.
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