Entrepreneurship

The Yooper Dog is among the most popular of the 12 varieties.

One couple’s dream: Yooper Dogz

A couple opens an eatery in Menominee's Broadway District, realizing a long-held dream to create gourmet-style hot dogs.

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Oddfellows will bring 16 new jobs in the service industry to Iron Mountain.
Oddfellows: A new taste in downtown Iron Mountain

“We are excited to see this new project add to our existing restaurant culture in downtown Iron Mountain,” said Lois Ellis, executive director of the Dickinson Area Economic Development Alliance.

The State Savings Bank in downtown Marquette.
Paving the way for new Marquette development

“As a homeowner a few blocks from the site, I’m thrilled to see this magnificent, historic building anchoring such an important development in the heart of Marquette’s downtown,” said David Allen, chair of the Marquette Brownfield Redevelopment Authority.

Business and life partners Anne White and Scott Anderson.
All rise for … The Honorable Distillery

Former engineers Anne White and Scott Anderson renovate an historic movie theater into Marquette's first craft distillery -- The Honorable Distillery.

Northwoods Test Kitchen is located within Beam + Barrell in Marquette.
Barrel + Beam brewery and event venue adds new deli and shared-use kitchen in Marquette

“This is about adding more tools that help make it easier for folks to be able to celebrate here and get together and gather,” says Alex Palzewicz, Events and Taproom Manager.

Blackrocks Brewing in Marquette.
Craft beer business continues to grow in U.P.

The number of breweries continues to grow in the U.P., appeasing locals and  travelers alike. 

The 2021 Operation Action U.P. Excellence Awards.
Nomination window opens to award the U.P.’s most excellent businesses

You’ll find that most of these business owners have some of the biggest hearts of anybody, and have a strong focus on their local communities and have made a significant impact,” says Rich Tegge, co-chair of Operation Action U.P.

Cinematographer Michael Johns and Director Seth Anderson (with his son Aidan) on the set of the U.P.-based series "NORTHBOUND."
Film festivals and filmmaking in the U.P.

Our writer Seth Anderson has a conversation about the Soo Film Festival and trends in filmmaking with Jason Markstrom, filmmaker and festival president.

Keweenaw Mountain Lodge under a full moon.
The sky’s the limit for Keweenaw Mountain Lodge

Michigan's newest International Dark Sky Park is in the Upper Peninsula: at the historic Keweenaw Mountain Lodge in Copper Harbor.  

Farms join forces to bring local meat directly to locals

A pair of Calumet-area families create company to provide local meat and other products to Upper Peninsula consumers.

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