Keweenaw resumes Adventure North winter campaign

"We really wanted to capture the spirit of a Keweenaw winter. Our winters aren't for the faint of heart. There's a level of tenacity required to live and play here during the cold months, so it's not for the faint of heart," says Brad Barnett, executive director of Visit Keweenaw.

Many floats in the Starry Starry Night parade were sponsored by local businesses in the small Grand Marais community.
Starry Starry Night boosts economy, culture in Grand Marais

“It's one of the big events for us throughout the year,” said Toni Whaley, who owns Grand Marais Mercantile and helps organize Starry Starry Night. “We want to make sure that our retailers, our crafters, our artists — as well as our wonderful restaurants — have plenty of people that come and enjoy what we have to offer.”  

The Beaumier Heritage Center
Grant helps highlight influential women of the U.P.

“It’s stories like those that we want to share,” said Dan Truckey, director and curator of the Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center. “One, to let others know more about these people, but also to inspire young people—especially young women—to say that just because they grew up in a small town in the U.P., it doesn’t mean they can’t go on to achieve some really significant things and make an impact on the world.”

Dr. Colleen Allen, AAoM president and CEO cuts the ribbon.
Autism Alliance of Michigan celebrates grand opening of new Grand Rapids location

On Thursday Nov. 16, the Autism Alliance of Michigan (AAoM) celebrated its new Grand Rapids-area office with a grand opening ribbon cutting and open house at its location within the Special Olympics Michigan Unified Sports & Inclusion Center, about 10 miles south of Grand Rapids proper. 

More than 500 students, staff, teachers, and volunteers participated in a Mental Health Fair and Walk at Detroit’s University Prep Art & Design Middle High School in October.
Michigan’s community mental health agencies work hard to prevent youth suicide

Michigan’s community mental health agencies (CMHs) and organizations across the state understand that asking questions and having conversations about mental health and suicide is a very significant step in prevention. 

A number of financial incentives for post-secondary education help those interested in an early education career.
Michigan busca crear una mejor trayectoria profesional para los educadores de la primera infancia

Mientras Michigan trabaja hacia un programa PreK para Todos o PreK for All, que ampliará las opciones voluntarias de preescolar para que cada niño de cuatro años en Michigan pueda acceder a una educación preescolar gratuita en 2027, una preocupación que Meyers y otros educadores preescolares plantean es el desarrollo de la fuerza laboral para los maestros de educación preescolar. 

Co-founders of KMI: Troy Morris, Austin Morris, and Adam Kall.
KMI advances space debris removal efforts

A mix of Department of Defense contracts and investments is bolstering Marquette-based Kall Morris Inc's innovative efforts to remove debris in space. KMI’s goal is #KeepingSpaceClearForAll

Celebrate National Rural Health Day on Nov. 16

The Michigan Center for Rural Health encourages residents across the state to mark National Rural Health Day. The annual event is an opportunity to celebrate the “Power of Rural” and honor the individuals and organizations dedicated to addressing the unique healthcare needs of nearly 61 million people living in rural America.

Christine Manninen
Working remotely — and happily — in the U.P.

This current era of remote work allows professionals across many industries to choose where they want to work. For many, that choice is to work from home. A few professionals share their stories and perspectives of national remote work while living in the U.P.

Michigan Tech domestic transportation study gets U.S. funding

“In my vision of the future, we have more predictable, more robust, safer and greener transportation and logistics systems — and it’s based on being connected and the data we can gather,” said Kuilin Zhang, associate professor at Michigan Technological University.

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