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Michigan Good Food Fund receives $3 million USDA grant to expand healthy food access

The Michigan Good Food Fund is expanding its efforts to bring fresh, affordable food to underserved communities.

Hancock mother creates her own maternity clothing line after being disappointed with traditional offerings

Hancock mother of five creates her own stylish maternity and infant clothing.

Marquette housing efforts win awards from Home Builders Association

Marquette's Housing Now and Antonio Adan receive awards from the Home Builders Association of Michigan.

Aspen Prize calls GCC a top community college

Gogebic Community College has advanced to the next round in a $1 million prize for America’s top community colleges.

The Other Side of the Storm

A father and son struggled to survive in Lake Superior at the same time the Edmund Fitzgerald faltered and sank.

Rooted in Wood, Powered by Innovation: Timber Products’ new Munising Components facility redefines manufacturing in the U.P. 

Munising Components is one of the first operations in the country to connect a primary sawmill directly to a fully automated hardwood component line.

Return North: Finding a way back home

Return North is about making it easier for people with roots in the U.P. to come back.

Houghton's waterfront before the improvements were made.
Houghton hires a new community and business development manager

Danielle Perkowitz is a Houghton entrepreneur and the owner of BigGoat Farm.

Sawyer International adds United, additional flights to Chicago

The new flight schedule will begin on May 21, 2026.

Donald W. Koivisto: An advocate for Upper Peninsula farms

He built a reputation for bipartisanship, cooperation, and steady attention to rural concerns.

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