Central Region

Holly Nylund Photography opens shop in Lofts building

Three years ago when Holly Nylund started her photography business, she probably had no idea that she was going to be as popular as she has become in Escanaba. That […]

New Peninsula Bank headquarters being built
Spicy Jo’s opens in Ishpeming
Unusual U.P. photo blog gets nod in the Detroit Free Press

Source: The Detroit Free Press

Yooper Bars book featured in Chicago Tribune

Source: Chicago Tribune

NMU’s Singh to research in India under Fulbright Award
A week to tinker and tweak

Sometimes you just have to take a week to collect yourself, and that's exactly what Upper Peninsula Second Wave is doing next week. There is a bunch of behind-the-scenes tinkering that we've been meaning to do and we're hoping that when we come back and publish August 22 that you'll be here to join us for some great local news and features.

To comment or not to comment? Online debates can end badly.

We've all done it: posted that ill-advised comment on some issue we shouldn't have gotten involved in, whether it's on Facebook or a news story. Columnist Deb Pascoe considers the right and wrong times to voice your opinion online.

Yooper Bars wants you to be a beerlympian!
Health and economic well being go hand in hand in Manistique

Located along the northern shore of Lake Michigan is perhaps one of the Upper Peninsula’s best kept secrets: Manistique. See how the efforts of community leaders and strategic partners in the community have made this small town a great place to live and do business.

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