Island Resort rehabs Beachcomber restaurant
Visitors to the Island Resort & Casino in Harris will have something new and different on the menu this spring. The Beachcomber Restaurant is currently closed for remodeling, according to […]
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Partner Partner Content Michigan communities are dancing to a new beat
Placemaking is important to the future of the community you live in, even though you may have never really heard of it until now. MSHDA and the Small Business Administration of Michigan are trying to change that.
Chamber works with western Marquette County, supports businesses
Greater Ishpeming-Negaunee Area Chamber of Commerce provides support and an increased sense of community to businesses and consumers on the west end of Marquette County. Chamber director Elizabeth Peterson sat down to talk with us about the chamber's beginnings, what it's accomplished so far, and what the view for the future is.
Marquette Food Co-op prepares for expansion and reflects on successes
According to general manager Matt Gougeon of the Marquette Food Co-op, Marquette is the perfect community for a cooperative business model because of the "do-it-yourself, self-help, yet collaborative nature of Upper Peninsula people." Lucy Hough reports.
A three-hour tour? Not if you’re using public transportation
A trek around Michigan without a car can be a difficult proposition, as the folks who embarked on the Michigan Transportation Odyssey found out. Our own Tom Clynes followed them along three days and over 350 miles. He reports from the road.
Malone’s Lens: A sure sign that spring has sprung
For some folks, seeing the first robin of the year is their sign that spring has finally arrived. For others, it may be that morel mushroom they come across. We here at UP Second Wave like to think that there is another sure sign that the season is upon us, as managing photographer Shawn Malone captured in this photo recently.
Summiting Mt. Arvon is crucial Michigan experience
Source: The Detroit Free Press
