Central Region

Escanaba showcased by Pure Michigan ad

Source: ABC 10

Marquette Food Co-op gets MEDC grant to expand
Escanaba downtown listed on historic register
Marinette Marine to build four new Coast Guard boats
NMU names new president
Seavoy rejoins Kendricks Bordeau practice
Two U.P. projects given agriculture development funding
Paul Boissevain and Dick Gray of Keweenaw Brewing Co
Pioneers: U.P. craft beer is a growing business

Upper Peninsula brewers talk about the rise of their industry in the region and across the state of Michigan. It has an increasing economic impact, from tourism to new ventures.

Rick Schmitt (left) stands with brewmaster Brian Confer.
Cool jobs: I make beer

Brewers tell tales of mixing art and science, creating new recipes, enjoying their jobs and looking forward to the next challenge.

Craft Beer
Festival of the Angry Bear hopes to be a new U.P. tradition

The first annual Festival of the Angry Bear, a partnership between young Upper Peninsula natives who run the Ore Dock and Das Steinhaus, was a smashing success. Does it mark the start of a U.P. tradition?

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