Central Region

Detour Reef Lighthouse

U.P. lighthouse restoration bolsters tourism, economy, and community pride

A historic Upper Peninsula lighthouse is just emerging from a rehabilitation project backed by state and local agencies and many volunteers. The DeTour Reef Light in northern Lake Huron has all the tools to become a maritime placemaking asset for the area, drawing visitors, and strengthening the local economy, and it'll be open for visitors this coming year.

Five “right” ways to spell Menominee

Source: Volume One 

LifePoint forms new affiliations with U.P. hospitals

Source: Health Leaders Media 

Latest Jim Harrison novel reviewed in LA Times

Source: Los Angeles Times 

Recreation areas in U.P. may get $3 million from state for development

Source: UpperMichigansSource.com

Good Earth Salon holds ribbon cutting
Marquette’s Embrace Salon has a new owner
Maple Creek General Store opens in Iron Mountain
Eslinger moves into economic development position at NMU
Casino case goes to the Supreme Court

Source: Michigan Radio 

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