Eastern Region

Search for Michigan’s Best Pizza now underway

Source: Mlive.com

Scott Smith of Wintergreen Farm and freshly picked carrots
Beginning farmers provide local products

Beginning farmers face the challenges of farming in the harsh northern climate to produce a wholesome product for people who want good, chemical-free food for their families.

Opinion: Change Michigan law, not yourself

Incredibly, if you are lesbian or gay, bisexual or transgender and work in Michigan you can be fired for simply being who you are. Curtis Lipscomb of KICK, a Detroit agency for LGBT African Americans, says the time to change the law is now.

Charlie and Chimene Puska of UP Green Recycling
U.P. Green makes green living possible in the Upper Peninsula

Baraga-based U.P. Green is stepping up to the plate, giving the Upper Peninsula recycling options that will help Yoopers keep the U.P. clean.

Four-wheeling in the U.P. reviewed

Source: Fourwheeler.com

Saveur magazine talks U.P. cuisine

Source: Saveur Magazine

Moose population trend could be reversing

Source: Great Lakes Echo

Grant will fund student-faculty center at LSSU
Hess Knifeworks
Hunting dollars means money here in the U.P.

Even though the millions brought in by Michigan hunters each year can seem like some abstract figure that might not mean much to you and me, here are a few examples of neighbors, friends and local business owners who owe their livelihoods to the outdoorsman--just in time for hunting season.

Smartphone apps developed at Tech to connect citizens and scientists for research

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