Sustainability

Connor Sports provides official courts for 2026 NCAA March Madness

Crystal Falls-based Connor Sports has been the official court supplier of the NCAA Final Four since 2006.

Latest in Sustainability
Building a Legacy: New endowment fund helps secure the future of the Iron Ore Heritage Trail

Marquette residents Bill and Dea Danly worked with the Community Foundation of Marquette County to establish the fund.

Ride on! Gift will help fund upkeep of popular Noquemanon Trail Network

Administered by the Community Foundation of Marquette, a new fund will support maintenance of the popular Noquemanon Trail Network.

Vanlandschoot & Sons partner to bring local Whitefish to a national audience

The partnership with Great Lakes Tinned Fish will make Van Landschoot & Sons the primary supplier for the company’s full line of whitefish products.

Sanilac County CMH CEO Wilbert Morris presents iPad to Sanilac County Sheriff Paul Rich
Meeting rural Michiganders’ mental health care needs

Michigan’s rural residents face different challenges when accessing mental health care than residents of urban areas. Transportation issues, loneliness, and limited group therapy options can compound their mental health needs. To address these challenges, community mental health (CMH) agencies innovate community-based solutions that meet their populations where they are at.   

Foundation launches fund to support Keweenaw Heartlands

A special fund created by the Keweenaw Community Foundation will help support local management, sustainable access and long-term care of the Keweenaw Heartlands.

Isle Royale is only accessible by boat or plane, and even largely isolated from internet access.
Michiganian of the Year: Isle Royale researcher honored for a lifetime of study

Rolf Peterson, a researcher and professor emeritus at Michigan Technological University, has been honored as one of 10 Michiganians of the Year for his life-long efforts studying moose and wolves on Isle Royale National Park. 

Grand Marais teen’s habitat project could shape how schools do conservation

Sixteen-year-old Will Paul's deer habitat improvement project became a community affair, with students, teachers and others helping to plant a variety of trees and shrubs to create a diverse habitat. The project serves as a model for community-driven conservation efforts. 

A fundraiser for the "Big Annie" statue earlier this year at the Orpheum Theater in Hancock.
Plans for ‘Big Annie’ statue get major fundraising boost

The America 250MI Committee has awarded $50,000 to the Big Annie Statue Project in Calumet. The money will help build a statue to honor Anna “Big Annie” Klobuchar Clemenec, a prominent labor activist during the early 20th century.

Back from the Brink: Lake Trout rebound in Lake Superior

A successful decades-long effort to restore native lake trout to Lake Superior marks a triumph for tribal, state and federal partners

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