Sustainability

Trenary Toast fans rejoice — a new flavor is here

Fans or Trenary Toast are in luck -- the company that makes the popular snack has unveiled a new product. 

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Mark Erickson, the Menominee River co-chair
Mark Erickson: ‘Menominee has been good to me’

Mark Erickson's family has been in the Menominee area for generations. Now he's giving back to the community by helping clean up pollution from the past in the Menominee River Area of Concern.

Mike Ripley of the St. Marys River citizens committee.
Mike Ripley on restoring the St. Marys River for future generations

As a boy in Sault Ste, Marie, Mike Ripley learned that the bald eagles and lake trout in the St. Marys River were under siege from pesticides and invasive species. So he decided that when he grew up, he would do something about it.

Keith West, the Menominee River co-chair.
Love at first sight: Geography prof Dr. Keith West on why he jumped on a life in the Great Lakes

The first time Dr. Keith West saw the Great Lakes, he knew he wanted to leave the arid West. Now he's found a home and a passion: cleaning up northern Lake Michigan.

Upper Peninsula’s Areas of Concern work toward restoration and ‘delisting’

Michigan's Upper Peninsula may be known as the state's most pristine area, but its waterways have met their fair share of environmental disaster. These "Areas of Concern" are part of an initiative to clean up legacy contamination in the Great Lakes' most toxic hotspots.

Sheryl Rains cuts ribbon on Edward Jones office in Escanaba.
Rains opens Edward Jones office in Escanaba

A new Edward Jones office is open in Escanaba, headed by financial advisor Sheryl Rains.

Phelps Square in Ishpeming.
YMCA opens new early childhood center in Ishpeming

A new early childhood development center will soon be serving western Marquette County from a redeveloped school building.

1668 Winery and Lockside Brewery.
Winery-brewery open for business in downtown Sault

A Sault businessman is expanding into locally made wine along with beer by opening a new winery in downtown Sault Ste. Marie.

A new burger joint is open in Harvey

Have a hankering for a burger? Swing over to Harvey and try one from the newly opened Big Burger Grille. 

BBQ returning to Marquette via new food truck

With the closures of both Union Grill and the brick-and-mortar location for Rollin' Smoke, Marquette has been lacking in a place to snag barbecue -- but that's about to change. 

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