Courageous Coffee: The Perfect Blend
While coffee is a daily part of many people’s lives—there are some folks for whom coffee is more than a ritual, it’s a calling.
For...
Small-Town Innovation at Glen Oaks Community College
By Grant Zamora
FISH POOP: Crops love it.Glen Oaks Community College in Centreville is at the heart of an agricultural innovation that prepares students for...
Great Education on the Great Lakes
The Great Lakes Maritime Academy (GLMA), a part of Northwestern Michigan College (NMC) that is located on its Grand Traverse campus in Traverse City,...
On Guard Against Asian Carp
The threat of Asian carp entering the Great Lakes involves so many different jurisdictions that most observers pin their hopes on a federal solution...
Celebrated Art May Be As Close As Your Post Office
A busy post office isn’t where you’d expect to see wall murals and other artwork, but if the building was constructed during the 1930s...
The Future Looks Bright for ActionGlow
In 2012, Dakota, now 26, and Garret, now 23, Porter shot an application video to appear on ABC’s ”Shark Tank,” a reality TV show...
Ready, Set, Roar
It’s hard to visit the small town of Boyne City, Michigan, and not conjure up words like “quaint” and “charming.” A town of around...
The Iceman Cometh
Every year on the first weekend in November, around 5,000 mountain bicyclists take off down the runway at Kalkaska Airport and barrel through the...
Shrubs: New Varieties!
Back in the old days, like when cars had “fins,” shrubs were just something you used in the yard to fill-in space. The rather...
Sculptor Shares The World He Has Shaped
Highway M-28, east of Marquette, is a typical stretch of U.P. road—until you notice the startling, out-of-place objects emerging from the nearby woods. Some...
Chill Out! No-Cook Recipes Due by May 1
Share your favorite “Chill Out! No-Cook” recipe with us by May 1 and you could win a $100.00 credit on your electric bill. Plus,...
