Deep Roots
It’s easy to picture roadside stands and quaint orchards when we think about apples, but right along with those nostalgic mental pictures is a...
U.P. Luge Club Competes On World Stage
Most Michiganders have had the experience of climbing a snowy hill with a plastic or wooden sled in tow, plopping down at the top...
Mitten Bar Fits Her Like A Glove
When is a beer not just a beer? When it’s the ideology behind a gathering place for those who enjoy the camaraderie shared over...
St. Joseph Student Represents Michigan at National Co-op Meeting
Drew Graeber, a junior at Lake Michigan Catholic High School in St. Joseph, and a Great Lakes Energy Cooperative member, represented Michigan electric co-ops...
Copper Peak: Reaching New Heights
Fresh off the February festivities in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Olympic fever is slowly fading. But for a small community in the Upper Peninsula, Olympic...
Horsepower
If you’ve ever visited Mackinac Island, there is a familiar sound unique to the gorgeous vacation destination—the clip-clop of horse hooves along the streets....
Wade Rouse & Viola Shipman: Lake Michigan’s Storytellers
Before Wade Rouse ever knew he would become a bestselling author, he knew the gentle weight of his grandmother Viola’s charm bracelet as she...
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...
Small Town To Capital City: Rural Michigan’s Political Couple
Down a country road in Ionia County, not too far from where she grew up on a sesquicentennial farm, Julie Calley lives a fairly...
Dr. Pol: America’s Favorite TV Veterinarian & Local Legend
Don’t let his frank demeanor fool you. Dr. Jan Pol, also known as The Incredible Dr. Pol on National Geographic’s WILD channel, is all...












