First Mate Organizer Keeps Boats Ship-shape
The owners of a family business created a new product for boaters and helped keep some jobs in the process.
Julie Irwin and her husband...
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...
Blue Angels Fly on the Wings of Hard Work
A.J. Harrell decided early in life that he didn’t want to sit behind a desk.
Strapped into the cockpit of a C-130 aircraft, he now...
Mud, Sweat & Tears
Extreme sports are big in Michigan and across the nation.
When Chris Schmidt puts on his helmet on Oct. 20, the 44-year-old technical translator and...
HOP HOP JINGLE BOO: Debra Schoch’s Folk Art
On the Lake Superior shore, Debra Schoch creates whimsical papier mâché holiday folk art figurines from her home in the tiny U.P. town of...
A Blizzard of Kindness
No one will forget the “big one” of March 2nd, 2012. Over 2 feet of heavy, wet snow fell overnight throughout northern Michigan, and...
Big Blue Business
Over 13,000 years ago, tiny azure berries were located on leafy bushes and enjoyed by indigenous Americans gathering food. Back then, blueberries were referred...
The Saskatoons Are Here!
There’s a new berry in town. It’s called the Saskatoon, and it’s been growing wild across the prairies of western Canada and the northwestern...
Thrill Seekers Welcome
While the next Winter Olympics aren’t scheduled until 2022, the spirit of winter athletes is very much alive and active—especially at the Muskegon Luge...
Highly Prized
Ours is a mass-production society, and those of us who live in Michigan have been smack in the middle of it ever since Henry...
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,...
