Jampot Bakery Offers A Divine Experience
For area residents and tourists alike, no drive along the Keweenaw Peninsula’s scenic lakefront is complete without a stop at The Jampot. The shop...
Jewelry With a Past
Creative keepsakes made from broken dishes.
In a thick binder filled with photos of Lois Miller’s work, every pitcher tells a story. As does every...
Trenary Wood Products: White Cedar From the Heart of the U.P.
The incense of cut cedar fills the air; motes of sawdust drift through the sunlight that streams through large windows. The high-pitched whine of...
Croff Craft Custom Driftboats: Small Boats With Big Attitude
Phil Croff wasn’t planning to start a boat-building business when he constructed his first driftboat in 2006, using Michigan cedar and walnut. He was...
Doughnuts & Craft Beer: A Divine Pairing
This month's cover story features the fun-loving Cops & Doughnuts bakeries. So, what better than to pair a few of these business-savvy police officer’s...
Ten Mile Creek Forge Pottery & Lighting
You could say that George Potvin has metalsmithing in his blood. The U.P. farm owned by his great-grandfather had a blacksmith shop, and George...
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...
Chocolates To Love
Sweethearts have expressed their affection with heart-shaped boxes of chocolates since British candy maker Richard Cadbury introduced the romantic packaging for Valentine’s Day in...
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...
Asparagus Wine Is ‘One of a Kind’
As a girl, Kellie Chase had her fill of picking asparagus on the family’s West Michigan farm. Making wine from the vegetable—making any kind...



