IRON MOUNTAIN — This summer, the Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District Technology Center will begin a $6.4 million renovation, with most of the work scheduled across two construction seasons. The project will modernize the nearly 50-year-old facility through updated classrooms, a new ...

MARQUETTE — Save the date for the next Upper Peninsula Economic Development Alliance meeting on May 14. The meeting will bring together mining industry leaders, housing advocates and policy experts from across the Upper Peninsula for a virtual conversation on two pressing regional issues: ...

MARQUETTE — New U.S. Census estimates show several Upper Peninsula counties posted population gains between 2021 and 2025, with Luce County seeing the largest percentage increase and Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Mackinac, Marquette and Schoolcraft counties also edging upward. Demographers say ...

MANISTIQUE — A once vacant hotel and campground site in Manistique is getting redeveloped as Campfire Shores, a new, re-envisioned outdoor destination that blends camping, glamping, trails and future event space with plans to renovate part of the former hotel building. Once complete, ...

MARQUETTE — The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity has awarded funding to UP Michigan Works! through its Young Professionals and Young Professionals Plus initiatives to help more young people explore careers, build job skills and earn income while preparing for the ...

May is Mental Health Month and this week I will be featuring some of the new titles at the library that are on the topic of mental health and self-help. 8 Keys to Healing, Managing, & Preventing Burnout by Morgan Johnson: Those who find themselves at their wit’s end because of ...