The Michigan Outdoor Innovation Fund's second round of investments support five innovative startups looking to change the way we enjoy the outdoors and more. 

Lakeshore Advantage opens the Next Center, a cutting-edge hub in Holland aimed at fostering innovation, startups, and economic growth in Ottawa and Allegan counties.

Luke Taylor, an 18-year-old from Isabella County and Sacred Heart Academy graduate, is turning heads in the professional disc golf world. Skipping collegiate competition, Taylor is one of few athletes to go straight from high school to the pros, where he currently ranks 27th in the Disc Golf Pro Tour’s world rankings. This season, Taylor tied for fourth at the Professional Disc Golf World Championships—a career-defining achievement that’s pushing him to set even higher goals.

Rural residents often face hurdles in getting to the doctor's office. An 18-month-long pilot program to provide remote patient monitoring in three rural areas of Michigan showed positive outcomes in patient care and other concerns.  

Co-founded by a Marquette native, a video game developer recently received major funding to launch new, action-packed game called Sparkball.

A vintage cottage at Hoeft State Park is believed to be the only example of a Sears, Roebuck and Co. build-it-yourself house kit in Michigan's state parks. 

A free online event calendar draws people together in the rural communities along a river dividing the western Upper Peninsula and Wisconsin.