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Feature Story Inventing the Outdoors was originally on exhibit at the Michigan History Center. UPword - UPEconomic Development

The man who opened the U.P. to the world

Jennifer DonovanWednesday, February 21, 2024
Feature Story A fundraiser for the "Big Annie" statue earlier this year at the Orpheum Theater in Hancock. UPword - UPArts and Culture

'Big Annie' to get her due -- supporters raise money to build a statue to honor the Calumet activist

Rosemary ParkerWednesday, January 31, 2024
Feature Story Thunder Bay Theatre is the only year-round professional theater in northeast Michigan. Rural Innovation ExchangeArts and Culture

The show will go on at Alpena's Thunder Bay Theatre

RIX StaffThursday, January 18, 2024
Feature Story "Lulubelle," an M3 Lee Tank donated by Jim Romans of Parma. Rural Innovation ExchangeArts and Culture

The story behind the Michigan Military Heritage Museum

Brenda and Chuck Marshall Thursday, December 14, 2023
Feature Story litletraverseconservancy Rural Innovation ExchangeSustainability

Preserving a 'Place of Peacefulness'

RIX StaffThursday, December 14, 2023
Longform Hikers explore the woods at the Howard and Hazel Weting Preserve in Clare County. Rural Innovation ExchangeSustainability

Family donates land for Clare County’s newest nature preserve

Rosemary Parker Thursday, November 2, 2023
Feature Story A rendering of the redeveloped Cooley School in Cadillac. Rural Innovation ExchangeEconomic Development

Rural Michigan towns benefit from state grants

Ellen PiligianThursday, October 26, 2023
Feature Story This vacant building will be redeveloped as Marquette's cultural center. Rural Innovation ExchangeCommunity Development

Creating a cultural hub in Marquette

Rosemary Parker Thursday, October 19, 2023
Development News A Michigan farm field planted with a cover crop. Cover crops help control erosion, improve soil fertility, and can improve farmland productivity. Rural Innovation ExchangeSustainability

Application window opens for conservation and restoration funding for Michigan landowners

MJ GalbraithThursday, October 19, 2023
Development News "Farming isn't just their career choice and how they pay their bills, it's an integral part of this family's DNA and now it will also be part of the long-term legacy of Michigan farming," says Tim Boring, MDARD Director. Rural Innovation ExchangeEconomic Development

Farming since 1853, this family just made sure their farmland remains so for decades to come

MJ GalbraithThursday, October 19, 2023
Feature Story This vacant building will be redeveloped as Marquette's cultural center. UPword - UPCommunity Development

Creating a cultural hub in Marquette

Rosemary Parker / UPword StaffWednesday, October 18, 2023
Feature Story harborspringstrail Rural Innovation ExchangeSustainability

Trails 'with spectacular views' in the works in Emmet County

Rosemary ParkerThursday, October 12, 2023
Development News The Cheboygan Opera House is located at 403 N. Huron St. in Cheboygan. Rural Innovation ExchangeArts and Culture

Historic Cheboygan Opera House awarded grant to the tune of $250K; will fund accessibility upgrades

MJ GalbraithThursday, October 12, 2023
Feature Story The Vault Hotel opened in Houghton in 2019. Rural Innovation ExchangeEntrepreneurship

Vault Marquette project set to begin construction

UPword StaffThursday, October 12, 2023
Feature Story The Vault Hotel opened in Houghton in 2019. UPword - UPEntrepreneurship

Vault Marquette project set to begin construction

UPword StaffWednesday, October 11, 2023
Development News The restoration of the Tibbits Opera House in Coldwater, built in 1882, won a Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation in 2013. Rural Innovation ExchangeArts and Culture

Historic preservation efforts receive a boost in Coldwater thanks to this new certification

MJ GalbraithThursday, September 28, 2023
Development News Agricultural property in Washtenaw County, representative of the type of properties that will be covered by the document being prepared under the grant. Rural Innovation ExchangeArts and Culture

New grant to help Northfield Township preserve its historic places and rural charm

MJ GalbraithThursday, September 14, 2023
Feature Story The Highway 2 Community Drive-in Theater is the last drive-in theater in the Upper Peninsula. Rural Innovation ExchangeSustainability

Community rallies to keep nostalgic Manistique drive-in open

Dianna StampflerThursday, August 17, 2023
Feature Story Idealmarquee Rural Innovation ExchangeEconomic Development

Revitalized theater adds spark to downtown Clare

Sarah SpohnThursday, August 10, 2023
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