Kids and Education

Feature Story amandashomedaycare

Another Childcare SPARK graduate opens a daycare


Feature Story GOFORLAUNCH

U.P. students reach for the stars with Go For Launch!


Feature Story GEAR UP staff and students taking in the sights, doing a bit of shopping, and preparing to take the climb to the Mackinac Island Fort on June 28, 2024.
Feature Story Shaylee Menhennick, a U-M graduate, stops for a coffee at Campfire Coffee on a recent trip home to Negaunee.

U.P. Scholars Program makes U-M degree a reality


Feature Story A ribbon-cutting this month at Negaunee's new daycare center.
Feature Story nmuwildcat

Bucking college enrollment trends in the U.P.


Feature Story Courtesy of Lake Superior State University

The robots are coming — no, they’re here


Feature Story A production of "Matilda" at the Pine Performance Center. Photo: Rachel Bonacorsi

A positive impact on art and culture in the eastern U.P.


Feature Story Over 300 Michigan Ice Fest participants flock into Gallery Coffee Company in downtown Munising on Friday, Feb. 9, for a presentation on sustainable ice climbing practices.

U.P. outdoor events pivot because of warm winter


Feature Story From left to right: Kari Visnaw, superintendent of St. Ignace Area Schools; Nichole Martin, Lasalle High School principal; K9 Team handler Jessica Myjak with Nova.
Feature Story tinyturtlesdaycare

Another daycare opens through Childcare SPARK


Feature Story Snowboarders at Mont Ripley. Photo courtesy of Alyssa Dupuis

Michigan's oldest ski area plans improvements


Feature Story produce

Farm to School: Lessons in fresh, local food


Longform Christine Manninen

Working remotely -- and happily -- in the U.P.


Feature Story Courtesy of Northern Michigan University

Maine firm brings cybersecurity know-how to Marquette


Feature Story Recent graduates, from left to right, Theresa Higdon, Lysa Stockwell, Ashley Jarvi .

Childcare SPARK finds unique solutions to pressing issue