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Andrea Vojtko had a few notes about raising kids in Battle Creek. No. 1: There’s no place to play when the weather’s bad. “I went…

Judy Hunter was dreaming of retirement: more time to make art — like the above watercolor! — and sing alto in the community chorale and…

The Au Sable River Canoe Marathon isn't just a race — it's an endurance legend. It begins with a Le Mans-style sprint through downtown Grayling…

Bailey Knight is a lifelong baker and trailblazer for gluten-free baking in the Upper Peninsula. What started as a creative hobby since childhood quickly became…

When a major grocer pulled out of downtown Battle Creek, some saw disaster. Others saw possibility. Possibility won. What followed is a powerful example of…

As all brilliant ideas start, Bill Anderson and Liisa Petersen's vision started in the kitchen over dinner and a glass of wine. They couldn’t stop…

Stuart Weaver has worked a thousand feet above the Arctic Circle, where steel groans in the cold and mistakes are unforgiving. Compared to that, a…

As Scott Kiaunis built a career in construction and building inspection, he kept noticing something important—every time he stepped into a compromised building, he stepped…

If you trace Trimell Hawkins’ path to this moment, it reads less like a résumé and more like a carefully composed menu—each step deliberate, each…