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Honey Haven Baking Co.
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…
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Uproot Market and Eatery
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…
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The Mather
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…
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Weavers Unlimited
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…
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Fresh Coast Inspections
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…
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Alverson’s Little Forks Outfitters
Spencer Alverson learned to fish on the rivers around Midland—wading into the Titabawassee and Chippewa as a kid, casting lines where curiosity mattered more than…
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Holiday Bonanza!
Happy Holidays 2025! We've asked our customers to share some of their best holiday gift ideas. We'll be adding to it all season! Great Lakes…
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Northland Precision
The roots of CNC machining run deep in Traverse City — and Northland Precision is carrying that legacy forward. It all started with John Parsons,…
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