June 11, 2023

Summer Suds with Up North Buds

What’s on tap this summer? Brews from Short’s, Les Cheneaux Distillers, Barrel + Beam and Alpha Brewing!

March 22, 2023

Michigan Tart Cherry Pie

Try this recipe from Peace Pie of Marquette for a Michigan Tart Cherry Pie using fresh or frozen local cherries.

May 13, 2022

2022 Local Food Guide Release Parties

We are so excited to share our 2022 Local Food Guide to Michigan with you! Join us at these parties to pick up a Guide and meet fellow local food lovers!

December 4, 2021

Crowdfunding campaign launched for ‘Lakeshore Depot’ project in Marquette

Support Marquette’s Lakeshore Depot’s Crowdfunding campaign to reach $50,000 to win matching grant through MEDC’s Public Spaces Community Places initiative.

November 8, 2021

Family Ties: Dancing Crane Farm and Steinhaus Restaurant in Marquette

Justin and Ryan Fairbanks own and operate the Steinhaus Restaurant and Dancing Crane Farm to support each other and their community.

July 7, 2021

Elixirs: Wellness Cafe Opens in Marquette

“Elixirs had been planned before the pandemic,” Kate Lewandowski, co-owner of Elixirs shares. They intended to open during the beginning of the summer of 2020, but eventually opened…

June 9, 2021

Michigan’s Only Cooperatively Owned Brewery Releases Brews in Collaboration with Members

From the Keweenaw Co-op to the Detroit People’s Food Co-op, Michigan is home to many cooperatively owned grocery stores (shoutout to Marquette Food Co-op on celebrating 50 years!)Marquette…

March 3, 2021

MSU Incubator Farm Seeks Applications

Are you interested in starting your own farm one day, but looking for a little more experience and mentorship first? The Michigan State University Farm Business Incubator could…

July 28, 2020

Summer Road Trip: Marquette Edition

The Upper Peninsula is a hot road trip destination for midwesterners these days. The famed Pictured Rocks draw many to the Central UP. Less than an hour away…

April 15, 2020

Farming in the Age of Coronavirus

As a farmer, I’m always trying to plan for the unexpected. A late spring hail shreds the leafy greens, a rainy market day puts us behind our sales…