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PA Medicine's inaugural class of 2024.

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MSU's PA Medicine program helps fill the gap for medical providers in U.P. and rural Michigan

UPword StaffWednesday, June 25, 2025

A fundraiser for the "Big Annie" statue earlier this year at the Orpheum Theater in Hancock.

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Plans for 'Big Annie' statue get major fundraising boost

UPword StaffTuesday, June 24, 2025

This sandstone building in downtown Ishpeming has been dormant for more than 50 years.

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Placemaking grant gives three U.P. cities a facelift

Jennifer DonovanWednesday, June 18, 2025

A drone view of the campground, perched 200 feet above Lake Superior.

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Camping with a view: Kona Hills Campground opens in Marquette

UPword StaffWednesday, June 18, 2025

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Norway butcher finds success in his hometown

Ann DallmanWednesday, June 11, 2025

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Back from the Brink: Lake Trout rebound in Lake Superior

Jennifer ChampagneWednesday, June 11, 2025

The popular Dune Climb at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

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U.P. and Michigan national parks prepare for summer visitors amid staffing, morale concerns

Jacob Wheeler, The Glen Arbor Sun, and Andrew LaCombe, WLUC-TVWednesday, June 4, 2025

Pharmacists handle cancer medications at the cancer drug repository at the Trinity Health Reichert Medical Center in Superior Township.

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Ann Arbor nonprofit and Sault Tribe of Chippewa partner to redistribute unused cancer drugs for free

Patrick DunnWednesday, June 4, 2025

Demolition work has begun at the old hospital site and is expected to take about 18 months.

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Private-public partnership spurs redevelopment of abandoned hospital site in Marquette

Jennifer DonovanWednesday, June 4, 2025

This sign stands at the site of the Copper Country Intermediate School District’s first home build.

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Build U.P. invests in teens and trades

Paula McCambridgeWednesday, May 21, 2025

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Ishpeming farm looks to boost its yield — of food and friends— thanks to MDARD grant

Rosemary ParkerWednesday, May 21, 2025

Michigan's first mass timber building built with Michigan wood.

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DNR marks mass timber milestone with Newberry building

UPword StaffWednesday, May 14, 2025

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Aaron Rogers: Mountain bike trail builder extraordinaire

Rich JenkinsWednesday, May 14, 2025

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Railroad program flourishes where there are no rails

Jennifer DonovanWednesday, May 7, 2025

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Sweet News: U.P. maple syrup producer receives state grant to modernize, expand

Rosemary Parker Wednesday, May 7, 2025

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