The Great Lakes Research Center at Michigan Technological University this week launched its Autonomous Surface Vessel. The unmanned vessel will map the Great Lakes and help answer decades-old questions involving the whereabouts of more than 200 unaccounted for shipwrecks and plane crashes in Lake Superior. 

"We take pride in being able to provide an accessible and fun experience here in northern Michigan,” says Julie Rogers, director of marketing for The Highlands.

Ashleigh Bryant, Tyrel Hoover, and Kenny Daniels, three young Michiganders raised around agriculture, are continuing their family farming traditions. Through programs like Future Farmers of America (FFA), they found their way back to agriculture, fostering their growth and connection to their roots.

Battle Creek welcomes DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton in September. As part of a unique community partnership, the hotel will feature luxury accommodations and a hospitality training center, the first 'training hotel' in Southwest Michigan.