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Health

UPCAP Caregiver Retreat

CRYSTAL FALLS — The Upper Peninsula Commission for Area Progress (UPCAP) will host a Caregiver Retreat from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (CDT), Sept. at Fortune Lake Camp, 138 Fortune Lake Camp Road, Crystal Falls, . This day-long event is designed to provide rest and rejuvenation for ...

The stress of rising healthcare costs

DETROIT — During a national symposium on women’s health in the workplace Wednesday, leading advocates for Michigan educators and business spoke out against rising hospital costs, breaking down how inflated bills for the same procedures are harming employers, employees and the economy at ...

Space age sponsor

HOUGHTON — The Copper Harbor Trails Club has announced Orbion Space Technology as the title sponsor of the 2025 Copper Harbor Trails Fest. Held annually in the Keweenaw Peninsula over Labor Day weekend, this three-day, all-ages mountain biking festival celebrates world-class trails and the ...

GetSetUp

LANSING — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) celebrates five years of partnership with GetSetUp, a community-driven service that transforms the lives of older Michigan residents through virtual resources. Having reached more than half a million residents so far with ...

Lifting Up

CHATHAM — 2025 marked another successful year for the LIFT-UP (Locally Integrated Food Teams - Upper Peninsula) program. This year three schools, Negaunee High School, Munising High School and Ishpeming High School, each wrote grant proposals and received $2,500 in grant money to support a ...

Getting ready for cooler weather

The weather is changing and soon it will be time to chase away chilly temperatures with hearty meals. Soup is a tasty way to warm up fast, and many soups are full of healthy and nutritious ingredients. With their earthy, umami flavor, mushrooms sometimes are an afterthought instead of an ...