Education

UPside of Life: Celebrating Labor Day and a week away from publishing

Sam Eggleston Wednesday, August 31, 2011

It's almost hard to believe it's already the week before Labor Day, isn't it? We here at U.P. Second Wave are planning on celebrating in style--with a visit to a U.P. parade to celebrate and by taking a week away from publishing. Don't worry, we'll be back Sept. 14 with a new edition. Until then, feel free to read this week's stories or dive into our archives for some great reading.

Boat building school provides economic stimulus to tourist town of Cedarville

Neil Moran Wednesday, August 17, 2011

A unique school in an eastern U.P. town draws in students and visitors from far and wide, and builds on the area's boating heritage while providing an economic stimulus for Cedarville. Second Wave feature writer Neil Moran sits down and talks with the owners of this boat-building institution.

Things to do in the U.P.: Climb 400 concrete stairs at Pine Mountain

Things to do in the U.P. Wednesday, August 10, 2011

If there's one thing you should never do in the Upper Peninsula, it's say something like "there's nothing to do around here." If you do, folks might point out one of 1,000 different things that can be done, or simply sit you down in front of a computer and bring up the website for Things to Do in the Upper Peninsula.

What's Working in Cities: CreateHere in Chattanooga

John Davidson Wednesday, July 27, 2011

What's Working in Cities is a new monthly series in which we take a closer look at people and organizations transforming neighborhoods and driving change in urban areas across the country. What works in Portland, Austin, or Chattanooga will probably work here, too, in some form or another. Let us know what you think.

New mineral museum built on the foundations of history

Victoria Peters Wednesday, March 30, 2011

The Keweenaw has a deep history rooted in mining, so deep that many mine shafts still remain buried beneath our feet. Constructed on top of one of these mines is the new building for the A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum at Michigan Technological University. The new location will allow greater accessibility for visitors to learn about minerals found across the world, and the mineral that brought so many people to the area in the first place: Copper.

Taking a BOW--Women find outdoors program enriching, confidence-building

Becky Korpi Wednesday, March 02, 2011

Did someone say sportsmen? SportsMEN? You've got to be kidding, right? Upper Peninsula Second Wave's Becky Korpi took a trip out to Big Bay last weekend to find out why that term is going to be one for the history books thanks to a program that has taken off like wildfire: Becoming an Outdoors Woman.

Gov. Jennifer Granholm visits the Upper Peninsula, touts growth, investment, innovation

Sam Eggleston Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Gov. Jennifer Granholm made the U.P. tour last week, hitting Escanaba, Manistique, Sault Ste. Marie, Marquette and Kingsford while here. Her message? The future of the state is in education and diversification, and the Upper Peninsula is no exception.

From paper to prototype: LSSU�s Product Development Center is engineering new ideas

Victoria Peters Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Protecting professional hockey players from the dangers of a puck shooting across the ice as fast as a speeding bullet is just one of many challenges Lake Superior State University's Product Development Center has taken on. Whether it's working with companies in India or creating top-secret prototypes for Energizer, confidentiality is paramount for the center as it provides new inventors and large companies an economical way to get ideas off the drawing board and into the marketplace.