Newcomer Views Upper Peninsula With Fresh Perspective
46.5436° N, 87.3954° W Marquette, Michigan Susan Estler, executive director of Travel Marquette, is a Superior Woman. Over the past year,
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U.P. Native Oversees Upper Peninsula Michigan DNR Efforts
Stacy Welling Haughey, the Upper Peninsula Regional Coordinator for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, is a Superior Woman. As a child, Welling Haughey dreamed of following in her grandfather’s footsteps by working for the DNR, and, following a career based on hard work, learned that sometimes a little girl’s dreams can come true.
Marquette Woman Sings the Blues
Lorrie Hayes, lead singer in the Marquette, Michigan-based Flat Broke Blues Band, is a Superior Woman. As a child, Hayes made a deal with God, and she has been singing the Blues ever since.
Ishpeming Native Values People, Environment While Operating Eagle Mine
46.8158° N, 87.7285° W Big Bay, Michigan Kristen Mariuzza, general manager of the Upper Peninsula’s Eagle Mine in Big Bay,
Negaunee Native a Leader in U.P., Michigan Economic Development
46.5436° N, 87.3954° W Marquette, Michigan Amy Clickner of Neguanee, CEO of the Lake Superior Community Partnership in Marquette, is a
NMU Administrator Builds Department Honoring Native American Culture
April Lindala of Marquette, the director of the Center for Native American Studies at Northern Michigan University, is a Superior Woman. Lindala began working for NMU while still an undergraduate student and has built a solid university department honoring the Native America culture.
Marquette Woman Spreads Goodness, Smiles After Stroke
Anna Dravland of Marquette and the founder of Spread Goodness Day, is a Superior Woman. Despite limitations, She is working hard to spread joy worldwide.
Yoga Brings Together Mother-Daughter Instructors
Brianna Salmela, owner of Honor Yoga in Negaunee, is a Superior Woman. Learning and teaching yoga has been a lifelong journey for Salmela, whose mother, Lori Jokinen, also teaches yoga at the studio, along with mother-daughter yoga teaching duo Julie Champion and Jaylyn Giotto.
All Roads Lead Home to the U.P. for Munising Pastor Ann Gonyea
Ann Gonyea, pastor at Eden Evangelical Lutheran Church in Munising, is a Superior Woman. Gonyea, who has lived most of her life in Michigan and other nearby Midwestern states, found that all roads lead back to the Upper Peninsula, especially when guided by some divine intervention.
WLUC TV6 Anchor Adopts Upper Peninsula as Home
Sophie Erber, anchor at WLUC TV 6 in Marquette, is a Superior Woman. Erber, who arrived in the Upper Peninsula in 2014, is a Florida gal who has grown to know and love the U.P. and its people.
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