P.O. Box 127, Ishpeming, MI 49849 www.ishskiclub.com Now, onto what brought us to Ishpeming in the first place. It’s the longest continually running ski club in the entire U.S. They call the Ishpeming Ski Club the birthplace of organized skiing in America, and there they have a monster ski jump affectionately called Suicide Hill. Since 1887, skiers and ski jumpers …
Midtown Bakery & Café, The
(906) 475-0064 317 Iron St., Negaunee, MI 49866 Right next to Ishpeming in the town of Negaunee is one place that serves over 150 different flavors of cheese cake. I call that heaven. The Midtown Bakery & Café is a funky, cool gourmet bakery and sandwich shop that’ll tempt you with just about everything they serve there. Marybeth Kurtz is …
Congress Pizza
(906) 486-4233 106 N. Main St., Ishpeming, MI 49849 Another way to stay warm during the long, cold U.P. winters is to put on a few extra pounds, and you know me, I discovered a great way to do that, too. I stopped by Congress Pizza for a quick conversation with Paul Bonetti about a food that apparently everybody in …
Wilderness Sports
(906) 485-4565 107 E. Division St., Ishpeming, MI 49849 www.wildernessportsinc.com Elizabeth sent us straight to a place right in downtown Ishpeming called Wilderness Sports. Being a down-state flatlander, I needed some help, and they hooked me up with everything I needed to become a genuine Yooper. Sandee Sundquist took me through the store personally and set me up with choppers …
Lansing City Market
(517) 483-7460 325 City Market Dr., Lansing, MI 48912 www.lansingcitymarket.com On our program you hear me talk a lot about how communities and neighborhoods have a great sense of place. Sometimes it’s tough to explain exactly what that is. So in order to feel it for myself, I went to the Lansing City Market where all kinds of people come …
Accident Fund Building
(517) 367-8448 200 N. Grand Ave., Lansing, MI 48933 Our first stop was an iconic structure that’s been part of Lansing’s landscape for a long, long time. It sat empty for years, but now it’s one of Lansing’s economic cornerstones. Today it stands proudly as Headquarters to Accident Fund Holdings, who, along with parent company Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan, …