May 2014 newsletter

Issue #22 May 2014

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Inside This Issue

Returning/New Chamber Members 3Chamber Board of Directors 3Who’s Hiring 5InBusiness Magazine 7

Michigan Tech Wolf-Moose Study Named

to Michigan Environmental Hall of FameMichigan Technological University’s Isle Royale wolf-moose

predator-prey study has been elected to the Michigan

Environmental Hall of Fame. John Vucetich, associate professor of

wildlife ecology in Michigan Tech’s School of Forest Resources and

Environmental Science (SFRES), will represent the

Our Superior Partners. Thank You!

InBusiness Magazine 7Spring Golf 9-10Eggs & Issues 11-12PastyFest Contest 13Brochures Needed 15Business After Hours 16Business Events Calendar 18Vote for Best of the Lake 19

Proud Member of

wildlife ecology in Michigan Tech’s School of Forest Resources and

Environmental Science (SFRES), will represent the

research project at an induction ceremony at the Gerald R. Ford

Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Mich., on April 10.

Ten individuals and organizations will be honored at the

ceremony.

"For more than 50 years, the wolves and moose of Isle Royale

have been teaching us –all of us—about nature's intricate and

interconnected ways,” said Vucetich. “They've been offering vital

clues about how we can best relate to the natural world around

us. It's a great honor to accept this recognition from the Michigan

Environmental Hall of Fame on behalf of the wolves and moose of

Isle Royale."

Vucetich is director of the Isle Royale wolf-moose research, the

longest-running predator-prey study in the world. The project was

started in 1958 by Durward L. Allen. Vucetich calls Allen “a pioneer

among ecologists for having the foresight to understand the value

of continuing to observe over time where others would have

drawn conclusions and moved on to study something else.“ Continued on page 8

2 Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce Newsletter

Keweenaw Chamber of Commerce is

pleased to recognize the dedication of our

renewed members!

Board of Directors

Glen Tolksdorf, President

OwnerTolksdorf Realty and [email protected]

Greg Seppanen, Vice President

Assistant Vice President / TrustSuperior National Bank and [email protected]

Matt Thyer, Treasurer

OwnerUp and Running Technology [email protected]

Karin Van Dyke, Secretary

Vice President for University RelationsFinlandia [email protected]

Brian Donnelly

Branch ManagerRiver Valley Bank

Welcome New,

Superior Partner!

Michigan Technological University

Welcome New,

Community Partners!

Bill’s B & B BarBill Voght and Rachel Ruosti409 W. Memorial DriveHoughton, MI [email protected]

Keweenaw Copper Co.Ross R. Grunwald, Ph.D

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River Valley [email protected]

Lisa Dunnebacke

Associate [email protected]

Darrell Guitar

AgentCentury 21 / North Country [email protected]

Beth Hoy

Industry Outreach Manager Corporate PartnershipsOffice of Innovation and Industry

EngagementMichigan Technological [email protected]

Michael Scott

PublisherThe Daily Mining [email protected]

Ross R. Grunwald, Ph.D56730 Calumet Avenue, STE 1Calumet, MI 49913906.337.5988 FAX 906.337.5989www.keweenawcopper.comRoss.grunwald@highlandcopperco.com

Scott Dianda, State Representative – AssociateCalumet, MI 49913

Welcome Back,

Community Partners!

BHK Child DevelopmentBook Concern PrintersCalumet-Laurium-Keweenaw RotaryCentury 21 / North Country AgencyCopper Country Intermediate School DistrictCopper Country Veterinary ClinicCrampton Surveying

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Are you or someone you

know looking for work?

The Keweenaw Chamber is looking for an Executive Director. Resumes are being accepted until April 15th please submit by email to [email protected] or to PO Box 336, Houghton, MI 49931

Aspirus Keweenaw is in search of a Surgical Technician and Nutrition Services Supervisor. Please apply online, or for additional information, contact Human Resources at 906.337.6085. aspiruskeweenaw.org.

The Daily Mining Gazette has opening for motor route contractors for paper delivery. Please stop at the Daily Mining Gazette office to fill out an application. 206 Shelden Avenue, Houghton.

Welcome Back,

Community Partners!

Cross Country SportsD & L Janitorial ServicesDarrell Guitar, AssociateDown Wind SportsGrant TownshipGreat Lakes AccountingGS EngineeringHarrington Ridge Coal and StoveHoughton County Fair AssociationHoughton Super 8InSight EyeCareJames Sarazin, DDSJonathan M. Luse, CPAKeweenaw Gem & Gift, Inc.McDonald’sMD Contracting, Inc.Midwest Loan ServicesMiner’s State BankMiscowaubik ClubNara Nature ParkNicholas Insurance AgencyNorthwoods Sporting Goods

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Gino’s Restaurant, Hancock is looking for full-time cook and waitresses. Please apply in person, 800 Quincy Street.

Northwoods Sporting GoodsPine Mountain Music FestivalPisani CompanyR.C. MechanicalRE.Max Douglass Real EstateRamada WaterfrontRukkila, Negro and Associates, PC, CPASand Hills Lighthouse InnShopko Hometown - CalumetSuomi RestaurantSuperior Auto PartsSuperior Monogramming, Inc.Swift True ValueTadych’s Econo FoodsTanis, Inc.Tervo AgencyTolksdorf RealtyUP Oil CompanyWestern UP Planning and Development Region

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We are looking for photos, business news, new hires, open positions or any update information about your business, to use in our newsletters. If you have photos or stories you’d like to share, send them to [email protected]. Please include who took the photo and the area it was taken or wrote the up the so we can give proper credit. Thanks!

InBusiness Magazine 2014 Edition

is now available.

The 2014 Edition will soon be in your mailboxes. If you can’t wait that long, you can view it by going to the Chamber website www.Keweenaw.org and the publication is listed under Networking and Visibility.

Thank you again to the Daily Mining Gazette for all your work in producing this publication for the

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all your work in producing this publication for the Chamber.

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Since then, the wolf and moose populations of the remote wilderness islands have fluctuated dramatically due to a

variety of factors. In the early 1980s, the wolves were driven almost to extinction by the accidental introduction of

canine parvovirus. They rebounded, but inbreeding later caused population numbers to drop to an all-time low of 8.

“When the state of Michigan cleared the way for the islands of Isle Royale to become a national park, they envisioned

a special place where nature and man could co-exist and gain a better understanding of the rich flora and fauna of the

Island, and a rare recreational opportunity for visitors,” said Phyllis Green, superintendent of Isle Royale National

Park. “The wolf-moose predator-prey study that began shortly after the Park's creation has unveiled an understanding

of many of the basic

relationships between predator and prey and continues to surprise us with new information on species resiliency

during genetic decline, and now a window into the effects of climate change.

“The research conducted by Michigan Technological University under the auspices of the Park will continue as long as

there are moose and wolves on the Island,” she went on to say. “The study continues to resonate with budding

biologists as part of primary education programs and reaches internationally to managers and researchers of large

prey and predators. The information gained through the study has helped adjust many people's attitudes towards the

charismatic but controversial predator, the eastern timber wolf. We are honored to have the study included in

Michigan's Environmental Hall of Fame.”

Vucetich has worked on the wolf-moose research since the early 1990s and has been leading the project since 2001

with Research Professor Rolf Peterson, also an SFRES faculty member at Michigan Tech. Major supporters include the

National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Park Service.

Peterson singled out four individuals whose effort and dedication has made the wolf-moose project what it is

today: Durward L. Allen, Robert Linn, Donald E. Murray and Donald E. Glaser.

Allen, the study’s originator, was enthralled by accounts of wolves living in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in the 1930s,

when he worked as a research biologist for the Michigan Department of Conservation (now Natural Resources),

Peterson said. In the 1940s, when moose were stripping the forests of a wolf-less Isle Royale, Allen was in

Wolf-Moose Study Named Environmental Hall of Fame


Peterson said. In the 1940s, when moose were stripping the forests of a wolf-less Isle Royale, Allen was in

Washington, D.C., working with the US Fish and Wildlife Service on proposals to introduce wolves as a moose-control

measure.

After wolves colonized the island on their own, Allen realized the unprecedented research potential offered by a single

large predator and prey in a protected environment. The political climate within the federal government would not

support research on wolves in the early 1950s, and it took Allen many years to finally launch, in 1958, a long-term

study of the wolves and moose at Isle Royale, funded by NSF and the National Geographic Society. The research was

billed as a decade-long study of the true role of wolves in nature, but Allen privately hoped that it would continue as

long as there were wolves and moose in Isle Royale National Park, Peterson explained.

Linn was to become a key partner in the effort, first as chief naturalist for the National Park Service at Isle Royale and

eventually as chief scientist for the NPS in Washington. From that position he played a crucial role in protecting both

the integrity and support of the research project, occasionally having to overcome resistance within his own agency.

Research methods have changed over the years to take advantage of advances in technology, now including use of

fecal DNA to track generations of wolves and monitoring the chemical ecology of the fir trees consumed by

moose. But one technique that hasn’t changed, Peterson pointed out, is the winter study based on airplane surveys

and counts of wolves and moose. The small planes have been flown over the past 56 years of research by just two

bush pilots, ‘the two Dons:” Murray from Minnesota and Glaser from Alaska.

Detailed reports on the annual Winter Study and other information about the wolves and moose of Isle Royale can be

found at http://www.isleroyalewolf.org/.

The Michigan Environmental Hall of Fame is sponsored by the Muskegon Environmental Research & Education Society.

Michigan Technological University (www.mtu.edu) is a leading public research university developing new technologies

and preparing students to create the future for a prosperous and sustainable world. Michigan Tech offers more than

130 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering; forest resources; computing; technology; business;

economics; natural, physical and environmental sciences; arts; humanities; and social sciences.

Original URL: http://www.mtu.edu/news/stories/2014/april/michigan-tech-wolf-moose-study-named-michigan-

environmental-hall-fame.html

Don’t miss out on the fun at the 4th Annual Chamber Spring 4-Person Golf Scramble!

This event will be held on Wednesday, June 4th, 2014 with a shotgun start at “HIGH NOON”

(pre-registration & pre-payment required) at the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge Golf Course.Now is the time to register your foursome. Please complete the form below and either mail or fax to

the KCC using the contact information below. You can also call or send an e-mail and we’d be happy

$200.00 per team Chamber Members(Team Captain must be a Chamber member in good standing)

pre-registration required! NO EXCEPTIONS!

1st place is FREE registration to the “Fall Golf Scramble” in September

Don’t miss out on your chance to take part - register today!

the KCC using the contact information below. You can also call or send an e-mail and we’d be happy to take care of it for you.

Your registration fee includes: greens fees, drink tickets, appetizers and dinner!

TEAM NAME:

Players names: (TC)_____________________________ , __________________________ ,

_____________________________and __________________________________

SKINS: �YES �NO ($20.00 per team) MULLIGANS: �YES �NO ($5 per team)

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Drive Home Your Business Name or Logo!Drive Home Your Business Name or Logo!An event that focuses on fun rather than finesse, the annual Chamber Spring Golf Scramble. You can gain exposure for your business, and support the Chamber, by taking advantage of one of our unique sponsorship exposure for your business, and support the Chamber, by taking advantage of one of our unique sponsorship opportunities:

►Eagle Sponsor—$250.00 — Have a tailor-made sign placed at the entrance to the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge featuring your business’s logo, as well as a listing in the Chamber newsletter that reaches more than 500 businesses. Your business logo will also be placed on all the beverage tickets that are given to the players.

►Birdie Sponsor—$200.00 — Have a tailor-made sign placed at the entrance to the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge featuring your business’s logo, as well as a listing in the Chamber newsletter that reaches more than 500 businesses. Your business logo will be placed in the dining area as well.

►Par Sponsor — $100.00 — Have a tailor-made sign placed on a hole (or holes, if you choose to sponsor more than one) featuring your business’s logo, as well as a listing in the Chamber newsletter that reaches more than 500 businesses.

.Company Name:_____________________________________________ Contact:________________________________

I would like to be a:

__________ Eagle sponsor ($250) __________ Birdie sponsor ($200) __________ Par sponsor ($100)

__________ All Eagle, Birdie and Par sponsor—BEST VALUE!! (discount rate of $450 - you save $100!)

Payment Method:Check Enclosed Visa Mastercard

Credit Card #: ______________________________________ CVS#:___________ Exp: ______________

What is the Superior Health Foundation? The Superior Health Foundation (SHF) is a conversion 501 c (3)

foundation that materialized on Sept. 1 following Duke LifePoint’s acquisition of Marquette General Health

System. It is a stand-alone corporation and is not affiliated in any way with Duke LifePoint or Marquette

General.

EGGS AND ISSUES

Presenter: Jim LaJoie, Executive Director

Superior Health Foundation

Thursday, May 1 at the Shelden Grill, Houghton 7:30 a.m.

Eggs and Issues is free to Chamber Members there is a $10 fee for non-members.

Please RSVP to 906.482.5240 or [email protected]

Do you have an “issue” that you would like us to find a speaker for? Please contact the Chamber Office at

[email protected] or call 482.5240 and let us know.

General.

What is the mission of the SHF? Its mission is assist with unmet healthcare needs, with health education, and

with programs and research on preventing illness and promoting health. That mission may include supporting

(a) the unmet healthcare needs of the indigent and uninsured; (b) healthcare education programs; (c)

supporting programs and research which have the primary purpose of preventing and reducing illness and

disease; and (d) other programs to promote the health, education and welfare of the community.

This is a grant-giving organization. When will you be awarding grants to various health-related projects in the

Upper Peninsula? The SHF Board of Directors took action at a recent board meeting, stating that SHF will begin

entertaining grant applications in the Winter 2014, with plans to begin awarding grant funding in the Fall 2014.

The SHF Board will communicate with a variety of stakeholders throughout the Upper Peninsula to receive

input and feedback on how SHF can have the most effective impact on health issues in the communities of the

U.P. The feedback we receive will help us to develop a strategic grant-making policy for serving our

communities. Following the approval of the Strategic Grant-making Policy, we will develop a grant-making

timetable.

Next Eggs & Issues: Thursday, May 29th at the Shelden Grill, Houghton at 7:30 a.m.

Presenter will be Bill Musselman, Houghton Rotary. We will be discussing Bridgefest

Feast.

Next Eggs & Issues: Thursday, May 29th at the

Shelden Grill, Houghton at 7:30 a.m. Presenter

will be Bill Musselman, Houghton Rotary. We will

be discussing Bridgefest Feast.

Food vendors include: MTU Dining Services, Library

Restaurant & Brew Pub, Habañeros Fresh Mexican

Kitchen, Fitzgerald's Restaurant. There will also be a


Kitchen, Fitzgerald's Restaurant. There will also be a

fifth station under the Rotary logo that will serve

seafood in honor of the 27 year history of the annual

Seafood Fest fundraiser.

Schedule of Events

Friday

5:00 PM – 10 PM - BridgeFest Feast food served,

craft vendors & kid stuff. There will be free shuttle

bus service to the BridgeFest FEAST site. Times of

shuttle TBA.

6:00 PM – Midnight – Music

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM - BridgeFest parade begins in

Hancock

8:30 – 9:00 PM - Marty's Goldenaires marching band

performs at Ray Kestner Park

Saturday

10:00 AM – 10:00 PM - BridgeFest Feast food

served, craft vendors & kid stuff. There will be free

shuttle bus service to the BridgeFest FEAST site.

Times of shuttle TBA.)

11:00 AM –4:00 PM - Antique Car Show....medical

arts building on W Lakeshore Dr.

Noon – Midnight - Music

Dusk – Fireworks

All times and events subject to change

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This is an incredibly exciting time as we bring our efforts into focus to support, attract, and develop businesses like yours!

For more information on the benefits of Chamber membership, visit www.keweenaw.org or call our office at 906.482.5240 to see how we can help your business launch, grow and achieve its full potential.

MDOT's 2014 statewide construction map

now available

The annual "Paving the Way" state highway construction map

is now available from the Michigan Department of

Transportation (MDOT). The free map is updated each year to

help motorists locate major MDOT road and bridge projects

across the state.

The 2014 print edition will be available at all MDOT

Transportation Service Centers and region offices, as well as at

all Welcome Centers. Welcome Centers in the Upper

Peninsula are expected have maps available starting in late

April. The map also is available for viewing at state rest areas.

Information on the map is current at the time of printing.

"MDOT provides both printed and online versions of this

map so that as many motorists as possible are prepared for

Michigan's upcoming construction season," said State

Transportation Director Kirk T. Steudle. "We remind everyone

to slow down and be alert when driving through any work

zone. Nearly 99 percent of all people hurt or killed in work

zones are drivers and their passengers. Avoid distractions,


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zone. Nearly 99 percent of all people hurt or killed in work

zones are drivers and their passengers. Avoid distractions,

don't tailgate, and pay attention to barrels, cones, signs, and

workers."

Paving the Way also provides specific maps for

construction on state routes in Detroit and Grand Rapids. You

can download a PDF of the 2014 map from the "Maps and

Publications" section of the MDOT website.

Motorists also can get real-time information about

planned and unplanned lane closures on the MDOT Mi Drive

traffic data website, along with camera images of major state

routes in Detroit, Grand Rapids and the U.P., rates of speed

and incidents on Grand Rapids and Detroit-area freeways, and

statewide weather and carpool lot information. Mi Drive can

be accessed from any computer, smartphone or mobile device

at www.michigan.gov/drive.

To request copies of the printed 2014 map, contact the

MDOT Office of Communications at 517-335-3084 or send an

e-mail to [email protected] with your name and

address.

Your Brochures Are Needed

Stop in and check out the new graphics the adorn the Chamber office / Visitor Center and bring in your brochures to fill the racks. Visitors to our area find useful information from your brochures, and we want Chamber members represented. What a great way to

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members represented. What a great way to increase the visibility of your business!

Thank you to the KYP members who have been working at getting the brochures filled.

Village of Laurium gets statewide

award for M-26 pavement

reconstruction project

The Michigan Department of Transportation

(MDOT) granitoid pavement project on M-26 in

Laurium recently won the Special Innovative

category of the Michigan Concrete Association's

2013 Awards of Excellence. The project, overseen

by MDOT's Ishpeming Transportation Service

Center, was selected from a field of 60 entries.

Federal grants supported the installation of

historically accurate lighting, stamped concrete

pavements and sidewalks in the Houghton County

village of Laurium. The project replicated the look

of a typical Upper Peninsula town of the early

1900s. Granitoid was a patented stamped

concrete of the period and the new pavement

was designed to match old examples found under

the existing asphalt.

"This is a large investment and a big

improvement," said Laurium Village Administrator

Ed Vertin. "It was a long time coming, a long time

planning. We put a lot of work into coordinating

Date: Thursday, May 22, 2014

Time: 4:30 - 6:30 pm

Location: Calumet Visitor

Center, Red Jacket Road,

Calumet, MI

Light Refreshments are provided by the Isle

Royale and Keweenaw Parks Association

Please join the National Park Service for this

two part evening event. From 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.

there will be a Business After Hours event that

is open to all interested businesses and

community members. Everyone is encouraged


planning. We put a lot of work into coordinating

the historical aspects of the project, getting

historical grant funding to make it happen.“

The $3.1 million project was completed

with a $900,000 Transportation Enhancement

grant. The result: 3,500 square yards of stamped

concrete pavement and more than 64,000 square

feet of decorative sidewalk, colored with local

reddish brown conglomerate.

For MDOT, Al Anderson was the

construction engineer on the project and Rob

Tervo was the development engineer. Marty

Rajala and E.J. Tervo were the inspectors. Joel

Kauppila was the designer. MJO Contracting was

the project contractor and OHM Advisors

provided testing services.

The award was presented to MDOT and

MJO Contracting staff Feb. 20 at the MCA's 2014

Winter Conference and Workshop in Plymouth. A

local award presentation was held April 15 in

Laurium.

community members. Everyone is encouraged

to stop by the Calumet Visitor Center and tour

the two floors of interactive exhibits, browse

the Isle Royale and Keweenaw Parks

Association Gift Shop, and enjoy refreshments

in the historic third floor meeting area. The

facility has become a primary visitor

destination for traveling visitors and those

living in the area who often bring friends and

family. The visitor center was recently voted

the Best Information Center from the readers of

Lake Superior Magazine and was recently

awarded a National Park Service Accessibility

Award.

Following the Business After Hours event will

be a Fourth Thursday in History program

starting at 7:00pm. The evening's program is a

screening of the Ken Burns documentary film

titled, Yosemite: A Gathering of Spirit.

Both events are free and open to all. Stop by

and learn about a great resource in your own

backyard!

Northwoods Sporting Goods

Freemans Firearms

9th Annual

Gun and Knife Show

NEW LOCATION for the Event!

Houghton County Arena1500 Birch Street, Hancock

Friday, May 16 from 4-9 p.m. and Saturday, May 17 from 9 to 5 p.m.

Register to win prizes!

Admission $5Children 12 and under Free with an adult

Must be 18 or older to

register for prizes!

Copper Country Junior Hockey association will be operating the concession stand and all the money is for the hockey association.

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Keweenaw Peninsula Event Calendar 2014Your source for area Business Events and Community Events

Wednesday, May 7

Western U.P. Regional Prosperity Initiative

Stakeholder meeting – Hancock (video conference)

Saturday, May 10

Portage Health Foundation Spring Gala –Houghton

Wednesday, May 14

KEDA Meeting – Finnish American Heritage Center, Hancock. 7:30 am

Saturday, May 17

Sons of Norway annual Syttende Mai Celebration -

Laurium

Thursday, May 20

KYP Monthly Meeting– Bambu, Houghton

Tuesday, May 20 - 21

Parts 17, 39, & 40 - Electrical Standards for General

Industry and Construction Seminar - Houghton

The Portage Health Foundation will be

hosting its 22nd annual Spring Gala on

Saturday, May 10th. This is the premiere

fund raising event for the Portage Health

Foundation and will include an evening of

delicious food, live and silent auctions, and

new-to-the-area entertainment - Midwest

Dueling Pianos.

Proceeds from this year’s event will be used

to help establish and fund the Portage

Health Foundation’s “Emerging Healthcare

Leaders” education scholarship program.

The Portage Health Foundation is a 501(c)3

charitable organization formed to support

the charitable health needs of the

community through enhanced philanthropy


Friday, May 23

UPEDA Meeting - MTU, Houghton

Thursday, May 20

KYP Monthly Meeting– Bambu, Houghton

community through enhanced philanthropy

and community collaboration.

Cost for the event is $85/person. The event

will be held at the Continental Fire Company

in Houghton on Saturday May 10th. Tickets

can be acquired by contacting the

foundation offices at 906.523.5920.

CopperDog Race Dates from 2015 to 2020Meredith LaBeau; Monday, April 28, 2014

The Board of Directors are pleased to announce that in collaboration with the UP 200 we have set our race dates

from 2015 to 2020. As a race we acknowledge we continually delay to announce our dates until after each race

season. This year, we have remedied that situation so you can make plans to join us many years into the future. I

personally want to thank each and every one of our supporters and stakeholders for making this such a great event

for the Keweenaw Peninsula and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

2015: February 27-March 1

2016: February 26-28

2017: March 3-5

2018: March 2-4

2019: March 1-3

2020: February 28-March 1

These dates represent the commitment we all have towards this great family fun event, so start marking your

calendars!

Interested In

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Participating in community events is a great way to network and create visibility for your company in the community.

For more information about upcoming events, check out our calendar:www.keweenaw.org/business-calendar

Let us know if you have an upcoming

event you want included on our

calendar or in our next newsletter.

We are looking for photos of people doing business in the Keweenaw, to use on our website and in our newsletters. If you have photos you’d like to share, send them to

Voting for Lake Superior Magazine's 2014 Best of

the Lake awards ends on June 1. Choose your

favorite for each state and province in 12 categories,

from Best In-town Hike to Best Annual Event.

For more than two decades, readers of Lake

Superior Magazine have shared their favorite spots,

sights, restaurants, lodgings and recreation for the

Best of the Lake awards.

Vote now for Lake Superior Magazine's 2014 Best of

the Lake awards. Ballots will be accepted

through June 1.

surveymonkey.com/s/LSMBOTL2014

We encourage communities to stuff the ballot box

with local favorites. The categories are:

Best Spectacular View

Best Local Fish Dish or Sandwich

Best Restaurant or Lodging Staff

Best Overnight Stay or Lodging

Best Shopping Experience

Vote for 2014's Best of the Lake

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Best Shopping Experience

Best Art Gallery/Museum

Best Toe-dipping Beach

Best Family Attraction

Best In-town Hike

Best Waterfall

Best Boat Ride

Best Annual Event

“We know how much our past winners have taken

pride in earning their Best of the Lake award,” says

Editor Konnie LeMay. “We’re anxiously waiting to

see who and what our winners are for this year.”

Local residents, regular visitors and far-flung

lakegoers – anyone who loves the Lake and its

environs can vote. Ballots for the Best of the Lake

2014 will be accepted through June 1.

Each category includes all three states and the

province – you can choose favorites for each shore.

Winners will be announced in the

August/September issue of Lake Superior Magazine.

Each winner will receive an awards certificate and a

special badge for its website.

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SUPPORT BUSINESS: The Chamber supports businesses by providing information and referring inquiries to our local and regional economic development partners such as the Keweenaw Economic Development Alliance, Michigan Small Business Development Center, MTEC SmartZone, Entrepreneur Support Center, Jutila Business Incubator, or whichever organization is best to assist that business.

ATTRACT BUSINESS: The Chamber provides information and referrals to people who want to visit or relocate here. If someone inquires about tourism, we send them directly to the Convention and Visitor ‘s Bureau. When someone is relocating a business or family here, we send them the appropriate community resources to meet their needs.

DEVELOP : The Chamber will continue to grow networking and visibility opportunities for small businesses. We will provide opportunities for ribbon cuttings, Eggs and Issues, and After Hours networking events, promotion and advertising opportunities, Eggs & Issues events, golf outings, annual membership directory, business referrals, and a monthly newsletter.

May 2014 newsletter

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Transcript of May 2014 newsletter