Green Barn Winery is known for wine slushies.

Thumbs Up Wine Trail brings area wineries together

Writer Mickey Lyons explored part of the Thumbs Up Wine Trail around Port Huron for the Keel and reported back.

Technology turns farming into a high precision business that protects environment, controls costs

Technology adds a level of precision to farming that has not been seen before. 

Michigan's Great Lakes offer many opportunities for kayakers.
St. Clair County discovers economic opportunity in kayaking

Michigan's waterways offer infinite possibilities for recreation, fishing, and adventure. Planners in St. Clair County have discovered a gem in their own backyard, and through careful planning and promotion turned it into a kayaking destination.

Michigan tree farms keep Christmas real

Michigan tree farms are the place to make Christmas memories and part of Michigan's growing agritourism economy. 

Menu from Culinary Institute of Michigan
Culinary Institute opens new housing building downtown

The Culinary Institute of Michigan has a second new student housing unit open this semester as growth continues at the school.

Jeremy Kraft.
How safe are Port Huron’s waters from invasive species?

Invasive species have changed the sports fishery in southern Lake Huron. The Keel's David Sands finds out how.

There are 195 countries in the world. Michigan food and agriculture products went to 114 last year.

Michigan businesses--from fruit growers to brewers--are learning how to best market their products to a global market.

Pauline Repp, Mayor of Port Huron
St. Clair Women: Pauline Repp

First in our series of profiles on St. Clair area women is newly re-elected Port Huron Mayor, Pauline Repp.

Biking along the St. Clair River has its ups and downs.
Which is the most bike-friendly town on the St. Clair River?

Examining how bikeable a community is can tell us a lot about tourism, transport, design, and planning. In the Port Huron area, writer and cyclist Mark Wedel dived into the question of what could be improved. 

80 new jobs thanks to a $10 million investment

The Yen Group's $10.2 million investment into a closed manufacturing facility will lead to 80 new jobs in Port Huron over the next three years. 

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