Editor’s Picks: Top Stories from The Keel, 2025 Edition
The Keel Magazine’s Managing Editor Genevieve Fox selects her favorite stories from this year, and explains how readers can support the publication.
The Coastline
Ceramics artist opens new studio in Marine City
Juliet Faber recently opened a ceramics studio in Marine City. The studio will be part teaching space, part working studio to sell Faber’s ceramic art.
Partner Partner Content Marine City & Memphis share $500,000 in grant funding
Two small towns in Michigan’s Thumb have received matching grants of $250,000 each from the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation to support the continued development of their community hubs.
YMCA Boys Basketball builds friendships and camaraderie
In the Blue Water area, basketball is a popular sport among young boys. The YMCA's youth sports coordinator and Warren Lincoln High School's coach talk about the effects of basketball on youth.
Michigan author highlights Port Huron, mindfulness of the Great Lakes in new book
After traveling across the world for the past two decades, David Zurick comes back home to Port Huron to rediscover his childhood spots along the Thumb Coast and shares how others can connect with the Blue Water region.
Partner Partner Content Recovery: A journey as unique as every individual
When people hear the word recovery, they often imagine a single, fixed path, a moment when someone “gets better” and their journey is complete. But in reality, recovery from mental health or substance use challenges is not a one-size-fits-all process
The Book Mobile returns to St. Clair County after a 30-year hiatus
A relic from the past, the Book Mobile has been brought back to the St. Clair County Library System, with plans to travel the area, bringing library services to everyone in the community.
New community center to break ground this fall in Marine City
Marine City was recently awarded a grant for nearly $1 million from the state of Michigan to help finance work on a new community center at the city’s previous Lions Club.
Partner Partner Content Mental health advocates say state proposal could threaten patient care
Advocates are criticizing an MDHHS proposal to open the public behavioral health system to competitive bids from the private sector, arguing that the proposal could damage patient care. MDHHS states that the proposal will not privatize public health but will instead improve flaws in the system.
Partner Partner Content Marysville Community Fund celebrates 10 years of impact
The Marysville Community Fund is celebrating 10 years of community impact this year with another round of grants available to Marysville nonprofits and organizations.
