From jumping in grown-up bounce houses to watching professional sports to pedaling a trolley through a historic downtown, here’s an insider’s guide to some of the best ways to enjoy a weekend in Midland, Bay City, and Mt. Pleasant.
The pedestrian plaza will be opening in downtown Midland on June 10, with street closures beginning June 4. Midlanders and tourists alike can enjoy outdoor seating, added greenery, twinkling lights, live music, and fun events all summer.
More than 21,000 of the state's estimated 110,000 homebound residents have received their shots through a state initiative in partnership with local agencies.
The Auburn Farmers Market brings back popular 2020 programs while making plans for new attractions this summer.
Community Foundations and United Ways in the Great Lakes Bay Region have teamed up to offer nonprofits Catchafire — an online, professional volunteer service. Between Midland, Isabella, Bay, and Saginaw counties, the region has saved over $820,000 from volunteer projects completed through Catchafire.
Jason Laplow, a student at Dow High, and Caitlin Quinn, a student at Midland High, are the Editor-in-Chiefs of their school newspapers. This year has brought many challenges to student leadership — challenges they both faced head-on.
MidMichigan Health’s newest Health Park in Bay County has implemented state-of-the-art technologies and design features aimed at making medical care comfortable and approachable for all patients.
McKenna Wasmer found healing from the loneliness of quarantine in the words of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel, Jane Eyre.
The outdoors is a way of life and is big business in Michigan, including the Great Lakes Bay Region. Mike Avery has worked in broadcasting, promoting the outdoors for most of his 40 years in the business. Avery shares with Catalyst his thoughts on what the outdoors means to our region, COVID’s impact, and why hunting and fishing are a way of life for him and many others.
The Mood Lifters program brings adults together in peer-facilitated classes where they learn science-based strategies for improving their mental health.
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