This week I'll be holding a social media training event for the Water Wonderland Board of REALTORS.  In preparation for my trip to Gaylord on Thursday, I asked some questions of the board AE Jeannie Rizzardi regarding what was going on in their market.  I did this in part so I had a feel for the outlook and mindset of the members, and in part so that I could have some material for examples. One of the items that came back in a response from Board President Cheryl Schlehuber was regarding the new Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health Care system in St. Ignace.  Cheryl said: "We have a brand new Hospital and Health Care system with is the first of its kind in the nation, combining the previous county hospital with the Tribal health care.  Opened on the north side of the city in May of this... 05/19/2010

Greetings from Michigan's Upper Peninsula, yes, where "Yoopers" live, work and play.  If you're from Michigan or the surrounding Great Lakes States, you probably know right where we're at.  If you're from anywhere else, you may have never heard of us or you actually found us and traveled here on vacation. We're 50 mi. south of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Canada, 300 miles due north of Detroit, smack in the middle of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron and connected by the famous Mackinac Bridge.  The city of St. Ignace was founded in 1676 so we've been around a while. I love to travel and am always interested in stories of how people end up where they do, whether it's was on vacation, job transfer or have roots there. how they found it and so on.  I volunteer in the tourism business so I'm reall... 04/12/2008

So many people seem to be curious about the people and lifestyle of Northern Michigan and more specific, the Eastern Upper Peninsula and Great Lakes region.  Yes, they call us "Yoopers".  Once a Detroit girl, I got transplanted to the U.P. as a teenager. If anyone knows Michigan, that's 300 miles straight north and at the time, quite the culture shock.  Now I LOVE this small waterfront community and because in my travels, many people don't know where we're located, I thought I'd just jump in to this Active Rain Community and share information about our area, market and in general and see what unfolds.I have had many careers in my life but feel most fortunate to have discovered the real estate industry (OK, most days). Living and working in a small community like St. Ignace is challengin... 08/13/2007

    I just joined Active Rain it is truly a great place to share knowledge about Real Estate. I would just like to mention that I am a Realtor in Northern Michigan. I service the Northern Tip of the Lower Peninsula and Eastern side of the Upper Peninsula. My office is located at the south end of the Mackinac Bridge in Mackinaw City. I live in the Upper Peninsula in the town of ST. Ignace just over the bridge. Northern Michigan is truly a wonderful place to live. It is surrounded by the Great Lakes and full of woods. It is a place you could live year round or to have a second home or vaction property or weekend Cabin or hunting cabin ther is plenty to do arround here Hunting, Fishing, Golfing some great tourist attractions including Mackinac Island, if you or anyone you know need any Rea... 03/28/2007