Northern Michigan teen was dying, so he started a fundraiser. But it was for his dad, not himself: bit.ly/4aApSuk

Congrats to John Carlisle of Detroit Free Press for first in newspapers feature writing by an individual in a top 20 media market for “Stories from the Forgotten Countryside” John Carlisle here's one of his stories - freep.com/story/news/col…

For more than a century, locals have used a hidden well in a U.P. ghost town for their drinking water. Until the state found out: bit.ly/3ySfGQ0

Feature Writing Portfolio: Three stories by the same writer that can be a combination of any beats First place: Jesús Rodríguez Second place: John Carlisle Third place: Lane DeGregory Honorable mention: @chris_muther

Retired woman buys historic hometown newspaper and becomes its only reporter: bit.ly/4bPaXwr

Young Detroiter starts car wash from the back of his van in liquor store parking lot: bit.ly/4cQmY5a

There's a hidden library in the U.P. woods that anyone is welcome to visit but almost nobody knows about: bit.ly/48rKCo4

Thumb-area museum located inside barn in danger of closing: bit.ly/4jsCVCD

Honored to win a National Headliner Award for best feature writing in the country for the second year in a row. Let's goooo!

Holy crap I just won BOTH first place and second place for feature writing from the Michigan Press Association. LFG!

Been working on a project for almost a year. It drops next week. It's unlike any thing I've ever done. Buckle up.

This drops today.

How a small town in Michigan became America's first Muslim majority city: bit.ly/45zNCz0 #islam

In Hamtramck, once-dominant Poles find themselves outnumbered: bit.ly/4kzwnSJ

To some Bangladeshi immigrants in Hamtramck, their city is a lot like home: bit.ly/43kMpdF

Yemeni immigrants carve out a new homeland in Hamtramck: bit.ly/43R0hfL

How raising a pride flag on a pole became a turning point in Muslim Hamtramck: bit.ly/3Hyfbid

Lonely man in rural Michigan uses flyers to find a companion: bit.ly/46EtAUG

Popular tourist attraction in northern Michigan on the verge of demolition: bit.ly/454B4hz

Small Michigan town holds funeral for tortoise: bit.ly/460Wcqo