Boom or Burden? Climate Migration’s Impact on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula - Great Lakes Commission

Boom or burden? Climate migration’s impact on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula - Great Lakes Commission

Could climate migration bring new life to shrinking towns in Michigan’s U.P., or will rising costs and lagging infrastructure get in the way of population growth? Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

Boom or burden? Climate migration’s impact on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

The ready access to nature and winter sports is what prompted Elizabeth Scott and her family to up sticks from Portland, Oregon, to Houghton on Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula in summer 2021. With 29% of Michigan’s territory and only 3% of its population, to many, the Upper Peninsula (U.P.) might appear a dream place to start over. Read Now at Great Lakes Now.