Developing Thriving Communities in the Upper Peninsula with Ishpeming City Manager Craig Cugini

Author: Eric Walcott

In this episode we talk to Ishpeming City Manager Craig Cugini. We have a great conversation about his work in Ishpeming, some of the struggles facing historic mining communities, and creative ways Ishpeming is working to revitalize their community and make Ishpeming a destination town through outdoor recreation. Craig also shares some wonderful insights on how Ishpeming is leveraging state and federal funding priorities to invest in local infrastructure.

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This episode is the second of 2 episodes where we hear from neighboring communities in the upper peninsula about some of the challenges they've faced over the years, and how they're working together to move forward in building vibrant communities. 

In this episode, I'm joined by MSU Extension Senior Educator Brad Neumann, who's based in Marquette, and we talk to Ishpeming City Manager Craig Cugini. We have a great conversation with Craig about his work in Ishpeming, some of the struggles facing historic mining communities in the UP, and creative ways Ishpeming is working to revitalize their community and make Ishpeming a destination town through outdoor recreation. Craig also shares some wonderful insights on how Ishpeming is leveraging state and federal funding priorities to invest in local infrastructure.

As always, if you know of a local government doing interesting work that we should be highlighting on this podcast, feel free to get in touch at walcott3@msu.edu. 

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