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Governor continues tour in Central U.P.

MUNISING, MI--   Michigan Governor Rick Snyder continued to make good use of his time in the Upper Peninsula Tuesday morning by spending part of it on Lake Superior. 

Snyder highlighted U.P. tourism opportunities by kayaking around Grand Island. He was accompanied by members of Travel Michigan—the state’s official tourism promotion office.

Snyder also participated in a roundtable discussion of Careers in Technical Education at Westwood High School. The governor is a big proponent of CTE programs.

Wednesday Snyder will join Marquette officials and state leaders for economic development and affordable housing on a tour of the former Holy Family Orphanage. The governor will see how the building transitioned from a blighted property to Grandview Marquette, which will offer 56 apartments to income-qualifying tenants. 

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.