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TRAVERSE CITY — Great Lakes Maritime Academy students will set sail on a training cruise that will last roughly five months.

Sandra's husband reported last seeing her on the evening of March 26, 2021, as she left their residence near Country Dale Elementary School.

TRAVERSE CITY — After three years of takeout only, the Great Lakes Culinary Institute is returning to its in-person format for its annual fundraiser, A Taste of Success.

Two years ago, the Great Lakes Culinary Institute (GLCI) was a massive money-losing operation for Northwestern Michigan College (NMC)—to the point...

For the past year and a half, Northwestern Michigan College (NMC) has been wrestling with a question: Does the Great Lakes Culinary Institute (GLCI) hav...

Chef Les Eckert,  Culinary Director of the Great Lakes Culinary Institute in Traverse City, Michigan, shares the details behind the Institute’s launch of its first ever Maritime Culinary C

Franklin police told 12 News they've received "numerous active leads," family still waiting for answers

9 & 10 News January 7, 2021 Northwestern Michigan College announced they canceled the spring openings of their teaching restaurant, Lobdell’s. Because of coronavirus restrictions the state has mandated the Lobdell’s restaurant must remain closed like all other indoor dining establishments. With multiple extensions already, the school says the uncertainty of what will happen next just makes it impractical to operate the restaurant as a class this semester. Northwestern Michigan College’s...