Marty Achatz is a two-time U.P. Poet Laureate.  He has led in-person and virtual poetry workshops for over 15 years, including venues such as Peter White Public Library, Joy Center, and Northern Michigan University.  He is currently a Contingent Professor for NMU’s English Department and the Adult Programming Coordinator for Peter White Public Library.  He is the co-founder, with Ronnie Ferguson, of
the Great Lakes Poetry Festival, which will celebrate its 4th year this coming March, 2025.

Ronnie Ferguson is a poet, filmmaker, and musician.  His band STREAKING IN TONGUES has released several critically acclaimed albums.  Bigfoot and Marty, his experimental full-length documentary, won the Independent Spirit Award at Midwest Weirdfest.  He has published the first three poetry books in a series titled Selfies (Harvard Square Press). The latest book in the series is titled Divorce Comedy.

Amanda is an intuitive guide for highly sensitive people who want to take conscious ownership of their lives through embracing wholeness of mind, body and spirit.

Learning through her own experience of walking a personal journey through deep generational, childhood and holistic healing, while balancing life, motherhood and entrepreneurship, she learned firsthand and is honored to guide others through the process of conscious ownership.

Combining her empath skills, with somatic understanding, shadow work, essential oils and energy healing she assists her clients as they embrace their whole, conscious, Self- in life & business.

She works with clients in person at her studio in the central Upper Peninsula and online, where she offers 1-on-1 coaching, group coaching, classes and more!

After 2020 and some life altering events, Katie began recognizing the desperate need for a modality that addressed; anxiety, depression, the relief of emotional and physical stresses, that gives immediate feedback, is physically non invasive and a client led evolution into their own wholeness and well being.

Biofield tuning is just that.  A simple, noninvasive and efficient method that uses tuning forks around the body to effectively release blockages in your energy field, producing profound and powerful outcomes on physical, mental and emotional levels.

Introducing Colleen from Aura Homeopathy LLC!  Colleen Harris is a classical homeopath and recently launched her natural medicine practice – Aura Homeopathy last year.  She is in the final 5 months of her 36 months education and training by the Prometheus Homeopathic Institute.  Colleen is a professional engineer who worked in the civil engineering field for over 34 years, served as a town board supervisor and has been a small business owner for over 20 years.  Colleen accepts clients virtually and in-person at her home office in Aura, Michigan on the shore of Lake Superior.  When Colleen is not doing all things homeopathy, she enjoys long walks in the woods with her husband Greg and Airedale terrier Martta, telling her grandkids secrets and dipping her toes in Lake Superior.  She firmly believes the first remedy is LOVE❤

Dr. Hsin-Ling Hsieh is a professor of economics at NMU.  She was born in Taiwan, formerly known as “Formosa,” meaning “Beautiful Island.”  Her hyphenated first name can be briefly translated as “Happy.”  Her last name means “Thank you.”  Therefore, she lets her students call her Professor Happy Thank-you.  If students would like to learn the way to pronounce her name in Chinese, she welcomes it – just note the silent H letters, take i and e in her last name as the vowel symbols /i/ and /e/, and then they can do it!

Dr. Hsieh earned her Ph.D. in economics from UCLA.  She is also the advisor to Economics Student Association and Falun Dafa Student Association at NMU.

Jolene has have been studying Peruvian shamanism for over 7 years offering shamanic healing sessions.  What is it?  It’s a massage for your soul.  I help clear energy that is stuck, balance your chakras, cut unhealthy cords, and bring pieces of your soul back that may have left due to trauma.  I use multiple different tools such as drums, rattles and sound bowls.  If you are feeling lost or that something is missing, a shamanic healing session may be for you.  

I also offer animal communication, mediumship & oracle card readings.

I am a certified pediatric chiropractor that specializes in brain-based drug free solutions for kiddos struggling with sensory processing disorder, ADHD, immune struggles, Autism and any other neurological conditions.