Educator Externships
What are the Educator Externships
Upper Peninsula Michigan Works! is partnering with local businesses, InvestUP, and the MiSTEM Network to host Educator Externships!
These field trips bring teachers and educators to local businesses to learn more about the companies and industries that drive the Upper Peninsula with the ultimate goal of passing that knowledge along to students. If we want students to stay in the area after graduation, we need to show them that there are skilled, fulfilling jobs available right in our backyard.
Tours are held during the summer. Tour participants receive a stipend for their time, along with gas cards and transportation from Michigan Works! offices to the featured company.
Are you interested in attending a tour, or are you a business owner looking to host a future tour? Contact us to learn more!
2026 Tour Schedule
| Date | Business | County |
|---|---|---|
| 7/8/2026 | GS Engineering | Houghton |
| 7/8/2026 | Crystal Lumber | Dickinson |
| 7/8/2026 | AM Express | Delta |
| 7/8/2026 | Sanderson Field Airport | Chippewa |
| 7/8/2026 | MSP Forensics Lab | Marquette |
| 7/8/2026 | Advanced Blending Solutions | Menominee |
| 7/15/2026 | Houghton County Memorial Airport | Houghton |
| 7/15/2026 | Coleman Engineering | Houghton |
| 7/15/2026 | Creative Composites | Delta |
| 7/15/2026 | Northern Wings | Luce |
| 7/15/2026 | Marquette Board of Light and Power | Marquette |
| 7/22/2026 | Somero Enterprises | Houghton |
| 7/22/2026 | LP Hardwoods | Dickinson |
| 7/22/2026 | Enbridge Energy | Delta |
| 7/22/2026 | Graymont Western Lime | Schoolcraft |
| 7/22/2026 | Enbridge | Chippewa |
| 7/22/2026 | Superior Extrusion | Marquette |
| 7/29/2026 | Great Lakes Sound & Vibration | Houghton |
| 7/29/2026 | SCA Air at Ford Airport | Dickinson |
| 7/29/2026 | Freshwater Tavern | Delta |
| 7/29/2026 | ProAmpac | Schoolcraft |
| 7/29/2026 | Tassier Boat Works | Mackinac |
| 7/29/2026 | Marquette Wastewater Treatment | Marquette |
| 7/29/2026 | Enstrom Helicopter | Menominee |
2025 Tour Schedule
July 2: Online Engineering (DIISD & MCISD)
July 9: GatorBar (CCISD)
July 9: Soo Locks (EUPISD)
July 9: Independent Machine Company (DSISD & MCISD)
July 9: Ironwood Plastics (GOISD)
July 9: Potlatch Deltic Timber (MARESA)
July 9: City of Norway Hydro Dam (DIISD)
July 16: US Coast Guard (CCISD)
July 16: Cloverland Electric Hydroelectric Plan (EUPISD)
July 16: Island Resort & Casino (DSISD & MCISD)
July 16: Burton EMS (GOISD)
July 16: Carpenter and Millwright Training Center (MARESA)
July 16: Grede Foundries (DIISD)
July 23: Northern Hardwoods (CCISD)
July 23: Carmeuse Lime & Stone Cedarville (EUPISD)
July 23: North Country Electrical & Heavy Equipment School (DSISD & MCISD)
July 23: Westfall Technik (GOISD)
July 23: Mount Manufacturing (MARESA)
July 23: Oscar G Johnson VA Medical Clinic (DIISD)
July 30: Houghton County Airport (CCISD)
July 30: Maple Hardwoods Sawmill (EUPISD)
July 30: OSF St. Francis Hospital (DSISD & MCISD)
July 30: Jacquart Fabric Products (GOISD)
July 30: Envoy Air Inc. (MARESA)
July 30: Billerud (DIISD)
August 6: Carmeuse Lime & Stone – Gulliver (DSISD & MCISD)
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