We wanted to introduce you to our summer 2021 ambassadors! We're excited to collaborate with these amazing individuals.
Hannah Shaneberger - "I am a jewelry lover, outdoors enthusiast, poetry writer, & pit bull mama to her dog Fran."
Find Hannah on Facebook and Instagram.
Laura Hrubes - "I grew up in the Marquette area and stayed through college at NMU. While I have since moved away, it will always be home to me. These days I live in SW Wisconsin with my little family and a couple of dogs, a feral cat, and a bunch of chickens. I’m 45, and stay as active and fit as I can. I work as a baker, which I absolutely love as it makes other people really happy. I’m a huge gardener and knitter and make lots of my own clothes, and live in a very rural area in an old Amish farmstead. I used to travel a lot, but these days I spend most of my free time back in the UP, there really isn’t anywhere I would rather be."
Find Laura on Facebook and Instagram.
Marissa Lindstrom - "I am a graduate of Northern Michigan University, where I graduated summa cum laude with a BA in Environmental Studies and Sustainability and Spanish in December 2019. After graduation, I joined the Peace Corps and traveled to Guatemala, where I served as a rural development facilitator before the worldwide Peace Corps evacuation due to COVID-19.
After returning to the states, I began my career in outdoor education, moving to Murray, Kentucky to work as an interpretive naturalist at the Woodlands Nature Station in Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. I am absolutely in love with my career, as everyday I have the opportunity to share conservation messages with the public, work with rescued native wildlife (such as birds of prey, bobcats, endangered red wolves, and venomous snakes), and encourage other to explore the outdoors and all the beauty and magic it holds. I love when I happen to be wearing jewelry that relates to what I'm interpreting in the field to nature center visitors (such as songbirds, hummingbirds, woodpeckers and butterflies)."
Find Marissa on Facebook and Instagram.
Paige Courtney - "I was raised in Northern Wisconsin and fell in love with the UP over the course of my lifetime, and when I moved out west, I couldn't wait to get back. So I packed up my little pitbull rescue named Zia and my Subaru and made my way back home to the lakes that I swear flow through my veins. I'm a yoga devotee and hope to become a teacher one day. I can't think of a better way to spend my day then on a paddle board, with my pup and a good book on shore waiting for me. I'm an avid rock hunter and beach comber, and when it's too cold, I snowshoe, snowboard and cross country ski. I live to travel and care deeply about this earth. I rise and fall with the sun and change with the seasons."
My husband and I met in Marquette 40 years ago. Me from WI, and him downstate. The tree to represent the family we made.
I saw this ring on their website and I love silver birch trees and for someone who does not wear a lot of jewelry anymore I thought it was perfect for me. When it came in the mail I was not disappointed- I love the ring and very please with the purchase.
my wife lost the ring and you were able to send a new one. excellent service and quality.
Love how delicate it looks but made so beautifully! My daughter is turning 40 in a week so I wanted to give her a special keepsake from me. This is perfect! I will let you know her response. Am now looking for some for me! Thank you to all your artist!
I bought the hammered version of these beautiful yet simple earrings. Perfect size, great quality, and I received multiple complements.
My son and I made sure to get this for my fiancé it really shows her love for the UP! Everyone comments on the rustic look because it’s one of a kind!
My husband bought this for me in an aquamarine for my birthday. I love the uniqueness of the ring. The birch etching goes throughout the entire band. He knows I love me a birch tree and picked out the perfect gift. Packaging and shipping were on point.
