Championing Rural Michigan and Electric Cooperatives
U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow may be the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s recently minted Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, but Michigan’s senior senator didn’t start...
Restoring Power, Rebuilding Together
Ice can be beautiful—but not when it brings disaster to a region.
In Northern Michigan, beauty turned brutal in hours. What began as a quiet...
Play Ball: Celebrating Baseball’s Return and It’s Community Impact
By Yvette Pecha
There are perhaps no two words in the English language that can evoke as much excitement and hope as “Play ball!” Baseball...
Bloom Where You’re Planted
Kalin Sheick’s journey from TV journalist to the founder of Sweetwater Floral is rooted in what she calls “delusional confidence”— a spark of self-belief...
Midwest Grit
In the quaint town of Cheboygan, Michigan, nestled in the heart of the state’s rural landscape, Kyle Ostwald grew up surrounded by hardworking people...
From the U.P. to the World
Nestled in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, far from the glitz of the Alps or the Rockies, lies Pine Mountain—a place where world-class athletes soar, and...
Rogers City Rocks
A Quarry of Epic Proportions
The largest open pit quarry in the world, Carmeuse Calcite Quarry (usually just referred to as “Calcite”) stretches four miles...
Soaring Success
When the world seemed to slow down in 2020, award-winning photographer and photojournalist Steve Jessmore found himself with more time to reflect and appreciate...
Bee-hind the Scenes at Hilbert’s Honey Co.
If you’ve ever watched footage of a beehive on National Geographic or The Discovery Channel, you’ve seen the activity, coordination, and effort that goes...
Lilypad Solar Boats: A Recreational Revolution
In a world that seems to be moving at the speed of light, there’s nothing quite like Michigan’s Great Lakes to remind you to...
Global Comfort Food Recipes Due by January 1
Share your favorite “Global Comfort Food” recipe with us by January 1 and you could win a $100.00 credit on your electric bill. Plus,...
