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...
Legacy Along The Lake: St. Julian Wine Co.
When Mariano Meconi moved The Meconi Wine Company, founded in 1921 in Canada, to Detroit after the repeal of Prohibition in 1923, he couldn’t...
Bluegill Bob
There are a lot of ways to make a name for yourself as an angler: catching record fish, winning fishing tournaments, designing productive lures,...
Marathon Paddler: ‘Amazing Al’ is Ready to Go the Distance
There is little to compare with the spectacle at the start of the annual AuSable River Canoe Marathon. Thousands of cheering fans line the...
The Miller Family Farm: A Leap Into Uncharted Waters
After a long career in the construction business, Rob Miller, then a Madison, WI, resident, found himself at a crossroad when he lost his...
Spotlight On Co-op Entrepreneurs
Michigan Country Lines is proud to feature entrepreneurial movers and shakers from co-op territory. Click through to meet entrepreneurs from eight different businesses (listed...
Great Education on the Great Lakes
The Great Lakes Maritime Academy (GLMA), a part of Northwestern Michigan College (NMC) that is located on its Grand Traverse campus in Traverse City,...
St. Joseph Student Represents Michigan at National Co-op Meeting
Drew Graeber, a junior at Lake Michigan Catholic High School in St. Joseph, and a Great Lakes Energy Cooperative member, represented Michigan electric co-ops...
It Really Does Take A Village
In rural Guatemala, not far from the border with Mexico, is a tiny village called Buena Vista and it is just that—a “good view.”...
A Barrel of Fun: Portable Sauna is Good Fundraiser Too
It’s 18 degrees outside. Steam rises from a large hole cut in the middle of Millecoquin Lake. A mixed group of younger and older...
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,...
