Celebrate Fall On Mackinac Island

Fall in Michigan is a special time of year. Color tours, cool days and crisp nights. It’s what autumnal dreams are made of. But...

Horsepower

If you’ve ever visited Mackinac Island, there is a familiar sound unique to the gorgeous vacation destination—the clip-clop of horse hooves along the streets....

Meet Michigan’s First Lady of Energy

Often referred to as Michigan’s “Energy Czar,” Valerie Brader chuckles at that moniker. She appreciates the respect, but prefers the title that Gov. Rick...

Bringing Spirits Home: Iron Fish Distillery Embraces Its Roots

Every year Great Lakes steelhead return to their home in the Betsie River, running inland throughout northwest Michigan. Like these tenacious fish, the proprietors...

Small-Town Calumet Electronics Has Big Impact

“Rugged” is a word that people in the most northern regions of the Upper Peninsula hear frequently. It’s a characteristic that is put to...

Recycling With Rhonda

Recycling is on Rhonda Oyer’s mind every day, both at home and work. “I don’t even remember when I first became involved in recycling,”...

Take Charge Behind The Wheel Of An Electric Vehicle

How would you like to bid farewell to the gas station and pocket a portion of the money you used to spend on filling...

Fat Tire Biking: A New Winter Ride

Get used to seeing more of something unusual this winter – people biking through the snow. Whether you dub them “fat tire bikes” or “snow bikes,” the popularity of this new winter...

Shrubs: New Varieties!

Back in the old days, like when cars had “fins,” shrubs were just something you used in the yard to fill-in space. The rather...

A Dream Takes Root

By Emily Haines Lloyd In the heart of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, nestled along the Manistique River, lies Northland Outfitters, a campground and canoe/kayak livery that...

Autumn Comfort Foods Recipes Due by August 1

Share your favorite “Autumn Comfort Foods” recipe with us by August 1 and you could win a $100.00 credit on your electric bill. Plus,...