Wheels of Change: Exploring the E-Bike Phenomenon in Michigan
By Emily Haines Lloyd
When you think of the many human milestones, there are an interesting amount that revolve around mobility. A baby rolls over,...
Road Trippin’ With Christal Frost: Sault Ste. Maire & Soo Locks
Traveling to Sault Ste. Marie is almost like traveling back in time. Sault Ste. Marie, or as the locals say, The Soo, is the...
Road Trippin’ With Christal Frost: Frankfort
Every time I travel back to my Benzie County roots, I marvel at how everything feels both exactly the same and somehow very different....
The Ford Confusion
By J. Joseph Mapes, a Midwest Energy & Communications Cooperative member
I grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, not far from my grandparents in Lowell....
A Member Memory
By Gregg Smith, a Great Lakes Energy Cooperative member
As a member of the fourth-class (plebe) midshipman summer class of 1967, little did I imagine...
Recollections of a Bookworm
By Joan Blewett, a Presque Isle Electric & Gas Co-op member
Growing up in Ishpeming, my family never lived more than three blocks from Ishpeming’s...
Holiday Tips
The holidays are a magical time, and it’s also the most expensive time of year for many of us. Here are tips to reduce...
A Soleful Mission
Travis Snyder Takes Steps to Highlight Veterans’ Mental Health
When Travis Snyder returned from his tour in Afghanistan as a U.S. Marine, he was both...
Remembering The Glass Bottles & The Milkman
How many in Michigan remember greeting the milkman? Ours had orange juice, butter and even chocolate milk. I remember one winter morning in the...
Growing A Business Organically: Cultured Kombucha Co.
When Courtney Lorenz first tried her hand at brewing kombucha, an effervescent fermented drink of sweetened tea that is made from cultures of bacteria...
















