Back in the Day
By Yvette Pecha
Electric cooperative director recalls life in rural Michigan—and how it changed with electricity
Louis Wenzlaff is somewhat of a luminary in the Thumb...
Chocolate Recipes Due July 1
Share your favorite “Chocolate” recipe with us by July 1 and you could win a $100.00 credit on your electric bill. Plus, there’s more!
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Best Of Michigan: Craft Beer
Our beautiful state boasts some of the best beer in the nation. You can’t throw a rock in Michigan without hitting a great brewery...
The Happiness Project
At a time when contagious is a bad word, there is something beautiful about the infectious joy that emanates from Marcella and John Costin....
Best of Michigan: Restaurants With A View
When the weather warms up, plan to take in the beauty at one of these member-recommended Michigan restaurants with a view (in no particular...
There’s Magic In A Frog Pond
By Steve Begnoche, Great Lakes Energy member
Two ponds near our Upper Peninsula cottage along the shore of Lake Superior’s Whitefish Bay are mere puddles compared...
The Call of the Wild
When you are exploring the Upper Peninsula, whether in vacation mode or simply tooling around your hometown, there is a sense that the “wild”...
Porcupine Mountains In The Winter
With Michiganders on the long end of a year that limited us in the everyday activities we often enjoy, the outdoors was a respite...
An Eggceptional Experience I Will Never Forget!
I will never forget my visit to an ethnic art fair outside of Detroit’s Cobo Hall at the age of 12. It is one...
Hope On The Slopes
In the winter of 1982, a tenacious kindergartner watching skiers cruise down the slopes of Boyne Mountain grew infatuated with the sport. Chrissy Evans...
Heirloom Recipes Due by September 1
Share your favorite “Heirloom” recipe with us by September 1 and you could win a $100.00 credit on your electric bill. Plus, there’s more!
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