Best Of Michigan Campgrounds

Sleep under the stars at these favorite member campgrounds. Scottville Riverside Park, Scottville This park is really nice and is located right off the Pere Marquette...

Growing Organically

In 2014, when Anne and Brian Bates started looking for a piece of land where they could start organic farming, they had a wild...

Nature Memories

Growing up, our family always kept a flower garden. It was filled with roses, dahlias, and peonies. The Peace rose was my dad’s favorite....

Road Trippin’ With Christal Frost: Marquette & Ebben Ice Caves

As a lower Michigan native, it’s hard not to feel the magic crossing the mighty Mackinac Bridge into the Upper Peninsula. To me, the...

Fall Road Trippin’ With Christal Frost: Harbor Springs & Cross Village

Fall is my absolute favorite time of year, and northern Michigan is the perfect place for a fall road trip! My traveling companion and...

Best of Michigan: Hiking Trails

Bucket List From Fellow Members— Go Out And Explore Michigan! White Pine Trail The White Pine Trail runs 92-miles from its southern point in Comstock Park...

Celebrating the Magical Northern Michigan Morel Season

Every spring, a charming lakeside Michigan town gathers to celebrate the marvelous morel mushrooms. For more than 60 years, those merry for morels have...

10 Tips For Enjoying Michigan’s Dark Skies

Michigan is surrounded by the Great Lakes, which shroud the state in near-total darkness. This makes it the perfect destination for some of the...

Surge Protection 101

A power surge is an unexpected increase in voltage, and it can occur from a variety of sources. Regardless of the cause, power surges...

The Butterfly Effect

As the ground thaws and the world warms up, one of the planet’s great travelers and most recognizable insects returns to Michigan from its...

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! To...