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...

Featured Recipe: Roasted Parmesan Potatoes

By Teresa Peterman, Presque Isle 1 1/2 pounds baby potatoes, halved (20–24 potatoes)2 tablespoons olive oil1 tablespoon melted butter, for drizzlingsprinkle of sea salt Parmesan Mixture 1/2...

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...

Rural Michigan Pickleball

By Christopher Mulder, Great Lakes Energy Cooperative Member My mom was a trendsetter when she picked up and started to share her newfound pickleball game...

Stars, Stripes And Sawdust

Ever since the Sam Beauford Woodworking Institute opened its doors in 2017, people have been coming out of the woodwork to enroll in their...

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...

Wild Art

Mushrooms are unassuming and hard to unearth sometimes, but totally worth the time and effort to bring out into the light. A little like...

Plugging in with Polaris

By Cassondra Scott Michigan’s Western Upper Peninsula is at the forefront of off-road innovation with a groundbreaking electric vehicle (EV) trail launched in June.Global powersports...

The Generational Dresses

By Sharon Libich, a Presque Isle Electric & Gas Co-op member In 1978, I found my wedding dress in the pages of bridal magazines—a far...

The One-Room Schoolhouse

By Claudia Sanderson, a Presque Isle Electric & Gas Co-op member The history of a one-room schoolhouse is embedded in my heart. I was born...

Grilled to Perfection Recipes Due by April 1

Share your favorite “Grilled to Perfection” recipe with us by April 1 and you could win a $100.00 credit on your electric bill. Plus,...