Small Town Success
My grandfather, Gerald Gaultier, was born and raised in the local town of South Boardman. He served in the United States Air Force as a...
Sweet Surprises
By Paige Hutter, Great Lakes Energy Cooperative member.
It’s 7 a.m. and I sit up in bed, dreading the bitter cold waiting outside. I rub...
Taking The Long Road
If Emerson’s ethos holds true and life really is about the journey and not the destination, then the folks at Long Road Distillers are...
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....
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...
Power of Co-op Communities: From the REA to Today—the Enduring Power of Connection
When the Rural Electrification Act (REA) passed in 1936, it did more than bring electric lines to farms—it powered a movement. Built by neighbors...
A Slice Of Home
Farm Country Cheese House is appropriately named for the striking farm country it is surrounded by in Lakeview, Mich. The cheese company is bordered...
Road Trippin’ With Christal Frost: Fat Tire Bikes On The TART Trails
Get Outdoors
If there’s anything we learned in 2020, it would be the power of the outdoors. As COVID-19 spread across the United States, it...
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....
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...
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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