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...
America’s Best Campground
Once upon a time, in the middle of the woods, there was an RV park. It was neither too little nor too big. Neither...
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...
Dr. William J. Fuller,World War II Neurosurgeon
By By William J. Fuller II, a Great Lakes Energy Cooperative member
My dad, Dr. William J. Fuller, was born in 1912 in the small...
Submit A Nomination Today
Michigan Country Lines is on the hunt for entrepreneurial movers and shakers to showcase in our March 2020 magazine. We know co-op members are awesome...
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...
When Business Took Flight: Runci’s Spiraling Entrance into Lowell History
By J. Joseph Mapes, a Midwest Energy & Communications member
My grandfather, C. H. Runciman, moved his small family (including my 1-year-old mother) to Lowell,...
The Truth Behind The Ghost Of Bowers Harbor
Located snugly between East and West Grand Traverse Bays is Old Mission Peninsula: a 19-mile-long, three-mile-wide stretch of land that harbors history, beauty, and...
Grandma’s Quilt
My paternal grandmother was a talented woman whose greatest pride was taking care of her family. Her recipes remain family favorites, and the quilts...
A Legacy of Leadership & Service
By Emily Haines Lloyd
In the heart of the electric cooperative industry, where service to members and communities is key, individuals like Craig Borr tend...
















