Oliver And My Father
By Karen Reilly, Midwest Energy & Communications member
Karen is a co-op member who is a nature-lover at heart and enjoys bird-watching, exploring woodlands, gardening...
Sounds of the Past
By Martin Stec, a Presque Isle Electric & Gas Cooperative member
These days, the sound of Mullet Lake on a summer afternoon is the growl...
62 Years Of Michigan Marriage
By Linda McCoy, Cherryland Electric Cooperative member
Linda has lived in Northeast Indiana for all of her 79 years. She is a retired beautician and...
A Member Memory
By Gregg Smith, a Great Lakes Energy Cooperative member
As a member of the fourth-class (plebe) midshipman summer class of 1967, little did I imagine...
The Poet
By David Clapp, a Great Lakes Energy Cooperative member
My grandfather, Francis Merton Clapp, was born in 1897 in Genesee County, Michigan. He served in...
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...
Reaping What You Sow
By Mike Lavens, Presque Isle Electric & Gas Co-op
As we get older, it seems we start to cherish friends and family more and materialistic...
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,...
Old Friends
By J. Joseph Mapes, a Midwest Energy & Communications member
It has been said that “old friends are the bestfriends.” I surely agree. Growing up...
At One with Plants
by Rik Cryderman, a Presque Isle Electric & Gas Co-op member
She was seldom seen without an apron and seldom seen not working. She was...
















