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...

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...