Sometimes You’ve Got to Get Lost to Find Your Way
I decided to make Michigan my permanent home in an unlikely spot—while bodysurfing waves in Lake Worth, Florida. I’d hitchhiked from my hometown of...
Berry Picking
Submitted by Joelle Majerowicz, Presque Isle Electric & Gas Co-op member
I remember going berry picking with my grandfather, Carl (Lavy) Hagstrom, in the woods...
Before The Bridge
Michigan author Luman Slade has published four books for young readers. One of his books, “There’s a Bear in the Raspberry Patch,” is a...
A Unique Driving Lesson
When my daughter was almost 15, I took her down a narrow traffic-free dirt road in northern Michigan to teach her gear shifting in...
The Red Farmhouse History
Submitted by Heather Carmona, a Great Lakes Energy member
It was the day we pulled into the driveway and I told my husband “this is...
Michigan Memories
It was 1942, and I was four years old when my parents moved about six miles to a different farm home. There had been...
The Nahma Airport
My mother Alice one day not long ago told me about a ride she took on a single-engine plane as a young girl. Born...
The Wonder Of Michigan Always Brings Us Home
The eldest of five siblings, I was the only one born in Michigan while my father was in boot camp. We were stationed in...
Growing Up With Family And Community
Throughout my growing up years, my father and grandfather farmed together in Michigan’s Lapeer County. They were both full-time farmers until the mid-1950s when...
Best Potato Dish Recipes Due by July 1
Share your favorite “Best Potato Dish” recipe with us by July 1 and you could win a $100.00 credit on your electric bill. Plus,...
