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 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...
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...
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...
I Remember…
We invite members to share their fondest memories.
Country Lines will pay $50 for stories we publish.
Guidelines:
1. Approximately 200 words
2. Digital photos must be at...
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...
Bright Spots In Dark Days
Thinking back to my fondest Michigan memories, some of them came during the darkest days of my life.
I am not only a member of...
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...
Catch And Release
Submitted by Sally Binard, a Great Lakes Energy Cooperative member
Catch and Release has had a strong meaning throughout my life. As a young girl,...












