Every Vote Counts
A busy year celebrating Olympians and honoring lost legends like Gordie Howe and David Bowie, 2016 will conclude with one of the most highly...
The Glamping Trend
If your idea of roughing it means finding the ice machine on another floor of your hotel, glamping might be for you!
Glamping or “glamorous...
Thumbs Up For The Thumb!
Quick! Name your favorite part of our state. Many will say the U.P., Leelanau County, or Grand Traverse Bay. My hunch is some will...
The Wheels on the Bus
Admit it. You just sang “go round and round” in your head. September brings cooler temperatures, football season, and the start of a new school year accompanied...
Are You a Michiganian or a Michigander?
Based on the positive feedback on its debut, “Jack’s Journal” looks to be a winner in the eyes of many Country Lines readers. So...
Snowmobile Museum, Trails Are Winter Fun
Did you know that over 6,500 snowmobile trails run throughout Michigan? To survive winter, you may want to buck-up with boots and a snowsuit...
Communicating in the Age of the Emoji
A few years ago my son stood before a display of old rotary phones in an antique store, puzzled by the seemingly ancient devices....
Michigan’s Main Street
Each year motorists drive over 95 billion miles on Michigan roadways, many of them on the state’s longest route-numbered highway. Its full name is...
Walk The Line
Linemen are the backbone of every power system. They are the people on the front lines who maintain the grid regardless of weather conditions....
Restoring The Great Lakes Lighthouses
Scattered along Michigan’s shoreline and numbering over 200 at their peak, the Great Lakes lighthouses once served as a beacon of hope to the...














