The Butterfly Effect
As the ground thaws and the world warms up, one of the planet’s great travelers and most recognizable insects returns to Michigan from its...
Michigan Co-ops Inspire Tomorrow’s Leaders Today With Youth Tour 2017
Designed to inspire the leaders of tomorrow, Youth Tour teaches the brightest students of Michigan about their past—and helps equip them with the skills...
Calling All ArtPrize Artists in Michigan!
We would like to spotlight Michigan artists who participated in 2014, or are entering the 2015 ArtPrize® competition, in the July/August issue of Country...
Growing A Business Organically: Cultured Kombucha Co.
When Courtney Lorenz first tried her hand at brewing kombucha, an effervescent fermented drink of sweetened tea that is made from cultures of bacteria...
Growing Organically
In 2014, when Anne and Brian Bates started looking for a piece of land where they could start organic farming, they had a wild...
The Call Of The Michigan Wild
In the Midwest, hunting and fishing are more than just seasons, they are often traditions. For a group of childhood friends from Escanaba in...
Michigan Cooperative Linemen By The Numbers
In honor of Lineworker Appreciation day, April 9, the graphic below shows Michigan's cooperative linemen by the numbers.
As the “first responders” of the electric co-op...
Do You Have the Best Deer Blind? Enter Our Contest
The hunt is on! Enter the Country Lines Deer Blind Contest.
If you think you have the best deer blind in Michigan, then we want...
MI Co-op Community: Share Your Talent To Win Bill Credits & Cash
A place for you to share, win and belong.
As a Michigan Country Lines reader, not only are you the heart of your co-op, you...
Adventures For Rural Veterans – Express Interest By Feb. 28
As far as Michigan’s electric cooperatives are concerned, there should be “No Barriers” to veterans with disabilities.
That’s the name—and the idea—behind Co-Bank’s No Barriers...
















