One Last Hunt
By: Bob Smith, a HomeWorks Tri-County Cooperative member
Do you have one particular day each year you look forward to more than any other? New...
A Family Quilt
By Mary Ellen Wynes, a HomeWorks Tri-County Cooperative member
A single mom and career woman years before it was common, my grandma never had time...
A Thrice-Worn Dress
By Laura Payne, Great Lakes Energy Cooperative member
A refreshing trend has begun in the world of weddings. Brides are not always looking for the...
The One-Room Schoolhouse
By Claudia Sanderson, a Presque Isle Electric & Gas Co-op member
The history of a one-room schoolhouse is embedded in my heart. I was born...
The Ford Confusion
By J. Joseph Mapes, a Midwest Energy & Communications Cooperative member
I grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, not far from my grandparents in Lowell....
Dr. William J. Fuller,World War II Neurosurgeon
By By William J. Fuller II, a Great Lakes Energy Cooperative member
My dad, Dr. William J. Fuller, was born in 1912 in the small...
Grandparents at the Doorstep
By Alexandra Braddock, a Great Lakes Energy Cooperative member
Building Stronger Families and Happier Childhoods
When can I have a sleepover at Grammy and (Grand)Dude’s?” my...
Worms of Misfortune
By Margaret Elwood, a Presque Isle Electric & Gas Co-op member
In the summer of 1937, my older sister Barb and I found ourselves knee-deep...
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...
Memories Of An Ice Fisherman
By Rick Fowler, a Great Lakes Energy Cooperative member
1958…the earliest memories of being on the ice would probably spark the flames of many of...