The average price of gas this morning in Michigan is $3.055. Some of the highest sustained gas prices in history are coinciding with record profits in the oil industry. Hmm, coincidence? I doubt it.
One year ago we were paying $2.289 across Michigan.
Gas station owners do not see any of these [...]

There are rumors flying around that Grayling might some day be home to an amusement park called Main Street USA. 1,800 acres of state-owned land along I-75 just south of Grayling have been available for commercial or industrial development for the past five years. Axiom Entertainment has had discussions with state officials regarding [...]

Way up north across the Mighty Mac and located in lovely St. Ignace you will find one of the many treasures of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula - Java Joe’s Cafe. The name says ‘Java,’ but there is more to Java Joe’s than coffee.
The first time I stopped in there was in the evening [...]

My mom makes this quick and easy jello salad for family get-togethers. It is always a hit!
What you need:

2 (3 oz. each) pkgs. cherry jello
2 c. boiling water
1 (32 oz.) can cherry pie filling
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese cut into chunks

Directions:

In a 9X13 glass pan, dissolve jello in boiling water.
Add cherry pie filling [...]

Traffic at the Mackinac Bridge is down for the eighth year in a row. Currently it is down 2% from last year. Traffic counts in Cadillac and Traverse City also show a decline from the previous year.
State parks have had fewer campers and less out-of-state visitors. Businesses across northern Michigan [...]

I created this recipe a few years ago when I wanted to make a rhubarb pie but didn’t want to go through all the trouble of making a crust. I think it turned out great and so did my family.

3 c. cut rhubarb
1 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. butter, melted
2 eggs
2 heaping Tbsp. flour

Mix together and [...]

I don’t mean to brag or boast, but our tomatoes this year are on pace to be the best looking ones we have ever grown. In years past I would try and see how early I could plant those buggers in the ground, but this year I waited. I think it was around [...]

ePrize LLC will be announcing the creation of an additional 450 jobs over the next few years at their Pleasant Ridge offices. Online promotions and sweepstakes for such large corporations as Home Depot and Coca Cola are what ePrize is all about. They pulled in $30 million in revenue last year and have [...]

These days it seems that a lot of people say (or at least think) that being nice does not pay or that it just does not pay to be honest. Well, I believe that Charles Moore would beg to differ with you.
You see, Charles found $21,000 worth of savings bonds in a [...]

After taking care of the orders early this morning we headed out to Locke’s Fruitful Acres just north of Volinia to pick blueberries. The air was fresh and cool and the clouds helped to keep it quite pleasant for picking blueberries. We grabbed our buckets (which hold about 6 lbs.) and attached them [...]