McInnis, ‘rocket man’ calls Npt. home

  • Doug McInnes, of Northport, accepts an award from the Northern Michigan Environmental Action Committee for his work to bring clean, renewable energy to Leelanau County. In 2008, McInnes was a founding member of the Northport Energy Action Task Force, which is now known as Leelanau Energy. Courtesy photo
    Doug McInnes, of Northport, accepts an award from the Northern Michigan Environmental Action Committee for his work to bring clean, renewable energy to Leelanau County. In 2008, McInnes was a founding member of the Northport Energy Action Task Force, which is now known as Leelanau Energy. Courtesy photo
Doug McInnis, a Leelanau County resident living in Northport, has made his mark on the county as one of the founders of Leelanau Energy, a community action agency advocating for clean energy like solar and wind power.Although Doug and his wife Ann have been living in the county since 2006, Doug grew up downstate in the Royal Oak area, and lived in the Detroit Zoo for a time — not as an exhibit,…

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