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‘Floaters’ in the Eyes Can Have Sudden Onset
Maintaining Your Health on Mackinac
By Yvan Silva, M.D.
     It happens suddenly, and when it does the first time, it can certainly cause great alarm. You begin to see specks, tiny insects, lighted spots, or cobweb-like formations move across your field of vision. It may occur when you rub your eyes, or strain them reading or watching television, when you cha
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News About People On Mackinac Island
By Jeannette Doud
     It’s wintertime on Mackinac, one of the most beautiful seasons of the year. We’re proud to show our picturesque Island with all the visitors who will be here for the opening of Grand Hotel Tuesday, March 1, the earliest in their 119th year in history. Guests will find our Island beneath a blanket of
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Frank Fitzgerald, 1955 - 2004
     By Frank Straus Frank Fitzgerald, one of the longest-serving historical interpreters in the history of Fort Mackinac, died December 9, 2004. He was 49, and six of his 49 summers were spent at the Fort, including four as lead interpreter.
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Great Gray Owl Leaves Territory To Visit Mackinac Island Nature Notes
By Patricia Martin
     It’s winter on Mackinac. The snow is falling, the boats have stopped, and the “ice is made.” It’s the quiet time of year. Few visitors reach our icy shore, fewer still stay, and most of us kind of like it this way.
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Foreign Workers Part of Mackinac Island Life for 200 Years
A Look at History By Frank Straus Workers
     News accounts tell us that Grand Hotel plans to open the Millennium Wing March 1 this year. This unprecedented opening date will offer guests a new Island experience. It is also a response to the reluctance of the federal government to release what the summer tourism industry believes are an adequat
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Equestrian Publications Help Beat February Doldrums Horse Ta es
by Candice C. Dunnigan
     This is the time of year that many of us look forward to . . . anything, especially mail. The kind that comes through cyberspace is great, but there is nothing like taking a walk on a grim and chilling winter day to go to the post office or the mailbox and get something besides tax notices and bills
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