56th Annual Lilac Festival Begins June 10
By Jessica Delaney
     As the Island’s many lilacs burst into bloom, the Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau is wrapping up its planning for the 56th Lilac Festival, with a number of new events added this year to the 10-day celebration. A complete calendar of events is printed on Page 10 of this week’s
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Stingels Retire Four Friesian Horses to Police Caisson Unit
‘The Boys’ Move On to Police Work; New Friesians on Island
By Karen Gould
     Islanders called them “The Boys” and for the last 10 years, the four Friesian horses owned by Janet and Jay Stingel have made Mackinac their summer home. This year, however, the 22-year-olds, Detlef, Fetse, Kenny, and Fonger, won’t be making the trip north from their winter home at Biltmore Stables
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