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Park Promotes Sites by Treating Island Employees By Leslie Rott For the eighth year, Mackinac State Historic Parks plans to reach vacationers by targeting the next best thing – businesses – with their Ambassador Program. By appealing to employees of tourist related businesses with free admission, park staff want to garner positive word-of-mouth promotion for par More ...
The Levy family hosted Mackinac Associates members at their East Bluff cottage, “Craig Mawr,” for the G. Mennen Williams Celebration Saturday, June 25. Ann and David Levy pose here on either side of their daughters, Allison (left) and Jill, with their restored home and garden behind them. The home w More ...
Perry Lahaie, song writer, radio disc jockey, missionary, and performer, will be appearing at the Mission Point Resort Theatre lobby Saturday, July 2, at 9 p.m. More ... Regatta Date Is Changed to Sun. The annual Around-the-Island Fourth of July regatta has been changed from Saturday, July 2, to Sunday, July 3. A skipper’s meeting will be at 12:30 p.m. at the Mackinac Island Yacht Club and the race will begin at 2 p.m. The East Breakwall will provide the starting point for the race around the Isla More ...
By Leslie Rott Former Island resident Lori Strom received the prestigious Jack Breslin Distinguished Staff Award for her work at the Family Resource Center at Michigan State University in East Lansing Monday, May 16. More ...
By Jessica Delaney History will be repeating itself on Mackinac Island this summer as six members of the Jesuit order will be preparing themselves for their final vows. The Island has a long history of Jesuits on the Island, as missionaries, priests, and settlers. More ...
By Jessica Delaney It has always had many different names: Grand Hill, Grand Boulevard, Lilac Lane, and, now officially, Cadotte Avenue. But one thing is for certain: The hill leading from downtown up to Harrisonville is definitely a grand pain. More ... Getting Fresh Food to Mackinac... Journey of an Island Strawberry By Leslie Rott Getting fresh fruit to Mackinac Island in a timely fashion is not always easy, but with practice and coordination, it can almost become routine. Take the strawberry, for example. More ... Committee Tackles City Master Plan at June 29 Meeting At the first meeting of the city’s Master Plan Committee Wednesday, June 29, Mike Hart was elected chairman and Bob Brown was elected vice-chairman. Mr. Hart serves on the Mackinac Island City Council and Mr. Brown is chairman of the Planning Commission. More ...
Goal Is To Keep Character of Pontiac’s Trail By Karen Gould Taking Pontiac’s Trail can be an unexpected discovery. It can be traced back more than 100 years as a foot trail along the limestone ledge of the Island’s West Bluff. The gravel and boardwalk path is not for horses or bikes, and it presents the fortunate hiker with a panoramic view of the Straits o More ... Pianist Adam Fellegi To Perform on Island Concerts Slated for July 8 to July 17 Hungarian classical pianist Adam Fellegi will be performing several concerts on the Island from July 8 to July 17, the first of which will be with the Chicago Chamber Orchestra. Mr. Fellegi has performed around the world and has taught Master courses in the United States and Canada and at the Liszt More ... Daniel David’s Second Annual Illumination Series Will Begin July 3 By Leslie Rott Daniel David returns this year with his Illumination Series, which will feature scholars from various religions who will speak about peace. More ...
By Leslie Rott From pizzas and hot dogs to elephants and horses, on a busy day, downtown streets are full of children wearing crazy hats that attract attention from all. It seems that one can barely walk into a downtown store and not be bombarded with a rack of neon fur. More ... Horse Care Clinic Set for July 7 Dr. Lawrence Wales of Lancaster Lake Veterinary Clinic in Levering will hold an emergency horse care clinic at the Mission Hill Stable Thursday, July 7, at 6 p.m. More ...
By Leslie Rott Horses are a large part of Island culture and Debra and Sandra Orr, lifelong Island summer residents, decided to use horses as an inspiration for their newest Island restaurant, Seabiscuit and Grog Cafe, which officially opened May 18. More ... Millwright House Opens at Historic Mill Creek in June Bill Smith has spent the last eight summers reconstructing the Millwright’s House at Mill Creek in Mackinaw City. Most of the reconstruction was done by hand, using lumber cut in the nearby water-powered sawmill. More ... |
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