Race Is On!
300 Boats Speed From Chicago to Mackinac Racers Face Lake Michigan Challenge
     As the 333-mile Chicago to Mackinac sailing race gets underway Saturday, July 16, with more than 300 boats leaving Chicago’s Monroe Harbor at 1 p.m., Island time, Lake Michigan and the weather, as in the past, likely will affect the race’s outcome.
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Community Supports New Island Ambulance Purchase
Tickets, Pledges Go To $75,000 Vehicle
By Jessica Delaney
     Between the beginning of dessert and the time the last sugary crumbs were licked off fingers, community members had made a decision: to support the Mackinac Island Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) in their quest for a new ambulance.
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Burning Banned on Island
     With the 80-plus degree temperatures that the Island has seen for more than a week, the Mackinac Island Fire Department has issued a ban on burn permits until further notice, which means that because of dryness, no open fires will be allowed anywhere on the Island. Fire Chief Dennis Bradley said thi
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Committee Tackles Street Congestion, Motorized Tractors in Use on Island
By Jessica Delaney
     The Street Committee came to a startling conclusion at its meeting Tuesday, July 12, when members realized that the city is not aware of all of the tractors currently in use on the Island.
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