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Columnists July 23, 2005
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Two Incidents Lead To Identifying Rattlesnake Fern and Snake Nature Notes By
Patricia Martin
     Recently two seemingly unrelated incidents occurred that caused me to write this column. The first happened when a friend described to me and showed me a picture of a plant he wanted me to identify. It was a bit difficult to tell what it was from the picture (no leaves were visible and I was looking
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Port Huron-to-Mackinac Race Enjoys Rich History
A Look at History Port Huron-Mackinac
By Frank Straus
     This is the week when boats are scheduled to arrive at Mackinac Island after sailing courses of more than 200 miles through the entire length of Lake Huron. The sometimes grueling Port Huron-to-Mackinac race, which has gone by various official names in its 80-year history, is one of the longest sail
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News About People On Mackinac Island
By Jeannette Doud
     White sails are seen in the sunrise and sunset as they appear under the Mackinac Bridge and beyond. In the early morning and afternoon of Monday, July 18, a brisk southwest wind is bringing many of the Chicago-to-Mackinac sailboats hurriedly towards the finish line at Windermere Point. Each time one
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Bird and June Are Easy To Spot Pulling an Island Carriage
     Suddenly, Memorial Day weekend seems like a lifetime ago, especially when living in the midst of July on Mackinac Island. Back in May, one of the things that caught my eye was a new hourly team in service downtown. It’s nice to know that the same pair of horses and driver are busy these days as well
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Looking Back
Compiled by Ryan Schlehuber
     115 Years Ago Saturday, July 19, 1890 About 500 excursionists from Cheboygan were landed here by the steamer
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New Focus on Dealing With Pain, Coping With Stress
Maintaining Your Health on Mackinac
By Yvan Silva, M.D.
     Pain is one of the most common reasons that patients seek medical care. Most often they try remedies and the pain continues and diminishes the quality of life. Pain is an important and serious symptom, and it is most understood and appreciated singularly by the patient. As we grow older, as we succu
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