Second Wave: Mariners Race Toward Island Shores
Two Courses Offered to Bacardi Bayview-Mackinac Sailors This Week
By Karen Gould
     The second wave of mariners will hit the shores of Mackinac Island as the 81st sailing of the Bacardi Bayview Mackinac Race gets underway from Port Huron Saturday, July 23. The 32-foot sloop
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Holua Is First To Cross Finish In Chicago Race
Retriever, Kutty’s Ark Take Division Race Trophies
By Karen Gould
     Light winds came to life Monday, July 18, to push Chicago racing sailboats up to Mackinac, but not before an early morning thunderstorm capsized the trimaran racer
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New Harry Potter Book Conjures Up Magical Excitement for Island Readers
By Jessica Delaney
     Muggles and wizards alike need to beware as Pottermania hits the nation. With You-Know-Who on the loose, signs of romance hitting the Hogwarts school, and increasing danger throughout the world, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” the sixth installment in British author J.K. Rowling’s popular
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     Ragged Edge from Grand Rapids. From left, Katrina DeVries, James Boelkins, Maria DeVries, Jacob DeVries, and Margaret DeVries.
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