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August 20, 2005
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Tourism Experts: ‘No Island Is Truly an Island’
Tied to State Trends, Mackinac Must Capitalize on Offering Unique Experience
By Jessica Delaney
     “Mackinac Island,” said Lori Lagone, “is a unique destination in a world that is increasingly filled with look-alike communities of interstate highways, franchises, and big box retailers.”
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Everything Coming Up Daisies at Scholarship Fundraiser
By Leslie Rott
     Things were not all coming up roses, Tuesday, August 16, on Mackinac Island, they were coming up daisies. The daisies were the symbolic message for Daisy Day, a fundraiser to support the Stella King scholarship at Mackinac Island Public School. This year it raised approximately $1,100.
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City To Take Count of All Island Motor Vehicles
By Jessica Delaney
     The ban on automobiles and restriction of motor vehicles on Mackinac Island has been one of the characteristic differences between this island and the mainland. Street Committee members have noticed, however, that the number of motorized vehicles currently being used on the Island may be more than t
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Riders, Spectators Enjoy Excitement of 35th Island Horse Show
Island Tradition Is Part of Equestrian Culture
     Beth Kaake had an exciting weekend. First, she won a state lottery to receive a permit for hunting elk, her second in seven years. Then, her son-in-law won the raffle at the 35th Annual Mackinac Island Horse Show and invited his in-laws to join him for a full boxed lunch and seating atop a four-hors
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