MDOT Director Stands Firm in Bridge Dispute
Governor: State Will Not Strip MBA Powers
By Karen Gould
     Governor Jennifer Granholm promised Thursday, September 1, that Lansing is not about to strip the powers of the Mackinac Bridge Authority. Her State Transportation Director, Gloria Jeff, said she is not grabbing power, just conserving financial resources in tight times. To do that, she has told the
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Cohens To Sell 46-Acre, $21 Million Island Estate
By Karen Gould
     Rita Sue and Elliot Cohen say they will sell their 46-acre estate behind Hubbard’s Annex and have hired a real estate firm to develop a 61-lot subdivision. They also will consider selling the property in part or whole, said Brad Conkey, of Integra Realty Resources of Birmingham, who made the surpris
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Island Students Celebrate First Day of School Year
     This year, 81 students in grades kindergarten through 12 will attend Mackinac Island Public School, up 11 from 70 students last year, with most of those being six new students entering kindergarten.
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Chambers Wins Labor Day Regatta
     Islander Mark Chambers won the 11th Annual Horn’s Bar Labor Day Regatta around Mackinac Island. The yachting event was held in near-perfect sailing conditions Sunday, September 4, and the finish proved to be exciting, with sailors dodging freighters and ferry boats while jockeying to be first to fin
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Equestrians End Summer With Farewell Ride Past Grand Hotel
     “Every summer,” wrote Helen Erwin years ago, “I would accompany mother and her friends in late August and we would ride one bluff to another and then bid adieu at Grand Hotel.”
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