Bipartisan Water Deal for Granholm, GOP?
By George Weeks
     Lawmakers are near deal on Great Lakes water legislation.
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News About People On Mackinac Island
By Jeannette Doud
     It’s Christmastime on Mackinac. It’s Tuesday, December 6. Following the big snow of last evening, a paradise awakes this morning. It’s perfectly magnificent.
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Jamaican Christmas During Slavery Era
Island to Island
by Ralston Blair
     What was Christmas like for persons in bondage during the time of slavery in Jamaica?
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Some Animals Are Helped, Some Hindered, by White
Nature Notes
By Patricia Martin
     It’s finally winter and a blanket of snow has covered the Island. The trees look like they’ve been frosted and the rocks have beautiful white caps on them. This is the “white” time of year for those of us in the north.
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Fifty Years for the Huron, Second Generation Ferry
A Look at History
By Frank Straus
     December has come to the Straits of Mackinac. In the busy days of summer, three boat lines speed back and forth to Mackinac Island from two mainland ports. But when we hang out our wreaths and string our lights in the snowy December air, over the harbors of St. Ignace and Mackinac Island sounds the
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Make an Effort To Stay Healthy During the Winter
Maintaining Your Health on Mackinac
By Yvan Silva, M.D.
     This summer was unusually hot. In the transition to winter, fall colors have come and gone and we can look forward to familiar crisp, cool sunny days giving way to cold and cloudy days, the seasonal change settling in for winter. Change of seasons is what it’s all about. October ushers in the cloudi
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The Happiness of Homer
Tough and Easy Stages
By John McCabe
     Homer was just about the handsomest man I ever knew, and when I first knew him, the happiest. Happiest, I think, because he had only a single thought in his head, and that thought made his life exciting and rewarding. That thought was his guiding star. The thought was, I'm an actor, and one day th
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Life Was Not So Cozy for Horses in Straits Area Years Ago
Horse Tales
by Candice C. Dunnigan
     Today, it’s snowing, thick full flakes are falling, but the sun plays peek-a-boo with leaden gray clouds. Our horses stand in their corrals without their blankets.
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