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By Leslie Rott "The old solutions aren't going to work," said Governor Jennifer Granholm, speaking about the state of the economy at the Mackinac Policy Conference last week at Grand Hotel. "Let's stop looking in the rearview mirror, let's look forward," More ...
Aerial Photographs Are Work of Jane Manoogian's Father By Leslie Rott Looking at the world from above, Robert Cameron's aerial photographs give new dimension to the walls of Grand Hotel's Grand Gallery, Theatre, and dining room, and a special reception was held Sunday, June 4, to celebrate his work. More ... Scavenger Hunts Teach Island History By Bernie Nguyen Student groups paying a visit to Mackinac Island are benefiting from a strategy designed to help them experience all the Island's charms: Scavenger hunts. By placing students into teams and assigning them a list of tasks or trivia about the Island, teachers and local businesses have discovered a nov More ... Beech Tree Disease Spreads in EUP By Paul Gingras The last medium-sized beech tree in the South Manistique Lake State Forest Campground came crashing down at approximately 2 p.m. Monday, May 22, cut by Department of Natural Resources (DNR) foresters before they fell on their own, weakened by Beech Bark Disease (BBD). More ... Island Food Industry Attends 'Serve Safe' Lessons Two food handling classes were held Sunday, June 4, and Monday, June 5, through ServSafe, a program that educates food industry workers. The classes were taught by Nancy Laber, a Michigan sanitarian, who emphasized the importance of protecting customers, employers, and employees through education. More ...
By Leslie Rott From Tuesday, May 30, to Wednesday, May 31, Mackinac Island Public School students in grades four through six spent 18 hours exploring life in the 1770s at Colonial Michili-mackinac in Mackinaw City. More ... Church To Host Men's Breakfast Little Stone Church will be hosting a Men's Breakfast beginning June 15, every Thursday at 8 a.m. at the Mackinac Island Yacht Club. More ... Mackinaw City Energy Conference Draws 90 Participants Attendees say they want more solar, wind, and geothermal vendors at future conferences By Paul Gingras Mackinaw City's Energy Conference drew 90 representatives from school districts and villages, counties, and cities from northern lower Michigan and the Upper Peninsula Thursday, May 18. Attendees listened to presentations and discussed infrastructure improvements and energy efficiency projects they More ... Musser Annex Cottage Is Site for Williams Celebration June 24 A tour of Cerulean Sky, the Marlee and Dan Musser cottage in Hubbard's Annex, will be enjoyed by Mackinac Associates members Saturday, June 24. The cocktail reception and tour is scheduled for 6 p.m. and will be followed by dinner in Grand Hotel's Terrace Room at 7:30 p.m. More ... |
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