Bernie Nguyen, Leslie Rott Working as Town Crier Summer Interns
By Ryan Schlehuber
     This summer, Mackinac Island Town Crier welcomes Bernie Nguyen to the summer staff, as well as Leslie Rott, who returns for her second consecutive summer as an internship writer.
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Pollie Painting Depicts Mackinac's Working Horses at Library Exhibit
     In the draft horses on Mackinac Island, Elizabeth Pollie sees large, gentle servants that wait patiently for a new load, seemingly disinterested in the activities around them, yet always observing. In these horses she can find a poem.
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Lilac Festival's Annual Food Event Entertains 'Taste' Buds
By Leslie Rott
     The Lilac Festival's A Taste of Mackinac drew 350 people to Harbour View Inn for a sampling of Island cuisine Thursday, June 15. The buffetstyle event included dishes from Chippewa Hotel's Harbour View Dining Room, Mission Point Resort, Mary's Bistro, Horn's Gaslight Bar, Yankee Rebel Tavern, Freshw
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Festival's Feast of Epona Silent Auction Raises $968
     A silent auction in celebration of the Feast of Epona was held Thursday, June 15, which raised $968 for an endowment to support animals. The Lilac Festival event was held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Seabiscuit and Grog Cafe.
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Mackinac Goes to the Dogs With Second Annual Parade
By Bernie Nguyen
     Weekend visitors to Mackinac Island for the Lilac Festival's Grand Parade were entertained by a canine crowd during the Epona and Barkus Parade, presented for the second year on Saturday, June 17, by the Mackinac Island Dog and Pony Club.
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Recreation Dept. Sets Children's Summer Events
     Activities for children being organized this summer by the Mackinac Island Recreation Department include sports camps, riding lessons, and art and nature activities.
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Eli Urman Makes Alma Dean's List
     Mackinac Island Public School has been notified that Eli Urman, who was graduated in 2003, has made the Dean's List at Alma College. He is the son of former superintendent Gary Urman and Mackinac Island Public School teacher Vicki Urman.
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Mackinac Island Yacht Club Bridge Results
     In Mackinac Island Yacht Club Bridge League games for the week ending Wednesday, June 21, Howard Burdett placed first, Lois Largo placed second, and Sharon Bartlett placed third.
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Island Featured on Weather Channel
     Jorma Duran of The Weather Channel broadcasts live on June 21 from the front porch of Grand Hotel.
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