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Slower Tourism An Indication of Soft Business for Island By Bernie Nguyen Summer on Mackinac Island, in addition to being a hotbed of tourist activity, is also the primary business season for Island shops, hotels, and ferries. From the beginning of May, when most hotels open, the level of visitors wields a significant More ...
By Leslie Rott British Landing cottager James Bogan's passion for water and poetry converge in his latest film, "The Adventures of the Amazon Queen," which chronicles the building and sailing of a scale model Amazon River fishing boat. The little craft is launched in the spring of the year and bobs its way along a More ...
Top: Robert H. Benjamin, who came to Mackinac Island in 1884, works More ... New Ad Campaign Targets Out-of-State Travel Business By Karen Gould Michigan tourism generates $17.5 billion in revenue, contributes $971 million in state taxes, and employs 193,000 people. Tourism is big business for the state, ranking as one of the top three contributors to the economy, along with agriculture and the auto industry. More ... Island's Hidden Historical Treasure in Annex By Leslie Rott Virginia Handy, co-founder of the Log Cabin Society of Michigan, has pinpointed the location of what she says is the oldest two-story log cabin in the state of Michigan on Mackinac Island. She visited the site June 25, the 20th Annual Log Cabin Day. More ... |
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