Businesses Adjust to Staff Changes as Season Winds Down
By Bernie Nguyen
     As the summer tourist season nears its conclusion, seasonal workers are beginning to return to their off-Island homes, leaving some businesses strapped for help, despite a growing reliance on foreign
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Robert Cameron Shares Photographic Stories, Skills From an Aerial View
By Leslie Rott
     At the age of 95, Robert Cameron is still doing what he loves, taking aerial photographs around the world. Visiting his daughter and sonin law, West Bluff cottagers Jane and Richard Manoogian, every summer for the past 15 years, Mr. Cameron has gained a love and appreciation for Mackinac Island, as
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Airport Projects Do Not Call for Longer Runway
By Karen Gould
     Two airport projects have some Island residents concerned that the Mackinac Island Airport runway is about to be lengthened to accommodate larger planes. Work at the airport, which includes remodeling the terminal and clearing trees on the approaches to the landing strip, simply is part of a plan to
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49th Annual Bridge Walk Set for Labor Day
By Karen Gould
     As families and friends lace up shoes and grab cameras for the 49th Annual Mackinac Bridge Walk on Labor Day, Monday, September 4, between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m., bridge security will be visible, though no different than in past years. Area business owners remain optimistic about the holiday weekend, wi
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