Jingle Bells on the 'Rock'
Mackinac Island Celebrates Christmas Tree-Lighting Ceremony

Teamster Ray Card takes about 20 passengers on a hayride prior to the tree lighting. Residents enjoyed hot chocolate and cookies at the Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau booth afterwards. Liz Staats-Burt and her twoyear old son, Sean, ready themselves for a hayride on a horse-pulled dray. Also pictured are (left) John Andress, and (in back) Brooke Dziobak. The hayride through the downtown area was offered to the public before the tree lighting ceremony. Three-year-old Harrison Myers was the lucky kid picked by Mayor Margaret Doud to turn on the Christmas tree lights Thursday, November 30. His parents are Rodney (pictured) and Lori Myers of Mackinac Island. There was no snow Thursday, November 30, for the Island's tree lighting ceremony, but nearly a foot fell the next day. The tree was donated by Henry Dombroski, father of Island building inspector Dennis Dombroski, and stands in the middle of Main Street between the Arnold Dock and the Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau. Two-year-olds Clara Chambers (left) and David Chingwa Jr. converse in front of the city Christmas tree.