NEWS ABOUT PEOPLE ON MACKINAC ISLAND
BY JEANNETTE DOUD
      Merry Christmas to all our readers. May the glory of the season fill your hearts with peace, love, and joy, forever and ever. We remember all of the soldiers, during this holiday season, who are serving our country. We pray for their safe return to their families.
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Horse Tales
Winter Solstice, January 1 Are Important Dates for Horse Breeders
      Welcome to December, once more. There is a steady wind circling the house, and there's a light snowfall on the ground. I went up to the barn at noon today, to check on our horses, and I took a glance over the field at our neighbor's five brood mares in the near pasture.
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A Look at History
CCC Camp on Mackinac Island Changed Young Men's Lives
BY FRANK STRAUS
      During the Great Depression of the 1930s, many healthy young Americans were jobless. The administration of President Franklin D.
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Nature Notes
Mackinac Island Offers a Wide Variety of Nature Sightings
By Patricia Martin
      It's now officially "off season." The weather has gotten colder, and as the leaves have fallen, the woods are much more open.
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Maintaining Your Health on Mackinac
Holiday Weight Gain Can Be Controlled By Counting Calories
By Yvan Silva, M.D.
      Thanksgiving is the start of the holiday season, which will soon be filled with family gettogethers, receptions, parties, and many occasions to eat and drink more than usual. The holiday season takes up time and energy, over and above the usual daily routine of work and time for family and friends, and can take away from a daily exercise routine if you have one.
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Michigan Politics
Michael Moore: Muckraker, Preservationist
      By George Weeks His detractors find muckraker Michael Moore obnoxious as a liberal activist on the national political scene. But it's hard not to admire his accomplishments as a citizen on a local scene that get raves beyond its borders, and from figures of both parties.
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