Michigan Politics
Drawn Republican, 1st District Has Turned Democratic
By George Weeks
      When the GOP-ruled Legislature remapped the sprawling district of U.S. Representative Bart Stupak (DMenominee) to create a Republican tilt after the 2000 Census, it knew there was little chance of defeating the popular Stupak, who had just won a fifth term with 58 percent of ...
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Looking Back
Compiled by Ryan Schlehuber
      A few Islanders enjoyed a successful hunting trip on Boblo (Bois Blanc) Island in February 1958. Pictured are (left) John "Coyote" Cadotte, Louis Bunker, Frank "Ding" Cadotte, and Jerry Horn. Both of the Cadotte men are deceased. Mr. Bunker lives in St. Ignace and Mr.
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NEWS ABOUT PEOPLE ON MACKINAC ISLAND
BY JEANNETTE DOUD
      Thursday, May 3, was a glorious spring day on Mackinac, and a very special one, too. It was the opening of the beautiful Grand Hotel, celebrating its 121st year in business. High atop the roof peaks and clear across the front of the historic building, with the longest summer...
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Maintaining Your Health on Mackinac
Calorie Counting Is a Practical Tool forWeight Control
By Yvan Silva, M.D.
      The wars against weight loss continue. Diets are invented. Diets are started. Diets are discarded. Losing sufficient weight safely, in a reasonable period of time, and then maintaining weight control is the obvious goal. Most of us can't seem to reach it. Why? We cannot seem...
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Nature Notes
By Patricia Martin
      Spring really is with us. Walking in the woods yesterday, I saw that the hepatica (liverleaf or May flower, as they're sometimes called around here) are blooming, and the trillium are up, although not blooming. Many migrating birds have begun to show up, either to visit or j...
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A Look at History
100 Years of Mackinac Island Postcards, Part I
BY FRANK STRAUS
      This year marks the 100th anniversary of the start of what is often called the "Golden Age" of American picture postcards. The usual date for the start of this period is 1907, the year Congress passed a law allowing postcard addresses to cover only one-half of the card. The ...
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