Michilimackinac Pageant Is Tourism Indicator
Event Usually Draws Crowds of 4,000 to Mackinaw City for Memorial Weekend
By Eric Fish
      It's no secret to Michiganders that the state's economy hasn't been strong in recent years. While gas prices have gone up, budgets have been sliced, and jobs have been cut, giving new meaning to the term "blue collar." Citizens are more limited in their spending and leisure travel, leading to an ...
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Bicycle Safety Is One Focus of Island Police
By Eric Fish
      If there's one thing that Police Chief William Lenaghan can't emphasize enough about bicycles on Mackinac Island, it's safety. Each summer, thousands of tourists pour onto Mackinac Island for a getaway from bigcity life, renting bicycles from Island shops and taking to the streets to enjoy the sc...
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Memorial Day Observances Planned
      Join Mackinac Island residents and visitors for one of the services and ceremonies that will be taking place at the following locations: Veterans Memorial Park Monday, May 28, at 11:30 a.m. in the park, Mayor Doud and WWII veteran Bill Porter will speak at a wreath-laying ceremony.
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Work Begins on Mission Condo Project
By Karen Gould
      Foundation work began less than a week after Mackinac Island Planning Commissioners approved a new condominium development in the Mission during their Tuesday, May 15, meeting. Once completed, the project will include three two-story homes on property used as a horse corral by the 4-H Club and the...
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