Islanders Hear Solutions for Keeping Landmark Status
Preservationists Share Historic District Idea, Funding Options
By Karen Gould
      To protect historic sites and buildings that relay the story of Mackinac Island's past, people have to "want" to do something, said Dr. Jane Busch at a preservation conference at Grand Hotel in May. Having the desire to preserve, she emphasized, is the starting point.
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Island Work Featured on 'Dirty Jobs'
Discovery Channel Show Gets the Dirt on Toughest Island Jobs
By Karen Gould
      Mike Rowe, host of the Discovery Channel television series "Dirty Jobs," spent four days in the Upper Peninsula last week, tackling the challenging maintenance work of the Mackinac Bridge and driving a horse-drawn slop wagon, considered by some the dirtiest job on Mackinac Island.
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Two Graduated in Mackinac Island School Class of '07
By Sean Ely
      "Never, never, never, never, never give up." Those were the words that echoed off the gymnasium walls by guest speaker Phil Porter, director of Mackinac State Historic Parks, whose advice, once spoken by Winston Churchill, was meant to motivate graduating seniors Scott Andrew Roguska and Kristina...
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Planners Prepare for Lilac Festival June 8 - 17
By Eric Fish
      The 58th Mackinac Island Lilac Festival is fast approaching. With 10 days of events from June 8 to 17, the popular festival promotes Mackinac island and attracts visitors from throughout the nation.
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