Descendants of Chief Mackinac To Lead Grand Parade
Event To Be Festival's Crowning Touch Sunday
By Eric Fish
      Just as the ceremonial queen's coronation marks the beginning of the Mackinac Island Lilac Festival, the traditional Grand Parade on Father's Day afternoon, Sunday, June 17, closes it. The parade is the single element of the annual Lilac Festival that has been part of the celebration since the be...
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Kristi Kamphuis Is Queen
By Eric Fish
      Blooming lilacs of all colors around Mackinac Island helped celebrate the opening of the 58th annual Lilac Festival Friday, June 8. "It's a special time on Mackinac," Mayor Margaret Doud said during the crowning of the 2007 Lilac Queen. "It's a time for the year-around residents to come together,...
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City Will Tighten Sign Ordinance
By Karen Gould
      Businesses filling their windows with merchandise, promoting services on awnings, using oversized price tags and sandwich boards, and piping music onto downtown streets could be found in violation of proposed changes to city ordinances.
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Interpreters Tell Story of Island's History, Culture
Frost, Spranger Appointed Lead Interpreters
By Sean Ely
      Joe Frost, 24, and Maria Spranger, 20, have been interpreters at Mackinac State Historic Parks for a combined 10 years, but they are considered rookies because they have been promoted to "lead interpreters." As general interpreters, the two gained knowledge and experience that helped them acquir...
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