Michigan Politics
Mighty Mac' Is Engineering and Political Triumph
By George Weeks
      As a cub reporter on a rainy day in 1958, I tagged along when 1949-60 Governor G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams, with seagulls over his head and sunflower seeds in his mouth, was the first governor to walk the Mackinac Bridge.
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A Look at History
Golfers Have Enjoyed 'The Jewel' for More Than a Century
BY FRANK STRAUS
      Grand Hotel calls its 18-hole golf course "The Jewel." Visitors to Mackinac find that its two nine-hole components are twin emeralds of our Island. Very little on Mackinac Island is similar to what one finds on the mainland, and The Jewel is unusual, too.
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Maintaining Your Health on Mackinac
Lifestyle Changes, Medications Help Coronary Artery Disease Patients
By Yvan Silva, M.D.
      The heart is supplied by two arteries, the right and left coronary arteries, that arise in the root of the aorta, the large trunk that brings blood to the whole body. Coronary artery disease, similar to arterial disease elsewhere in the body, results from arteriosclerosis, the so-called "hardening...
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Miss May Is Perfect Horse for Island Student Amelia Roe
by Candice C. Dunnigan
      "Boot, saddle, to horse and away!" - Robert Browning It has been many a child's dream to get his or her own horse. For quite a few children who live on Mackinac Island, this is no easy task.
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Nature Notes
Warm Weather Causes Early Hatch of Horseflies on Island
By Patricia Martin
      Ogden Nash wrote, "God in his wisdom made the fly, and then forgot to tell us why." Those who have been around horses can understand Mr. Nash's feelings on the subject of flies. This year the stable flies came out early, and in great numbers, and a good number of horseflies have been buzzing aroun...
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NEWS ABOUT PEOPLE ON MACKINAC ISLAND
BY JEANNETTE DOUD
      The balmy summer days, bringing warm temperatures and lots of sunshine, have continued for the past week.
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