Old-fashioned Fun Highlights Fort Mackinac Independence Day
      Dane (left) and Ciaran Alward of Grand Rapids cross their sticks for the 1880s game"graces." Fort Mackinac provides such games for families so they can experience first-hand the fun enjoyed by youngsters more than 100 years ago.
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Wheelmen Seek To Preserve American Cycling Heritage
High Wheel Riders Visit Mackinac Island
By Sean Ely
      Bill Smith will not let the term "high-wheel" die out anytime soon. As co-captain for The Wheelmen's Mackinac Island rendezvous, he arrived here last week with members of the association, a biennial tradition, to perform 100-mile, 25- mile, and 10-mile bicycle rides around the Island and particip...
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Yacht Racers Will Set Sail Next Week
Chicago to Mackinac
By Sean Ely
      The eight men boarding the chartered 35-foot J/109 sailboat, Guaranteed. Period, will pack food for a couple of days and a change of clothes and set sail Saturday, July 14, for the 99th annual Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac.
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