Michigan Politics
Congress and Legislature Are Stirring Great Lakes Waters
By George Weeks
      There were welcome strides made in Lansing and Washington last week on Great Lakes legislation. Whether they cross the finish line is a great question in both capitals.
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NEWS ABOUT PEOPLE ON MACKINAC ISLAND
BY JEANNETTE DOUD
      Saturday, July 7, Mackinac was a wedding haven. Seventeen brides chose the Island for their special day, many at Ste. Anne's and the Little Stone Church, while others preferred to be married outside on a magnificent, bright, warm sunny day.
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Nature Notes
Squirrels, Chipmunks Becoming as Common as Island's Tourists
By Patricia Martin
      The other day I was talking to a friend, who mentioned that this year there seemed to be an inordinately large number of squirrels, both red and gray, and Eastern chipmunks. There are lots of squirrels and chipmunks visible around town and in the woods.
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A Horse of a Different Color: Diverse Breeds Are Many on Mackinac
by Candice C. Dunnigan
      Moons ago, when I began writing this column for the Mackinac Island Town Crier, my idea was to introduce readers to many of the different horses, breeds, and colors that could be found on Mackinac Island in any given summer.
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Maintaining Your Health on Mackinac
Heart Failure Means Living With Heart Damage, and Can Be Treated
By Yvan Silva, M.D.
      Every year, more than half a million Americans are told by their doctors that they have, or that they are in, "heart failure." This sounds ominous, and raises serious concerns that the heart may quit working any minute. Not true.
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Horsemen's Association To Offer Tack Sale July 28
      The Mackinac Horsemen's Association will hold its annual tack sale and ice cream social Saturday, July 28, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will be north of the Chambers Barn on Cadotte Avenue.
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A Look at History
Hubbard's Annex Is Historic District Within Mackinac Island
BY FRANK STRAUS
      Hubbard's Annex is 125 years old this year. In 1882, when Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard platted and began to develop his "Private Claim No. 4," the old Ambrose Davenport farm west of the harbor, a new era opened on Mackinac Island. In many ways the current summertime atmosphere of our Island dates it...
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