Beating the Heat on Mackinac Island's Main Street
      As the heat index heads toward 90 degrees, with no clouds in sight, tourists look for an ice-cream cone and Mackinac Island horses look for a bucket of water Wednesday, August 1. Horses Mark (front) and Dick are offered water by Mike Romano (front) and Gary McDonnell.
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Police Chief Resigns; City Sets Sewer Moratorium
By Eric Fish
      The Mackinac Island City Council, meeting Wednesday, August 1, accepted the resignation of Police Chief William Lenaghan and imposed a 180- day moratorium on tapping into the city's sewerage system, cutting in half a six-month plan proposed by the Department of Public Works (DPW).
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Bridge Celebration Tops All Expectations
By Karen Gould
      With cheers, tears, and exclamations of awe, the Mackinac Bridge was celebrated by thousands over the weekend for connecting Michigan's peninsulas for 50 years. Symbolically recognizing that link, four Michigan Air National Guard fighter jets from Selfridge Air National Guard Base flew above the b...
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