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Obama Will Have Fences to Mend in Michigan By George Weeks If, as expected, Senator Barack Obama is the Democratic presidential nominee, he could have explaining to do in Michigan on a few fronts, including snubbing its primary and bashing its auto industry. More ...
BY JEANNETTE DOUD Beautiful spring days have arrived on Mackinac, making everyone happy that the snow and cold temperatures have finally passed. Buds on the trees are showing signs of opening. The lilacs are very healthy and should produce a wide variety of blooms in many shades of lavender. Their fragrance will pe... More ...
Cass Cliff Commemorates Forgotten Hero of Early Michigan BY FRANK STRAUS Many visitors to Mackinac Island's East Bluff see a dignified, super-sized historical marker commemorating a man named "Lewis Cass." The marker, which is almost as large as a small highway billboard, lists Lewis Cass's many offices and honors, and is topped with a bas-relief bronze portrait of a s... More ...
There are countless expressions, movements, and postures that indicate a horse's emotions, health, and social standing. by Candice C. Dunnigan Horses, by nature, are highly social animals. As a matter of fact, there are many degrees of horse societies. One does not have to be a zoologist to understand that when these animals are kept together, the groupings encourage the development of their innate social skills. These can be best found ... More ...
Developing 'Mental Edge' Is an Important Key to Physical Fitness By Yvan Silva, M.D. People at the highest level of athletic performance are ever aware that their state of mental readiness is a dominant force in winning; they're able to outperform others, even though they're at similar levels of physical constitution. The long hours of arduous training, the sacrifices, and the dis... More ...
Trip To England, Scotland Reveals Thriving Trillium Species By Patricia Martin Spring is one of my favorite seasons on Mackinac, as the woods come alive with shortlived ephemeral flowers. Flowers like spring beauty, trout lily, toothwort, a variety of species of violets, and liverleaf, or mayflower, all brighten the drab brown and gray of the woods before the leaves of trees... More ... |
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