Will Great Lakes Water Protection Policies Include Groundwater?
Michigan Politics
By George Weeks
      There is concern in some circles that the Great Lakes Compact, the anti-diversion pact sent to Congress last week after Michigan was the last state to approve it, might fail on Capitol Hill because thirsty states have more clout than the lakes states.
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NEWS ABOUT PEOPLE ON MACKINAC ISLAND
BY JEANNETTE DOUD
      What a glorious morning, Wednesday, July 16, for our visitors to enjoy. The sky is a heavenly blue, shining down on our beautiful Mackinac, where the flower gardens are at their peak in an array of vivid colors and the lawns of velvet green.
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Looking Back
Compiled by Ryan Schlehuber
      90 Years Ago The St. Ignace News Thursday, July 18, 1918 What is looked upon as the big event of the season will take place next Saturday and Sunday when the Mid-Summer Shooting Tournament will be held, pulled off by the Mackinac Island Gun Club.
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Recreation Department To Offer Sports Camps
      The Mackinac Island Recreation Department will offer two children's sports programs in August. Youth basketball camp will begin Monday, August 11. The three-day camp is from 9 a.m. to noon in the Mackinac Island Public School gymnasium, and costs $75 for all three days, or $25 per day. Mackinac I...
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Mulching Has Both Benefits and Drawbacks to Gardeners
Nature Notes
By Patricia Martin
      To mulch, or not to mulch, that is the question. Well, at least that is one question. The question of mulching first came up early this summer. Without thinking much about it, I had always thought that mulch was a good thing for the garden, and whatever the hardware store or garden center sold was...
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Chicago-Mackinac Yachters Celebrate 100th Race Up Lake Michigan
A Look at History
BY FRANK STRAUS
      As the Chicago Yacht Club welcomes an unprecedented count of more than 400 sailing vessels to the 100th running of the Chicago to Mackinac Race, the world's longest wind-powered race on fresh water, the minds of many racers and their friends may be running over some of the changes that have come t...
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Horse Tales
Horses Will Show Their Attributes at 2008 Breed Show
by Candice C. Dunnigan
      Thursday, July 24, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., there will be an informational type of horse showing at Great Turtle Park. No ribbons presented, because they're all winners. It will be held in the Mary Milton Riding ring, free of charge, and open to all Islanders, their guests, and visitors. The only re...
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Caffeine Is Now Being Added to Products in Surprising Ways
Maintaining Your Health on Mackinac
By Yvan Silva, M.D.
      Caffeine is a stimulant. It is methylxanthine, a substance that, when ingested, rapidly traverses the blood-brain barrier to diminish neuro-chemical transmission at brain receptor sites for adenosine.
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