Michigan Politics
Guv Hopefuls Make Splashes at Conventions
By George Weeks
      A Michigan sub-plot on occasion at national presidential nominating conventions is that they provide opportunity for gubernatorial hopefuls to showcase themselves before delegates who are political activists in every district of the state.
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NEWS ABOUT PEOPLE ON MACKINAC ISLAND
BY JEANNETTE DOUD
      The Stuart House announces Dale Gensman is hosting an open house Sunday, September 14, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Any donations will be appreciated. Friday evening, September 5, New York decorator Carlton Varney welcomed guests to the Woodfill Center at Grand Hotel for the annual antique weekend, whic...
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Nature Notes
Questions Raised About Bees, Squirrels, and Snakes
By Patricia Martin
      One sign that we're coming to the end of summer is the abundance of asters and goldenrods along roadsides, open fields, and in the woods. Many people dislike goldenrod, because they falsely believe that it causes their hay fever.
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A Look at History
Surveying Team Marked Out Mackinac Island 180 Years Ago
BY FRANK STRAUS
      One day in October 1828, a surveyor named John Mullett and his assistant set out to do a "circular traverse" - a walk and wade - around Mackinac Island. On a pleasant summer day in 2008, this is something that more than 1,000 people will do; it was not so easy then.
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Maintaining Your Health on Mackinac
Senior Citizens Need To Establish Physical Fitness Goals By Yvan Silva, M.D.
      Physical exercise and physical activity can help prolong life, enhance the quality of life, and even help in prevention of illness as we grow older. Much has been written about the benefits of exercise and the association of physical activity in younger adults. There has been less by way of specif...
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Horse Tales
Joanne Kompsi and 'Billy' Are the Caretakers of M-185
      Michigan's state highway, M-185, is unusual in several ways. First off, it is perhaps the only highway in our state in which an automobile takes a "back seat." The road is the route for moving around the perimeter of Mackinac Island. Our primary transportation around that route is by one of three ...
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