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Click here for digital edition  Pure Michigan ads to attract tourists was a smart move. Penal Michigan to house suspected terrorists would not be. More ... A couple of weeks ago a friend called me up excitedly to say that she had seen a great egret (Ardea alba), formerly referred to as the American or common egret, on Mackinac Island. While biking around the Island near Lone Lake, she saw something white in the trees just off the road. More ... Sunday, August 16, was a perfectly beautiful Mackinac day with brilliant warm sunshine for everyone to enjoy. Many people took the carriage ride, while other folks rode bicycles nine miles around the Island. Along the way, one could view the wildflowers in a variety of colors. A duck could be seen teaching her ducklings to swim in the lake. More ... When I left off my report of my experiences as a Mackinac Island taxi driver in last week’s issue, Jacob Sparks and I left the passengers from the East Bluff at the ferry docks and it was raining steadily. People who had just arrived on Mackinac were darting all over Main Street, looking for cover. They all seemed oblivious to the carriages and horses at work. More ... Spinal stenosis in the lumbar area, the lower back, affects more than 400,000 people in the United States older than age 60. This condition is owing to narrowing of the spinal canal, leading to pressure on the spinal cord and spinal nerves. This problem is especially common in the vertebrae of the lower back, although it can occur in the neck. More ... Exactly a century ago, the far-sighted state of Michigan took control of a patch of green space on thetip of the northern end of the Lower Peninsula. This land acquisition, Michilimackinac State Park, is Michigan’s second oldest state park – only Mackinac Island State Park is older. More ... |
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