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• Sadie Declared Winner Of National Dog Show 2009

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  By Madhuri DeyPhiladelphia, Nov. 27, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The National Dog Show took place a few days back. The show is organized by Nestle Purina Petcare. According to sources, Kennel Club sanctions the show. It is an endeavor to raise funds for the the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. Owners ...
  4 days ago

• SEIU and the Law of Intended Consequences

  
  Big Government — Authority: 816
  SEIU has made a good living off the law of unintended consequences .  Or so the labor union would have you think. The reality is, there’s nothing unintended about the consequences they reap.  And when it comes to local, state and federal lawmaking, SEIU banks on the propensity of the American people to respond to ...
  1 week ago

• Congress, Michigan Legislature Asked to Fix Leaks in Great Lakes Compact

  
  Circle of Blue | WaterNews — Authority: 561
  Photo by J. Carl Ganter/Getty Images A Great Lakes freighter charts the Manitou Passage off Leland in northwest lower Michigan at sunset. This channel between the Manitou and Beaver islands and the Lake Michigan shoreline offers a swift and protected course for vessels sailing north from Chicago, IL, to the Straits ...
  1 week ago

• Before the Mackinac Bridge: City of Munising

  
  Michigan in Pictures — Authority: 422
  Mackinac MI UP Great Lakes Passenger and Auto Ferry City of Munising connecting Mackinaw City and St Ignace before the Mackinaw Bridge was built, photo by UpNorth Memories – Donald (Don) Harrison.Before the Mackinac Bridge was built (check Absolute Michigan for lots more on that), going to or from the UP was by ...
  1 week ago

• Calling All Mackinac Monets

  
  Great Lakes Gazette — Authority: 123
  Artists, give it your best shot: A new contest seeks artistic impressions of Mackinac Island (A view from Fort Mackinac) Unleash your inner artist and a $25 non-refundable entry fee, and share your impression of Mackinac Island in a competition tied to the grand opening of a new art museum on the historic ...
  1 week ago

• Upper Peninsula Upventure: Mackinac Bridge

  
  Marathon Pundit — Authority: 578
  As I explained in my Brief History of Copper Mining post, had it not been for a border dispute between Ohio and Michigan, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan probably would have ended up as part of Wisconsin. For the first 119 years of statehood, ferry service across the five mile wide Straits of Mackinac was the only way ...
  2 weeks ago

• Weekly Update! 11/17/09

  
  Bree's Mackinac Island Blog — Authority: 100
  Weekly Update for Nov. 16 – see below. Hello friends of Bree’s Mackinac Island Blog!  I’m having a hard time staying away from this site, so I thought I would begin posting a short weekly update here of anything I’ve heard from island friends.  That way, I’ll stay connected to those of you who ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island is Closed for the Season

  
  Trifter — Authority: 567
  It is hard to imagine the exuberant Grand Hotel cast in dreary winter silence with only a small crew roaming her massive passages to attend to emergency maintenance and security. During the coldest months, temperatures inside the hotel can dip to ten degrees below zero – the very thought provokes images of gripping ...
  4 weeks ago

• Motorists cross Mackinac Bridge for free November 1st

  
  River Country Journal — Authority: 150
  While there may not be such thing as a free lunch, there is the first-ever “Free Fare Day” being planned at the Mackinac Bridge for this coming Sunday, according to the Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA). From midnight to 11:59 p.m. on November 1st, the Mackinac Straits Health System Foundation and its ...
  5 weeks ago

• Another GOP false talking point bites the dust

  
  The Conservative Media — Authority: 130
  Republicans have their favorite whipping boys and boogyman, and in Michigan, state employees are a bigger target than even ACORN. However, their claim that state employees are overpaid and state government continues grow has already been debunked. In August, respected Michigan State University professor of economics ...
  5 weeks ago

• Geotourism

  
  Where's the Travel Answer Man — Authority: 472
  “Geotourism” is a new concept, which prohibits anyone to cause any harm to the natural environment where he visits. It is a term defined by National Geographic Society as the “tourism that sustains or enhances the geographical character of a place. It’s a destination where you can have an authentic travel ...
  5 weeks ago

• Cuts to Michigan State Government Since 2000

  
  wizardkitten — Authority: 131
  Interesting that the Detroit News would choose to run this story on a Saturday; perhaps Sundays edition was too full with the likes of Finely et al. and their endless columns about how we should just "cut government!", the standard wingnut answer to all our problems.We have "cut government!" here in Michigan. Although ...
  5 weeks ago

• Mackinac Island, Michigan — no cars, a bicycle and hiking haven

  
  Consumer Traveler — Authority: 144
  Here’s your trivia question for the day: If Yellowstone, established in 1872, was the nation’s first national park, which one was America’s second national park? Hint: It’s not Yosemite and it’s not in the west. Answer: Mackinac Island, Michigan, wins the honor.With a flourish of his pen, President Ulysses ...
  5 weeks ago

• Mackinac Island, Michigan — no cars, a bicycle and hiking haven

  
  Turnip Style Dot Com — Authority: 145
  Here’s your trivia question for the day: If Yellowstone, established in 1872, was the nation’s first national park, which one was America’s second national park? Hint: It’s not Yosemite and it’s not in the west. Answer: Mackinac Island, Michigan, wins the honor. With a flourish of his pen, President Ulysses ...
  5 weeks ago

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