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Mike Forrester's Blog – June 2010 Archive (4)

Round Island Lighthouse Open House is July 10th

If you are on Mackinac Island on July 10th, be sure to make the trip to Round Island for a rare opportunity to visit the lighthouse. Free tours will be conducted by Freeland Boy Scout Troop 323 from 10:00am to 4:00pm, weather permitting. The cost for round-trip transportation to Round Island is $10 and the charters will be departing from the Arnold Coal Doc on Mackinac Island. Guests must be at least 8 years…

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Added by Mike Forrester on June 27, 2010 at 5:00pm — 10 Comments

A trip to the top of the Mackinac Bridge

On Thursday, June 17, 2010, my wife Jeanine and I had the rare opportunity to visit the top of the Mackinac Bridge. Each year, the Mackinac Bridge Authority awards a few non-profit organizations around the state with Tower Tour Certificates, which they use for fund-raising. Our certificate came from an auction that benefitted special programs in the Pinconning (MI) School District.

We initially chose June 15th as the day for the tour,…

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Added by Mike Forrester on June 18, 2010 at 10:30am — 4 Comments

Mackinac Island Blog/Grand Hotel Social Media Meet-Up is June 18th

If you are on Mackinac on Friday, June 18th, you're invited to the east front porch of Grand Hotel for a social media get-together from 5:00PM to 6:30PM. The hotel will provide light refreshments to all our blog, Twitter and Facebook friends. Evening attire not required! We do ask that you RSVP with your name so we can place your name on the guest list. Otherwise, you will have to pay the $10 entry fee. Please send me (mike@mackinacislandblog.com) a note with the name of all attendees and we'll… Continue

Added by Mike Forrester on June 8, 2010 at 8:00pm — 2 Comments