![]() Hopefully, with the Coast Guard’s help – and some wind – a path can be cleared on Saturday to allow Arnold to help out this situation. The man in charge of Ice-Cutting Division for the USCG was very helpful when Mayor Doud spoke with him throughout the day. The ice pack in Moran Bay is quite thick and jagged, and nothing is certain. This is going to take some tremendous coordination between Arnold, Island Hardware, and the U.S.C.G. ![]() Onge and Mayor Margaret Doud worked the phones most of the day Thursday, and it appears the Coast Guard will do what they can do towards breaking out an Arnold Boat between today and tomorrow to haul some fuel. Gasoline could run out as early as Monday (the 18th). Mackinac New & Views posted the following on Friday: As you may be aware, the fuel dock is really low on gas and fuel. ![]() This is an attempt to stretch the fuel supply until the freight boats start. Island Hardware put out this notice: As of March 13th all fuel customers will be allowed 2 gallons per day and only 6 gallons per week. At the beginning of last week, fuel rationing began. The big news on the Island this past week has been that fuel is in short supply. Fantastic photography from everywhere on the Island! The CLARK BLOSWICK Photography ExhibitionĬlark posted so many photographs this week that I just decided to make this an exclusive Clark Bloswick post. The children took part in a fancy dinner at the Village Inn, then returned back to the school for a dance and sleepover. Elementary school students at the Mackinac Island Public School have been learning about manners, and on March 21 they practiced what they had learned.The hotel will have a soft opening on April 26, and the official opening will be May 2, followed right away by the Titanic Weekend on May 3 and 4. The Grand Hotel is preparing for the 2013 season with its first arrival of staff this week.The Roger Blough will be the first freighter downbound from Lake Superior. Treugurtha officially opened the 2013 shipping season at the Soo Locks for upbound traffic. Mackinac news straight from Jeannette Doud’s column in The Town Crier: and when the hunt was over – with a little help from the Easter Bunny – everyone’s basket was full! (Photos: Jennifer King)
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