In 1884, the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad extended its tracks north from Petoskey to Mackinaw City. Spurred by commercial and residential development along Crooked Lake, the railroad soon added a small shelter to accommodate passengers at its new Ponshewaing “flag stop.” [caption id="attachment_33092" align="alignright" width="370"]...

Jim Conboy, Vice President TOMTC Board of Trustees On May 2 the Detroit Free Press published an article regarding two e-bike battery fires on Mackinac Island. The fires occurred in July and last fall. The July fire happened “… in the Harrisonville section of the Island [and] burned...

Safety and Maintenance Director, Bill Prall I'm writing this down today, Feb. 20. March 20 is our official first day of Spring! Yippie!! Now, all of us Northern Michiganders know that the weather could be anything but spring-like that day. But at least we can hope for some...

Safety and Maintenance Director, Bill Prall When I began bicycle racing in 1960, bicycle helmets were only used by bicycle racers. They were required by the Amateur Bike League of America, the governing body of amateur bicycle racing in the United States. However, these helmets were merely...