Mackinac Island
By Jeannette Doud 847-3301

A very special Island lady, Cecelia Donnelly Flanagan, celebrated her 100th birthday July 4. Born in the Donnelly home on Market Street, she has spent a lifetime on Mackinac. She loves history, and has always been willing to share her knowledge with friends and visitors. She taught many of us at the Thomas W. Ferry School. Her daughter, Kathleen, is the clinic coordinator at the Mackinac Island Medical Center. Cecelia now resides at Mackinac Straits Hospital's long term care facility in St. Ignace. Friends, please remember her with birthday greetings at the following address: Mackinac Straits Hospital, Long Term Care Facility, 220 Burdette Street, Room 107, St. Ignace, Michigan 49781. Everyone on Mackinac Island wishes Cecelia a wonderful birthday.

A memorial service for Nan Rudolph was held Monday, July 2, at 11 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in St. Ignace. A luncheon will follow. Burial took place at the Mackinac Island Cemetery.

Thursday afternoon, June 21, Jennifer Bloswick, director of the Mackinac Island Community Foundation, spoke with Garfield Slowly in Jamaica, who was injured in a terrible automobile accident last fall. A fund for Garfield's medical expenses has been established at the Mackinac Island Community Foundation. Jennifer called to say how happy he was when he heard her voice. Warmest and best wishes to Garfield from his many Island friends.

Woody Beardsley and Karlena Mosley, both students at the Mackinac Island Public School, attended the Summer Leadership Camp at the University of Michigan Thursday, June 21, and returned to Mackinac Sunday, June 24. They had a wonderful time and enjoyed meeting many new friends.

Father's Day was very special for the Porter family. Little Liam Phil Porter received the Holy Sacrament of Baptism at Ste. Anne's Church Sunday, June 17, with Father Jim Williams officiating. Liam is the son of Steffanie and Will Porter. Proud godparents are Lindsay Straight and Joseph Porter. Grandparents are Phil and Val Porter of Mackinac and Cheboygan and Joseph and Susan Albright of Atlanta, Georgia. Greatgrandparents are Lorne and Bill Porter of Mackinac, Marcella Albright of Atlanta, Georgia, Lorena Herod of Topeka, Kansas, and Dr. Nicholas and Margaret Lentini of West Palm Beach, Florida.

At the same service Sunday, June 17, Shannon Grace Chambers, daughter of Bill and Erica Chambers, received the Holy Sacrament of Baptism with Father Jim Williams officiating. Proud godparents are Allison and Patrick Jones. Grandparents are Larry and Donna Jones of Lansing and James P. Chambers and the late Barbara Chambers of Mackinac.

We're sending warmest and best wishes to a dear friend to Mackinac, Aileen Koehler, who has been ill at her home in California. Friends may write to her at the following address: 417 Santa Domingo Drive, Solana Beach, California 92075. Mrs. Koehler's maiden name was Poole, and her family were former owners of the Iroquois Hotel. She and her late husband, Dr. Larry Koehler, later owned the beautiful Edgecliffe Cottage on the West Bluff, now owned by the Barr family. Dr. Koehler was a great cook who prepared wonderful luncheons, to which many of us were invited. Aileen and the Poole family were lifelong members of Little Stone Church.

We have a good friend in Delta, Ohio, Ann Taylor, longtime guest of the Windermere, who comes several times during the season. Ann is recovering from major surgery and we wish her a speedy recovery. Ann has a great time in the fall, doing her Christmas shopping.

Happy birthday to Dean Gillespie Jr. July 1.

Mike Corrigan of the Detroit area visited his cottage on Mahoney Avenue, where he recently constructed an attractive railing for his front porch. It's always a pleasure to see the family on Mackinac.

Dr. and Mrs. Yvan Silva of Detroit are enjoying their cottage in Woodbluff. The good doctor shares his valuable medical knowledge in the Mackinac Island Town Crier each week.

Family and friends gathered Saturday afternoon, June 23, in the conference room at the Lilac Tree Hotel to surprise Tom Pfeiffelmann on his 65th birthday. It was a wonderful party with a lot of old-time Mackinac stories. Tom is a historian and enjoys sharing his thoughts and old photographs in the Town Crier and The St. Ignace News. He is the owner of his late uncle, O.W. Lang's, wonderful boat and Mackinac pictures. When Tom first taught school on Mackinac, we would always have a school party at our house and Tom would come and enjoy the many goodies. Happy birthday, Tom, from Island friends and family.

Happy birthday to George Bodwin Sr. and Bobby Joe Horn July 4.

Mary Jane Neuman of Royal Oak, a longtime guest at the Windermere, arrived Tuesday, June 26, where she will vacation for several weeks. It's great to see you back on Mackinac. You're part of the Windermere family.

Jennifer Putnam will celebrate her birthday July 5.

Here's some happy news: Saturday evening, June 23, 12 members of the National Guard had dinner at the Village Inn. At the same time, an older gentleman and his wife were also having dinner. When the soldiers got ready to pay their check, the older couple had paid the whole bill. Turning to the gentleman, they said, "Thank you very much." The man replied, "No, thank you very much for your service." What a kind and wonderful tribute it was to those serving our country.

Brita Rogers of St. Ignace and Kitty Hannabass of Mackinac Island will celebrate their birthdays July 7. Enjoy your day.

Greetings to Carmen Golden, who is recuperating at her home in Monroe following major surgery. She would enjoy hearing from her Island friends. Her address is: 401 W. Elm Street, Monroe, Michigan 48161. We miss seeing you on Mackinac.

A familiar figure is back on Mackinac, watering and giving tender loving care to the beautiful hanging baskets that adorn the lampposts. He is Joe Porcaro, father of Jay, who is the owner of Weber's Floral. Great to see you back, Joe.

Saturday afternoon, June 23, the Mackinac Island Fire Department responded to Doud's Market to investigate smoke coming from the siding. A fireman from downstate had discovered the fire and reported it to Andrew Doud. Thanks to our dedicated firemen for an excellent job.

Dr. Chris LaTocha is making slow, steady progress at the University of Chicago Hospital as he recovers from a stem cell transplant. Island friends send best wishes.

Tom Corrigan of Glenview, Illinois, visited his Lakeshore residence over the weekend. It's beautiful after a complete renovation.

The city park, across the road from the Arnold dock, is most attractive with a fine new brick sidewalk, green grass, blooming summer flowers, and a row of freshly painted white benches for everyone to enjoy. Historic City Hall has pretty flowers in front of the building.

Welcome home to Lakewood Cottage to Ann Bronfman and her guests, Betsy and Clyde Hart, who are visiting Janey and Mike Hart.

Kitty Bourisaw Schadel and her husband, George, with their daughter, Cathy, and her husband, Robert, left the Island Wednesday, June 27, for their home in Arcade, New York. They've enjoyed a month at the Bourisaw Cottage on Bourisaw Lane. The Bourisaw family is one of the oldest families on Mackinac.

Seeing Doud's Market delivery wagon in the Lilac Parade brought to mind a story of long ago.

My late husband, Robert, was a delivery boy for his father, James. The old white horse was hitched to a colorful Doud Mercantile wagon. This day it was Robert's duty to be on the early run to visit the cottagers and take the orders of the day.

Years ago there was competition in the grocery business, between Doud Mercantile and the J.W. Davis store. This day Robert stopped at the Milton Tootle cottage, and was told by the cook that he was late and she had given her order to the Davis store. Needless to say, he was sad. As he was about to leave, a very sweet, soft-spoken lady, Mrs. Tootle, called to him. She said, "Good morning, Robert," and invited him to sit down because she wanted to give him an order. He often said that it was so large that he almost had writer's cramp. Just a happy ending to a story many years ago.

Brother Jim Boynton will soon arrive and will spend the month of July and part of August helping at Ste. Anne's. Happy birthday to Brother Jim July 3.

Lenny McCabe and his family will arrive Sunday, July 22, to visit Karen McCabe at her cottage at British Landing.

The past weekend was so beautiful, with weather we will always remember. It was picture-perfect, warm, sunny, and comfortable. At least 13 brides chose Mackinac for their wedding day. Services were held in the various churches and outside on the lawns of hotels. The wedding carriages were kept busy getting the happy brides to their weddings on time. It truly was like a storybook to see the brides with their flowing gowns happily riding by.

Our Mackinac Island Medical Center was kept very busy over the weekend, treating patients who had various accidents. We are fortunate to have a skilled medical team.

Assisting Father Rey Garcia with the summer Masses at Ste. Anne's is Father Reno, a Jesuit from Madagascar.We give him a warm welcome.

My good friends, Father Fred Hoseli and his sister, Mary, recently paid a visit to Mackinac. It was nice to see them again.

Jody and Mark Chambers hosted a family reunion at their Gatehouse in Stonecliffe. Relatives came from Arizona, North Carolina, Nevada, Colorado, and Clark Lake. A fun time was enjoyed by all. The family was joined by Jody's father, Dick Johnson.

Members of the Goodwin family are enjoying their beautiful West Bluff cottage. It's nice to see them back on Mackinac.

Last week, I was invited by Buck and Alice Sharrow to go on a scenic carriage ride with them around the Island. The day was perfect, the company the best, and the scenery picturesque and beautiful. Charlie and Willie were the handsome hackney team that answered to all of Buck's commands.

What fun and relaxation we all enjoyed. The drive took us in front of Grand Hotel with its wonderful gardens. Next came the West Bluff cottages with their magnificent view of the Straits of Mackinac, then the lovely homes in Hubbard's Annex with their colorful gardens. We drove through Woodbluff and Stonecliffe Manor, and the area was blanketed with wild daisies and yellow buttercups.

Down Forest Way to Lakeshore Drive, we saw all of the homes in Stonebrook. It was a wonderful ride.

I appreciated the thoughtfulness of my good friends, Alice and Buck, for a wonderful day. Even though we live here year-around, we never get tired of its beauty.