Mackinaw City Chamber of Commerce
Serving the Mackinaw Area since 1955
www.mackinawchamber.com
E-newsletter fom the Executive Director June 2008

2 Locations: Mackinaw Crossings Mall/Depot Office, 216 E. Central Ave P.O. Box 856, Mackinaw City, Michigan, 49701, (231) 436-5574

What's In This Issue

• Customer Service Seminar
• Trail Opening Celebration
• Big Mac Bike Tour
• June Calendar
• Chamber Member News

Customer Service Seminar June 3 

“Give ‘em the Pickle”.  Presented by the Mackinaw City Chamber of Commerce and the MSU Extension.  9 am to 11 am at the Recreation Center meeting room.  Cost is $8 per person, Chamber Member, owners free. $10 non member.  Reduced price for businesses with 5 or more attending.  Call 436-5574 or email info@mackinawchamber.com to register.

Trail Opening Celebration June 7

The Top of Michigan Trails Council and area Chambers of Commerce will be hosting the grand opening of the Gaylord-Cheboygan-Mackinaw Trail on National Trails Day at Marina Park in Indian River from 9 am to 3 pm.  Simultaneous ribbon cuttings are held at 8:30 am in each city on the trail.  Mackinaw City’s ribbon cutting will take place at the trail head next to the Baymont Inn.  Come and support this 62 mile trail that is used year round by bicyclists, hikers and snowmobilers. 

Bike Mac Shoreline Bike Tour June 14-15 

The Mackinaw City Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 16th annual Big Mac Shoreline Spring Scenic Bike Tour.  Pristine woodlands, winding shorelines, sand dunes and fresh air are all part of the beauty of this bike tour which will be held on June 14-15, 2008.

Cyclist will enjoy up-north splendor while riding a 25, 50, 75 or 100 mile bike tour along the shores of Lake Michigan. The four routes work for the most novice & family groups to the tenured 100 mile cyclists and are clearly marked with a number of rest areas dotting the course. SAG safety wagons also circle the route to ensure safety for riders.

The Saturday tour begins and ends at the Mackinaw City High School. Participants depart between 7:00 and 9:30 AM depending on route taken. Registration fee of $18 ($23 after June 1) includes the tour and a hot dog roast from 11 am to 3 pm. 

For the most breathtaking ride of the season, complete the weekend with a tour across the Mackinac Bridge. This ride begins bright and early 6:30 AM Sunday morning, fee $12.00 open to the first 400 riders who have participated in the Saturday tour.  Some rules apply.

For more information please call the Mackinaw City Chamber of Commerce, 1-888-455-8100 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday or visit our website at www.mackinawchamber.com or email us at info@macknawchamber.com.

Chamber Member News 

North Country Gardens is now open every day for your gardening needs: Annuals, perennials, trees, and shrubs.  Need help planting or maintaining your flower beds? Just give us a call.  New for 2008:  Flower and balloon bouquets available for delivery. 231-436-5169. Located between Mackinaw City and Carp Lake across from Mackinaw Club Golf Course.

Mackinac State Historic Parks “Ambassador” program – Providing “free” assistance in preparing your staff to answer questions about Mackinac’s rich historic and natural resources.  Take advantage of one or more of the following program features:  complimentary admission to living history sites, onsite presentations and guided familiarization tours.  Call the Historic Parks office at 436-4100 for more information.

Deni Mahlmeister, Ambassador chairman of the roadside highway cleanup committee thanks the following volunteers: Gene & Jo Cooley, Edgar & Audrey Jaggi, Donna Beach, Kathleen Barger, Betty Zazula, and Greg Teysen.  Deni noted, the most exciting thing found was some Pageant Committee notes from 1990!  It was interesting to recall some of those who have participated in the past.

Thank you to our May Business After Hours Sponsors, Coldwell Banker and O’Reilly’s Irish Pub. There was a large turnout for this great community mixer!  Good food and beverages with a special wine tasting by Fabio Bros. 

Sophia’s of Mackinaw is back for the 14th season!  The shop is filled to capacity with new, upscale nature, nautical and patriotic related items along with up to date ladies fashion, jewelry, shoes and accessories.  It’s a real treat and a memorable experience to visit Sophia’s! Open 7 days a week, May 15th to October 30th; 8 am to 9 pm, summer hours till 10 pm.

Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum opens for the season on June 6th.  Tours daily from 10 am to 8 pm.  www.themackinaw.org

Having company and need a place for them to stay?  Consider Johnny’s Place on beautiful Paradise Lake.  Charming, fully equipped cottage sleeps up to 4 people.  Call (231) 537-4420 for more information.

Mackinaw Crossings Mall has continuous entertainment throughout the season.  Visit www.mackinawcrossings.com for more information.


JR’s tailgate Pub & Two Amigo’s Mexican Kitchen feature:
$5 Taco special – Mondays; Free Pool- Tuesdays; Karaoke - Fridays; ½ off pizza- Wednesdays and $5 Burger and Beer- Thursdays.  Downtown Mackinaw City at the Light 436-8540

A Chamber of Commerce Welcome to our 8 New Members!

Baymont Inn & Suites
109 S. Nicolet, Box 860
Mackinaw City, MI 49701
www.baymontmackinaw.com
dan@baymontmackinaw.com
(231)436-7737

Ed’s Lock & Key
2413 Pinewood Circle
Cheboygan, MI 49721
dabarrs@charter.net
(231)627-3654

Emma J. Sport Fishing Charters
(Located at the Cheb. River)
18985 US 23
Millersburg, MI 49759
emmajcharters@gmail.com
www.emmajsportfishingcharters.com
(989)370-6967

First Data Merchant
Services
317 Park Ave.
Lake Orion, MI 48362
www.firstdata.com
jimhopper@firstdata.com
(248)561-3664

Haunts of Mackinac
7435 Main St., Unit 1
Mackinac Island, MI 49757
todd@hauntsofmackinac.com
www.hauntsofmackinac.com
(906) 847-8018

Hampton Inn
726 S. Huron Ave., Box 915
Mackinaw City, MI 49701
www.mackinaw.hamptoninn.com
(231)436-7829

Memo’s Wonderland
152 S. Huron, Unit 32
Mackinaw Crossings
Mackinaw City, Mi 49701
www.memoswonderland.com
memoswonderland@charter.net
(616)510-8196 or (616)405-7556

Waterfront Inn
1009 S. Huron Ave., Box 302
Mackinaw City, MI 49701
mellish@emich.com
www.largestbeach.com
(231)436-5527

Community Notes

Annual Clean-up Day, Saturday, June 14th 10 am to 2 pm.  Behind the school off West Central Ave.  Open to residents of Mackinaw Twp., Mackinaw City and Wawatam Twp.  One trailer or pickup load per resident.  Items not accepted:  tires, household waste, motor oil, hazardous waste: paint, thinners and solvents, chemicals, etc., concrete materials and yard waste.  Contact Barry Dean, Supervisor, Mackinaw Twp. 436-5481.

The Mackinaw Area Visitor's Bureau press release will go out next week regarding the Labor Day Festival entitled 51/50.  51 year anniversay of the Mackinac Bridge and 50 years for the Mackinac Bridge Walk. Commorative coins are available for you to sell, they reatail for $4.00 each and are available for purchase at the Chamber of Commerce Depot Office.  Banners can be sponsored at $35.00 each and are yours to keep at the end of the season.  Call the MAVB for more information in this fun Labor Day Festival.  436-5664 or www.mackinawcity.com

Mackinaw City is the site for the Son’s of the American Legion State Convention on June 6, 7, and 8th.  The host hotel is the Northpointe Inn.  The festivities are held at the Mackinaw City Recreation Center on Central Ave.  The convention and Saturday evening sunset cruise on Arnold Line is open to the Sons of American Legion, American Legion, and auxiliary members.  For pricing or more information contact the committee chairman, Jim Halleck at jlhalleck@yahoo.com. 

Please welcome to Mackinaw City our new postmaster, Adriane Waldie.  Adrian was born and raised in Michigan and has lived the last 18 years in Alaska. She has been with the US Postal Service for 21 years.  She is excited to be in Mackinaw City in her position of Postmaster. Make sure you stop by the post office to say "Hi!"  

50th Anniversary Celebration of Fort Mackinac, June 15th, the very day the fort opened 50 years ago and the same day as the famed Mackinac Island lilac festival grand parade. Music, engaging speeches, and special events await your family at this anniversary celebration within the fort. In addition, the anniversary will also be celebrated by way of the June 17 Historic Mill Creek Discovery Park grand opening event and the June 21 Mackinac Associates G. Mennen Williams celebration.

 

June Calendar

3    Customer Service Workshop – “Give ‘em the Pickle”. 

6-8  Sons of the American Legion State Convention

6-15 59th Annual Lilac Festival on Mackinac Island  www.mackinacisland.org

7     Rockin’ Road House featuring Joe Diffie, Mark Chestnut and Lorrie Morgan - Odawa Casino Resort.  Tickets available at www.starticketsplus.com or www.odawacasino.com

7   “Young Americans” – 7:30 PM at The Cheboygan Opera House. www.theoperahouse.org

7     Gaylord to Mackinaw Trail Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting - 8:30 AM  at the Mackinaw Trail Head next to Baymont Inn.

7     Mackinaw Crossings Antique Appraisal Day – Mackinaw Crossings Mall outdoor stage, 10 am to 8 pm. 

9     Mackinaw Area Historical Society “Perry’s Battle of Lake Erie-Revisited – David Scaggs.  7:30 pm, Mackinaw City Public Library.

9 - July 30  “Book Bingo” – Mackinaw Area Public Library.  For anyone up to age 15.  Earn a prize for each “bingo” completed, and earn a special prize for filling up the whole card.  For more info call 436-5451.

12   Business After Hours 5 pm to 7 pm at the Mackinaw Club Golf Course.  Sponsored by North Country Gardens, Mackinaw Trolley Co. and the Mackinaw Club.

14-15    Big Mac Shoreline Spring Scenic Bike Tour & Ride Across the Mackinac Bridge – if you or anyone you know would like to volunteer you  time to help at this fun event, please let Kelly or Dawn know.

15  50th Anniversary Celebration of Fort Mackinac

20-22  Red Hatters Weekend “Girls Just Want to Have Fun”  www.mackinawcity.com

7    “Barbershoppers, The Huron Shore Chorus and Four Man Fishin’ Tackle”  – 7:30 PM at The Cheboygan Opera House. www.theoperahouse.org

21   The Temptations Review - Odawa Casino Resort.  Tickets available at www.starticketsplus.com or www.odawacasino.com

21-22  Mackinaw City Kite Festival

24    Open House & Ribbon Cutting - Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association-office and gift shop, Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum office, The Architect Forum, Childs Consulting Assoc., and Chamber of Commerce Information Lobby - 707 N. Huron Ave.  2 pm to 4 pm. Ribbon cutting at 2:15.

25    Blood Drive - Cedarbrook Village 11 am to 5 pm.

27-29   “Northland Players Children’s Theatre” – at The Cheboygan Opera House www.theoperahouse.org

28   Music in Mackinaw Free Concert Series presents “Neptune Quartet” – 8 pm, Conkling Heritage Park

28-29    Fine Arts & Craft Show – Conkling Heritage Park

For additional information regarding area events visit our website calendar

Help us “Go Green”….view our 2008 Visitor’s Guide online at www.mackinawchamber.com

Dawn Edwards, Executive Director  dedwards@mackinawchamber.com
Kelly Vieau, Administrative Assistant  kelly@mackinawchamber.com
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