{"id":163,"date":"2010-03-03T11:16:10","date_gmt":"2010-03-03T15:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mackinacblog.com\/?p=163"},"modified":"2010-08-03T13:10:43","modified_gmt":"2010-08-03T17:10:43","slug":"brees-mackinac-island-blog-brenda-horton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mackinacblog.com\/?p=163","title":{"rendered":"Bree’s Mackinac Island Blog – Brenda Horton"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Bree’s Mackinac Island Blog – by Brenda Horton – is the online place to take a trip to the heart of the Mackinac Island experience.<\/p>\n

Whether she is spending the day with a carriage tour driver – a day that starts early at the stable – or taking “Bear” and “Maddie” to the Blessing of the Animals, Brenda distills the essence of each Mackinac Island experience with insightful essays and wonderful photos.<\/p>\n

I hope through this blog to open up the magic of Mackinac Island to anyone who is interested in reading about it.\u00a0— Brenda Horton<\/p>\n

Excerpts from the five latest posts from Bree’s Mackinac Island Blog are below with links to the entire posts. To read more click on the links or go directly to the blog here: Bree’s Mackinac Island Blog<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Walking Down Memory Lane \u2013 A Fireplace Story<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/a>
I just love little stories that have \u201cMackinac Island\u201d written all over them This is one of those. So I\u2019m sitting in my chair this afternoon, scrolling through Facebook (which is what I do when it\u2019s pouring down rain on \u2026 Continue reading \u2192<\/span><\/a> more...<\/a><\/p>

Last Night \u2013 For This Time<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/a>
It\u2019s so hard to believe this is our last night on the island for this trip. Our time has gone by incredibly fast and we\u2019ve started the packing process, even though it feels as though we just arrived and UNpacked. \u2026 Continue reading \u2192<\/span><\/a> more...<\/a><\/p>

Choosing the Chippewa<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/a>
It was July, 2000 when I stepped foot off a ferry onto Mackinac Island for the first time. Ted had been promising to bring me to Michigan and show me where he spent his boyhood summers. His grandparents had a \u2026 Continue reading \u2192<\/span><\/a> more...<\/a><\/p>

Some Travel Drama \u2013 but We Made It!<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/a>
We\u2019re here! We\u2019re here! So excited, but the journey was . . . quite the journey! Wednesday was \u201ctravel day\u201d. We set the clock for a 2:00 wakeup alarm on Wednesday morning. Yes, I said 2:00 \u2013 as in A.M. \u2026 Continue reading \u2192<\/span><\/a> more...<\/a><\/p>

Almost gone . . .<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/a>
Header: The Chippewa Hotel Waterfront, with Fort Hill and the Michigan Governor\u2019s Summer Residence in the background. That\u2019s the Victory II, a Great Lakes Cruise Ship, in the foreground. This is the week I discovered it\u2019s harder to pack for \u2026 Continue reading \u2192<\/span><\/a> more...<\/a><\/p>

For George Wellington, Sr<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/a>
We received word today of the death of one of the first island residents Ted and I met when we bought our condo on Mackinac. George Wellington, Sr. was one of the finest gentlemen I\u2019ve ever met. He was a \u2026 Continue reading \u2192<\/span><\/a> more...<\/a><\/p>

Hello from Florida!<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/a>
Can\u2019t believe how long it\u2019s been since I\u2019ve written, but May 9 will be six months exactly since Bree\u2019s Mackinac Island Blog has been updated. Things tend to move a bit slower these days . . . and I\u2019m pretty \u2026 Continue reading \u2192<\/span><\/a> more...<\/a><\/p>

Counting Our Blessings<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/a>
Hi friends \u2013 and hello from the Sunshine State! We\u2019ve been home three weeks now, and we\u2019re finally settled in and are enjoying the beginning of my favorite part of living in Florida \u2013 fall and winter. I have to \u2026 Continue reading \u2192<\/span><\/a> more...<\/a><\/p>

Last Weekend Fun<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/a>
Pics below from our last weekend this season on Mackinac! Florida News: Our power came back on in the early hours of Saturday morning. Huge thank-yous to the linemen who are working long, long hours to restore power to communities \u2026 Continue reading \u2192<\/span><\/a> more...<\/a><\/p>

And the Days Dwindle Down . . .<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/a>
Just telling stories through photographs today . . . A little news . . . I popped in The Island Bookstore the other night to pick up the 2025 Seasons of Mackinac calendar to take home. Even though I use \u2026 Continue reading \u2192<\/span><\/a> more...<\/a><\/p><\/p>\n

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