The Mackinac Way

Since we can't just hop in the car on Mackinac, we have to get creative. Sometimes that means you bungie a sewing machine to the back of your bicycle.

Other times it means moving your tools in a garden cart.

You'll see lots of garden carts on Mackinac Island. Sometimes a garden cart just isn't big enough and you need to call in a friend for help.

 

No matter what, we find a way to get the job done without cars.

Look No Further

Where's Waldo?

Why, he's on Mackinac Island of course.

I have absolutely no idea who this young man really is, but he was super sweet when I asked to take his picture. I'm choosing to believe that I really did meet the one and only Waldo. 

Off to a Good Start

This was our first week of school art project - Minecraft selfies. Each of the kids created a pixelated version of themselves, and was it ever a hoot! (The bulletin board at school also had the students' names by their drawing, but for privacy reasons I blurred the names here.) It was a fun way to start the year. As you can see I have nine students in my classroom:

• three fifth graders & six sixth graders
• five girls &  four boys
• two sets of twins & five singletons

They're a fun group!

And So it Begins...

Today was the first day of school on Mackinac for the 2025-2026 school year. Today, behind that window, my class of nine 5th and 6th graders got to work. (I don't have signed permission slips letting me share their pictures yet, but in a few days I'll be able to share photos.) Let me tell you, they are off to a great start!