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Why Trash This Island?

August 10, 2026

Mackinac Island isn’t just a Michigan treasure, it’s a national one. It’s unique experience is why over a million people visit each year. So who would go out of their way to say that they “hate” it? Only the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate. Plus, you’d think the most Italian town in Michigan might be located in the Southeast part of the state, but it isn’t. O.W. takes us on a trip to Caspian, where more than a quarter of the people there trace their lineage back to the Boot.

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