Thousands tour ‘Mackinaw’, cutters depart for new missions
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Mike Fornes | Source: Cheboygan News
A week of festival activities behind them, the crew of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw sailed from Grand Haven on Sunday for Chicago, where a buoy problem awaited their attention before a week of training was to begin.
In addition to the icebreaking tug Biscayne Bay from Coast Guard Station St. Ignace, the Mackinaw was joined by the Samuel Risley, and icebreaking cutter from Canadian Forces.
The ship is traditionally the centerpiece of activities on the pier and this year was no exception.
“We’ve hosted 4,200 guests in tours over just the first three days and there are more to come,” Smith reported on Thursday. “I expect we’ll have 12,000 total by the end of the week.”
Much more about the cutter’s, crew’s activities at the Cheboygan Tribune >>
