[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 96 (Thursday, July 1, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1457]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO THE HON. MARGARET DOUD

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                            HON. BART STUPAK

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 30, 1999

  Mr. STUPAK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call your attention and that 
of my House colleagues to an important historical milestone in my 
northern Michigan congressional district. This month the City of 
Mackinac Island, a unique blend of state park and local municipality 
and a special mix of important archaeological sites and impressive 
tourist attractions, celebrates its centennial. Tonight the city 
council of Mackinac Island will both formally acknowledge this 
milestone and honor a remarkable public servant, island resident 
Margaret M. Doud, who has served as mayor for 25 of the city's 100-year 
history.
  The community that Margaret Doud both leads and serves is not just 
unique in my 1st Congressional District. It is an important national 
resource with a rich history as a spiritual home and meeting place of 
Native American tribes, a way-station in the European exploration of 
the Upper Midwest, an important military site during America's two wars 
with England, a resource center for fur and fish trade, and now a 
temperate haven for tourists in the heat of summer.
  Mackinac Island is the home of memorable fudge and the majestic Grand 
Hotel. It is circled and criss-crossed by rural lanes that in summer 
are used by residents and visitors on foot, bicycle, or horse and 
buggy--but nor cars, not since motorized vehicles were banned in 1898. 
It has served as summer home for Michigan's governor, the site of 
numerous business and political conferences, and the backdrop for movie 
cameras in the romantic Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour movie, 
Somewhere in Time. For the everyday cameras of tourists, the island's 
backdrop includes the magnificent span of the Mackinac Bridge. The 
island is a fair destination for sailors who race up Lake Michigan in 
the Chicago-to-Mackinac race and up Lake Huron in the Port Huron-to-
Mackinac event.
  The island takes its name from the Native American word 
``Michilimackinac,'' which means ``Land of the Giant Turtle,'' a 
reference to the island's humped shape, like a turtle rising from the 
northern end of the Lake Huron. In Indian lore, the island was the 
first land to appear above water after the Great Flood, and a place of 
origin for native peoples.
  You can see, Mr. Speaker, that while it's true Margaret Doud may 
serve as mayor over a small population of about 500 permanent 
residents, she also guides a community that must constantly address a 
host of intensely conflicting land use demands. The effort to 
accommodate tourists from all over the world must be balanced against 
limited resources and the need to protect its unique historic and 
archaeological sites. This means that each question of housing for 
seasonal workers, for additional accommodations and for marina 
expansion is posed against the question of protecting what is truly a 
national treasure.
  Mayor Doud has served the island well in addressing these questions, 
Mr. Speaker. I ask my House colleagues to join me in recognizing her 
efforts and offering our sincerest appreciation for her dedication and 
efforts in guiding this island community into the next millennium. 
Under Margaret's guidance, and with the advice and assistance of the 
island's city council, I know the island is well prepared for its next 
100 years.

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