[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 106 (Tuesday, June 25, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E661]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             RECOGNIZING MACKINAW TRAILS WINERY AND BREWERY

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                           HON. JACK BERGMAN

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 25, 2024

  Mr. BERGMAN. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to recognize Mackinaw Trail 
Winery and Brewery on 20 years of business and service to the Upper 
Peninsula and Northern Michigan.
  Founded in 2004, the esteemed business is owned and operated by Ralph 
and Laurie Stabile, fulfilling Ralph's lifelong dream of owning a 
winery. In 2010, their son Dustin took over the operations of the 
production facility, continuing the family tradition of producing 
excellent wines for patrons all across the UP and state of Michigan.
  Mackinaw Trails is rapidly expanding and is one of the best wineries 
in Michigan, with a brand new, state of the art facility that was 
recently built in Petoskey, Michigan.
  The winery has been critically acclaimed as one of the finest in the 
entire state and has even been referred to as the ``North Star'' of the 
Michigan wine industry.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to recognize Mackinaw Trail Winery and 
Brewery on 20 years of business and service to the Upper Peninsula and 
Northern Michigan. Their excellence and hard work has been a boom for 
the local economy and a staple of the community, and I wish them all 
the best in their future endeavors.

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