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Dennis Cawthorne’s half-century of working and living on Mackinac Island provides a cohesive and comprehensive history of the social, economic, and political currents sweeping Mackinac Island, past and present. He reveals events behind the scenes, important political moments, a look at island residents at work and at play, and chronicles both local and nationally notable political events and controversies. As Chair and member of the Mackinac Island State Park Commission for more than twenty years, he knows about the Inside of Island politics; the Up Close in decision making, and relates his Personal involvement and that of his island neighbors in preserving and protecting the place they hold dear, Mackinac Island. Cawthorne brings it all home to his home, Mackinac Island: Inside, Up Close, and Personal.