Mackinac Island is facing potential legal action over its ban of many electric bikes.

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    “I tried to go through the correct channels, I was denied twice. The second time I went, I had a letter of medical necessity. I was still denied. I wasn’t given a reason for the denial,” Hudson said.

    That’s terrible. I really hope she wins.

    I don’t understand how the city sees this woman, sees her letter of medical necessity, knows she’s been in a terrible accident with serious injury and is trying to get out and enjoy life the ways that she can, and still they refuse to let her ride. I would really like to hear their reasoning.

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      That island is a weird mix of Disney style tourism, and a rich ® people retreat.

      We used to go up and ride tandems around the island in the 80s. The fudge was pretty special at the time too. Worth the constant avoidance of horse shit everywhere on the main drag.

      Now the chocolate (Kilwins) is available at most vacation spots east of the Mississippi, and even Texas for some reason, and the road around the island is constantly getting washed out because of the Great Lakes flooding, from the climate disaster that probably 85% of the islands land owners deny exists.

      There’s even a ridiculous giant gold Gerald Ford head up there near the scout camp, you know, the guy who pardoned Nixon.

      I went back with my son a couple years ago, and decided that was probably the last visit for us. Other places in northern MI are much more beautiful and nicer to visit.