“We love Mackinac,” Musser said. “Mackinac, northern Michigan ... us love to be outside on the island in the winter.” His favorite custom is simple: Christmas morning with his family.

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MACKINAC ISLAND — Michigan State Police say a woman drowned after a water rescue Monday morning off the coast of Mackinac Island. The U.S. Coast Guard responded shortly after 9 a.m. on June 10.