Long, proud history of the ‘Mighty Mac’

Photo courtesy of Roy Brewer Roy Brewer, vice chairman of the United Veterans of St. Lucie County, presents a print of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter-Icebreaker Mackinaw aboard the ship, which is now a museum exhibit, to Lisa Pallagi, executive director of the Maritime Museum, on Saturday, Oct. 3, in Mackinaw City, Mich.

Photo courtesy of Roy Brewer
Roy Brewer, vice chairman of the United Veterans of St. Lucie County, presents a print of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter-Icebreaker Mackinaw aboard the ship, which is now a museum exhibit, to Lisa Pallagi, executive director of the Maritime Museum, on Saturday, Oct. 3, in Mackinaw City, Mich.

Roy Brewer
For Veteran Voice
This story begins in Mackinaw City, Mich., on a cold and windy Oct. 3 aboard the decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker Cutter Mackinaw.
Now “The Mighty Mac” is a beautiful Maritime Museum in Mackinaw City, located just before you enter onto the Mackinaw Bridge.
The Mackinaw was commissioned during World War II, on Dec. 20, 1944, in Toledo, Ohio.
The ship was painted all white during most of her career of 62 years of service on the Great Lakes. Many years later, her captain had the Mackinaw hull painted red, and it’s still red today.
Having a print of the Mackinaw dressed out in white going under the Mackinaw Bridge, I presented it to Lisa Pallagi, the museum’s executive director and her staff during my tour of the ship.
The print will be hung in an open area aboard the ship as additional history of the Mackinaw.

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