12B -The Michigan Daily Weekend Magazine - Thursday, October 2, 1997. 0 0 0 The Michigan Daily Weekenuf] Island preserves Michigan's past University Feature Law Quad offers tranquil refuge from life MACKINAC Continued from Page -4B "The transition wasn't that big of a deal," St. Onge said. St. Onge worked with college stu- dents every summer on Mackinac Island, so he was accustomed to univer- sity lifestyles. But he said being from Mackinac is a wonderful conversation piece. "If I want to be the center of atten- tion, I say I'm from Mackinac Island," St. Onge said. In the winter, the lakes freeze, and the only ways to travel to and from the island are by plane and snowmo- bile. Because of that isolation, St. Onge said living on Mackinac Island was a unique experience. "It wasn't average. People who live on islands are different," St. Onge said. "You learn dependence on one another because you have to get through the winter." Although St. Onge said he gets annoyed by the constant questions asked by tourists, he acknowledged that without them, Mackinac Island's economy would be in ruins. "They're your bread and butter," St. Onge said. Doud said Mackinac Island provides an escape from everyday life and allows tourists to "stop and smell the roses." "It's quaint. It's a break from the fast pace of life," Doud said. "People come to relax." Len Trankina, executive director of the Mackinac Island Chamber of Commerce, said Mackinac Island's all-American setting attracts many international tourists. "More and more people visit here from other countries," Trankina said. "They can tell their families they saw America. This is the real American experience." 4tiwin's, on Uberty Street, serves up an old-time feel with its ice cream. KILWIN'S Continued from Page 2B The shop caters to a variety of cus- tomers. "We get a lot of business peo- ple," said Dunham. Booker added that students and couples are more frequent on the weekends. The ice cream parlor offers a more formal, "dressy" place for dessert, as opposed to other establishments in Ann Arbor, such as Stucchi's. "It's a good place to go, say, after a date, -whereas Stucchi's is more of a stu- dent hangout," said LSA first-year student Courtnee Clark. The primary attraction of the shop is, of course, the food. Kilwin's offers handmade ice cream from its own recipes in 27 flavors, including two kinds of fat-free, sugar-free sorbets and two of lowfat yogurt. Everything in the chocolate shop and ice cream parlor is made from the Kilwin's kitchen in Petoskey. "One of our most popular flavors is chocolate peanut butter," said Booker. A cone usually costs $2.25, rather exorbitant for a scoop of ice cream. "It is expensive, but it's worth it," said Dunham. In addition to ice cream and drinks, the ice cream parlor sells tantalizing candies, caramel apples, turtle pretzel rods and an assortment of gifts. "We get a lot of comments from people about the fact that we sell gifts," Booker said. "You can purchase can- dies, candlestands, picture frames, gift bags. It really makes us unique." i1.L By Sam England Daily Arts Writer Michigan Stadium's 102,501 seats have been filled for every home game since 1975, and last Saturday's contest with archrival Notre Dame was no exception. All the better for the handful of people who spent the afternoon in the Law Quad courtyard instead, enjoying the warm and mild weather. Some studied, leaning over thick text- books and papers. Some strolled along the walkways or sat on stone benches astride the arched entrances. A few reclined and dozed on the lawn. There were no marching band choruses, no shirtless or painted fanatics - the only sign of football was the distant Goodyear Blimp, barely visible between the slender steeples of Hutchins Hall and the Legal Research Building roof. Among the people who had come to the elegant confines of the Law Quad for their Saturday afternoon, relatively few were actual Law students - in fact, some were not even students. The Quad had attracted out-of-town admir- ers unaffiliated with the University. Meanwhile, the neighboring Business School campus was all but deserted and the Angell Hall Fishbowl looked as if tumbleweed would blow through it at any moment. Even the Diag itself was relatively empty. Why did they choose to spend the afternoon in the Law Quad? Y "Just because it's really peaceful here, and really beautiful," said Lona Stoll, an LSA first-year student. Stoll lay on a pastel blanket that she moved from the shade of a towering oak tree to read "The Odyssey" in direct sunlight. "It's cool, just because of the way it's designed. It kind of blocks out the rest of the University," she said, looking around at the adjacent buildings that enclose the Quad. Smiling, Stoll sur- mised, "This is the first place the tour goes to see U of M" Fernando Fuentes said he takes his own tours. He took a break during his Saturday stroll to sit on a bench near the Hutchins Hall facade, reading a Spanish newspaper. The Rochester Hills engi- neer said he makes it to Ann Arbor reg- ularly when the weather is pleasant. "I don't come here to see the football games," Fuentes said. "I just come to relax, have a cup of coffee, walk through the University." The Law Quad, he explained, reminds him of European schools such as Oxford (the most apparent inspiration for the Quad's design). Fuentes added that he even likes the contrast between the original Law Library and its contemporary underground addition. Herb Johe, Professor Emeritus with the College of Architecture and Urban Planning, concurred. "The real decision was, when they needed a new facility for the library, was to put it under- ground, " Johe said from his Ann Arbor home Sunday. He had high praise for the designer of the addition, saying, "I think it was a great decision that he made, to put it underground. He did not spoil, or inter- .fere with~thebuilding." = Fohe sai ithe LawQuad's allureisaI1 .t- f _ 0 t S t.. ' : < . y .i t :.. , Fh ''i Y y < r AN , l TheLawQua buldigs ttat:vmany visi >ts who fdcomfor;t inth beutfo th sruturs.MucYo te achte modeled after England's} Oxford:: University.i a~p.. ,,. , \ ., .\ ° Z7, in its design. "I think it's -- the original semblance of buildings - is a great architectural structure," he said. "I think the design is kind of a closed campus. Sometimes students toss the football out there, make a little noise," Johe said. But, he continued, the Quad is generally a tranquil corner of cam- pus. Sure enough, a group of students trotted out of a residence hall to throw a ball across the courtyard and over the heads of readers, providing a small dose of game-day atmospher Smiling wryly, first-year dent Ivan Smallwood said he ing a break from the crappy smoke and survey the c Moments later, he joined a k of fellows to play catcl The Windermere Is one of Mackinac Island's many hotels, which cater to the busy tourist trade. EMILY LAMBERT/Daily FOR JUNIOR NURSING STUDENTS A NURSING EXPERIENCE AT MAYO CLINIC & HOSPITALS - ROCHESTER, MN Here is your opportunity to work at Mayo Medical Center for the summer. Summer il is a paid, supervised hospital work experience at Saint Marys Hospital and Rochester Methodist Hospital, both part of Mayo Medical Center in Rochester, Minnesota. You are eligible for Summer IIl after your junior year of a four year baccalaureate nursing program. 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