Michigan Matters: Influential voices emanating from Mackinac Island
As 1,500 leaders from politics, business and sports gravitated to Mackinac Island for the 2026 Detroit Regional Chamber Policy Conference, it was four well-known Michiganders — former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Mayor Mary Sheffield, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and former Mayor Mike Duggan — whose voices resonated.