MACKINAC ISLAND, MI - Horses have been powering Mackinac Island for more than a century, pulling the drays that deliver goods as well as the passenger-packed taxis that fill the island’s main streets.

“I grew up with an aunt who was a master beadworker, so she taught me that when you bead something you are putting all of your love and energy into it,” says Looking Horse, who was 9 when she learned ...