New Mackinaw is undergoing warranty repairs and maintenace at the Marinette Marine Corporation dock on the Menominee River.
The new Mackinaw will have somewhat of a new look topside when it returns to Cheboygan. A new smokestack muffler covering has been built, slightly changing the ship's lines and profile.
Photo from the Chebogan Tribune shows the original look
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One repair that will not be addressed yet is the dent on the starboard bow picked up when it hit a breakwall during the cutter's initial cruise last December in Grand Haven. That will be repaired this fall when the ship returns to Wisconsin for a stay in dry-dock.
June 10, the new Mackinaw will be commissioned and the original Mackinaw decommissioned at the Millard D. Olds Memorial Moorings in Cheboygan. It will be a unique set of ceremonies featuring two ships that are the pride of the Great Lakes.
