The Dockporter: a Mackinac Island Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Chapter 16: Reunion
11 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Back to the present day. Sort of. Our story wraps up as an older (but not particularly wiser) Jack returns to Mackinac Island and reconnects with old ...
Chapter 15: The Ride
11 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jack's forced to risk it all with one last load. After a summer of expected twists and turns, the dockporter is forced to put his money where his...
Chapter 14: Reactivated
29 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jack's world seems to have crumbled, but he gets one last chance to make things right when a mysterious load of luggage arrives on the docks. Is ...
Chapter 13: Swingin' Iggie!
29 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The gang takes a nighttime journey off the island to St. Ignace, Michigan for a caper, some shenanigans, a sprinkling of antics, and the requisite que...
Chapter 12: Keeping it Clean
23 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jack gets inspired by an unlikely ally and embarks on a mission to end all missions. The risks are high, and the stakes even higher. But with good fri...
Chapter 11: My Downward Spiral
23 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jack gets some bad news, but he handles it very well. Not really. Truthfully, the name of the title should give you a general idea of what happens. It...
Chapter 10: The Crazy Dream
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jack and Erin get to know each other, share family secrets, and experience the foot-pounding joy of a Mackinac Island pub going full-throttle. But a...
Chapter 9: Moving Out
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jack moves out of one life and straight into another as his world on the island goes pear-shaped. Luckily, he's got Erin and there's no poss...
Chapter 8: Going Deeper
24 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A chapter in life when everything changes in the snap of a frayed bungee cord. Jack may have gotten himself in over his head with his bet, but things ...
Chapter 7: Grand Hotel
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jack and Smitty pay a little visit to Swanksville. They strap on jackets and ties and head up to the Grand Hotel dining room to spy on Erin as she eat...
Chapter 6: Leaping
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jack leaps for Erin, and things don't go as planned. In a word, his misadventure can be described as "aquatic." It'll all make...
Chapter 5: Studying
10 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jack decides to start learning about weight ratios and aerodynamics if he's going to ride 21 suitcases, aka "Blackjack." Along the way,...
Chapter 4: The Bet
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jack makes a fateful bet with his frenemy Gordon to ride 21 bags in the basket of his bike before the summer is over -- or pay the ultimate price. Mea...
Chapter 3: Jack of All Docks
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Summer of 1989. Jack is 21 and has become what he always wanted to be: a dockporter. We meet his motley gang of luggage hounds as they hustle for ti...
Chapter 2: Young Jack Dreams
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We whip back to 1976 and meet a young Jack McGuinn on Mackinac Island. He's got his eyes on his future, even as a kid. Someday he will haul lugga...
Chapter 1: Great Lake State (Of Mind)
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter One finds our hero, Jack McGuinn, stuck in a rut in Los Angeles, a working fashion photographer and hating it. He receives a letter from an ol...