Jennifer Margaret Powell has a lifelong love of art, education and the outdoors. She has worked, lived and experienced the beauty of Mackinac Island and the Straits of Mackinac for most of her adult life. She has been drawing and pai! nting since age two, and was often found curled up in the dog bed reading to family pets at age four. She has a BA in education from Michigan State University and an MA from Eastern Michigan University. Jennifer lives in Mackinac County with her husband, two young sons, two dogs, a cat, and a turtle.