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		Mary Tuisku Email: mtuisku@up.net

Mary (Allwin) Tuisku is a lifelong resident of the Keweenaw. After being recruited to become a member of the Hancock Recreation Commission in the early 1980s, her involvement in public service led to her election to the Hancock City Council in 1982. In 1990, she became the first female Mayor of Hancock and held that position for five years. She continues to serve on the city council and has held numerous local, state and national positions.

She has been married to Dick (Storm) Tuisku for thirty seven years; and they are the proud parents of three awesome, grown children and three wonderful grandsons. Mary is a card carrying member of Amnesty International, ACLU, Southern Poverty Law Center, Copper Country Humane Society, ASPCA, Humane Society of the U. S. and numerous other human and animal rights organizations. She has done humanitarian work in Mexico and in the USA. In her spare time, Mary enjoys traveling, sports, reading, music, theater, photography, animals, horseback riding, family and friends. Her philosophy of life is "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."

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Recreational Trail Use

Posted 08/13/2004

HOUGHTON -- Mary Tuisku, Hancock City Councilwoman, says the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, lacking sufficient funds for enforcement, should re-designate the all-season west Hancock recreational trail as non-motorized, with the exception of snowmobiles in winter. The City of Hancock, she notes, should follow the example of pedestrian friendly Houghton, where walkers, joggers, runners, bicyclists, skaters and wheel chair users can use the snowmobile trail in other seasons without the fear of possibly being hit by a speeding Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) or motorcycle. Tuisku notes neighborhood residents are being plagued by noisy, speeding ORV users who lack respect for the law. more

To Residents of the City of Hancock

Posted 01/15/2004

HANCOCK -- Hancock City Councilwoman Mary Tuisku tells Hancock residents she has decided to stay on the council and "continue to fight the good fight" to make Hancock a better place to live. After stating her intended resignation at the Dec. 17, 2003, City Council meeting, Tuisku announced on Jan. 7, 2004, that she received calls and emails of support from residents and community leaders asking her to stay. more