The American Legion
American Legion Post 159 Clayton Murray
Legion Post #159 — Mackinaw City, MI. A post since 1952 — Mackinaw City, MI.
- Legion Post #159
- Mackinaw City, MI
In 1952 a handful of veterans chartered Post 159 — Mackinaw City, MI. From that first meeting the post grew into a hall that still marks the year with a memorial service, a community project, and a table full of people who know one another’s stories.
The work is ordinary and steady. A flag detail at a funeral. A winter drive that fills a corner of the hall with gifts. A scholarship evening where the Legionnaires hand an envelope to a student and then go back to the coffee. None of it is loud. All of it is the point of the charter.
The regular meeting is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. Anyone planning to visit should confirm the night before they come, because a funeral detail or a weather delay can move it. Between meetings the Legionnaires stay in touch the old way: at the hall, and through the officers listed on this sample site — Mackinaw City, MI.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Mackinaw City, MI. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Mackinaw City, MI.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Mackinaw City, MI.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 159 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — Mackinaw City, MI.
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Years on the calendar — Mackinaw City
Charter story set in 1952
110 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
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Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 159 Clayton Murray, written here as the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. Confirm with the group before you travel. |
| Mon, May 25, 2026, 11:00 AM | Memorial Day observance | A half-hour observance, then coffee at the hall. The Legionnaires read the names they have been given — Mackinaw City, MI. |
| Wed, Apr 8, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the Legionnaires bring the food. |
| Thu, Jun 11, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 159. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 159 Clayton Murray. The year opens the usual way: a short meeting, a full pot of coffee, and a list of local families the post already knows. The Legionnaires voted to keep the winter gift drive on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Mackinaw City, MI.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Mackinaw City
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 159 set a date, split the jobs, and showed up. A few neighbors who are not members came for the afternoon and stayed to ask about the next meeting — Mackinaw City.
Aug 21, 2026
What the notebook says so far
Late summer the post looked back at the notebook. The honor detail had been out more than once, the community table had fed a crowded room, and the officers reminded everyone that the next business meeting is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Mackinaw City, MI.
Officers
Officers
Commander
First Vice Commander
Adjutant
Finance Officer
Chaplain
Sergeant-at-Arms
Membership
Become a member
Eligible veterans and their families are welcome at a meeting of Post 159 — Mackinaw City, MI. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Mackinaw City, MI.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Mackinaw City, MI. American Legion Post 159 Clayton Murray. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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