To All Whom These Presents may concern,

Greeting:  Whereas, Sundry Brethren residing within this Masonic Grand Jurisdiction, To wit;  William B. Coombe, Samuel M. Smith, Harry J. Smith, Reuben T. MacLean, Theodore E. Bissell, Rollin H. Thoenen, Thomas V. Case, Eusebe F. Raymond, M.F. Branch, and Archie D. McIntyre, have presented to me, The Grand Master of Masons for the State of Michigan, a petition, in which the brethren, neamed as aforesaid, declare: That they have procured a suitable room, with convenient ante-rooms, for the practice of Masonic Rites; and that the material in their proposed jurisdiction is sufficient to sustain a healthy and reputable Lodge; for these and for other good reasons, praying for a Dispensation empowering them to assemble as a Lodge, and to practice the rights and duties of Masonry in the several degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow-Craft and Master Mason, in a regular and lawful manner, according to the ancient forms of the Fraternity, and the Regulations of this Grand Lodge, to which they promise a strict obedience and conformity; And Whereas, the said petition is accompanied by the properly attested certificates of the Worshipful Master, Wardens, and Brethren of Marquette Lodge No. 101, of Lakeside Lodge No. 371, and of Gladstone Lodge No. 396, (the three Lodges of this Grand Jurisdiction, nearest the place at which the proposed new Lodge is to be holden), vouching for the truth of the statements contained in the petition aforesaid, and recommending that the prayer of the petitions be granted; and, is also accompanied, by a certificate from William W. Osbaud, W.M. Marquette Lodge No. 101, that the Brothers named, in the petition aforesaid, for Master and Wardens, are qualified to open and close a Lodge, and to confer the three degrees of Anceint Craft Masonry:

Therefore, I, James Bradley Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Michigan, by virtue of the authority in me vested by the Grand Lodge aforesaid, do hereby grant this dispensation, authorizing and empowering our trusty and well beloved brethren aforesaid, to form and open a Lodge in the village of Munising in the County of Alger and the State of Michigan, to be called Grand Island Lodge, and therein to admit and make Entered Apprentices, Fellow Crafts, and Master Masons, in accordance with the ancient usages and customs of the Fraternity, and requiring them to obey in all things, the constitution, laws and edicts of this Grand Lodge.

April 30, 1923 on the occasion of the lodges 25th anniversary, a special communication was held with 62 Members and Visitors present.  Toastmaster was W.M. Harry S. Elliot, with remarks from T.E. Bissell, charter member; R.C. Young, first candidate of the Lodge; Louis H. fead, Past Grand Master.  P.G.M. Fead spoke on "The Trial of Christ before Pilate from a lawyers standpoint."

Short talks were also heard from J.L Kennedy, G.S. Walton and R.C.G. Williams.