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Les Cheneaux School Board Sets Goals With ‘Three Cs’

Discusses Ways To Help Develop Student Moral Character More...

Show To Draw Corvettes at Mackinaw City This Weekend

The 16th Annual Corvette Crossroads Auto Show will bring hundreds of Corvettes to Mackinaw City Friday, August 26, and Saturday, August 27. This event is hosted by the Mackinaw City Chamber of Commerce and supported by area businesses. More...

Sweet Treat Featured at Mackinac Island Festival

2nd Annual Fudge Fest Set for This Weekend

The 2nd annual Fudge Festival will celebrate fudge on Mackinac Island Friday, August 26, to Sunday, August 28. One of the highlights will be a golden ticket contest. More...

Concert Planned Sat.

The Music In Mackinaw Summer Concert Series will feature Bozz Hogg Saturday, August 27, at 8 p.m. at Conkling Heritage Park on South Huron Avenue, Mackinaw City. More...

Court Report

The following dispositions are from the 92nd District Court in St. Ignace, August 18, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. More...

St. Ignace Schools Addressing Student Drug Use

News From St. Ignace Area Schools

At the August school board meeting, the issue of student drug use was addressed. More...

Public Invited to ATV Meeting

All persons interested in recreational vehicle trails in Mackinac County are invited to attend the inaugural meeting of the Sportsmen More...

Mission Ridge Site Condos Approved

The St. Ignace Planning Commission, meeting Wednesday, August 17, approved Duane Hughey More...

Mackinac Straits Hospital Offers 25 Percent Discount for Inmate Care

The county may get a discount of 25 percent on inmate medical care at Mackinac Straits Hospital, County Commissioners learned last week. Mackinac Straits Hospital More...

‘Up North Sampler’ Quilt To Be Raffled Off

The 2005 Les Cheneaux Historical Association Annual Raffle quilt is called "Up North Sampler" and features trees and moose squares and rustic-colored fabrics. More...

DNR Looking for Information About Trumpeter Swans

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is searching the continent for information about trumpeter swans as part of an effort to document where the swans are, and the condition of the birds. More...

Navy Jazz Band Concert Sept. 3

An 18-piece United States Navy Jazz Band will perform a free concert at the St. Ignace Marina Saturday, September 3, at 7 p.m. More...

Sault Tribe Takes First Native American Cup in Golf

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians team won the Native American Cup Golf Tournament August 12 to 14 at Grand Traverse Resort near Traverse City. More...

DNR Glad That Hot, Busy Summer Hasn’t Increased Accidents - Yet

Michigan is truly a boating paradise. With four of the five Great Lakes touching its shores and more than 11,000 inland lakes, it%27s no surprise that Michigan annually registers more boats than any other state in the nation. More...

LaSalle HS Yearbooks Now Available

Graduated Students of LaSalle High School can pick up their pre-paid yearbooks from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the school library Thursday, August 25. More...

Les Cheneaux Wooden Boat School Meeting is August 30 at Library

A committee is forming to develop a wooden boat building school in the Les Cheneaux Islands. More...

St. Ignace Schools’ Opening Hinges on Renovations

The 2005-2006 school year is expected get underway for the St. Ignace Area School District students and staff Tuesday, September 6. More...

Fireworks, 48th Annual Bridge Walk To Mark Straits Labor Day Celebration

MDOT To Celebrate Centennial at Walk

The 48th annual Labor Day Mackinac Bridge Walk Monday, September 5, will commemorate the Michigan Department of Transportation More...

Senior Assisted Living Facility Gets Zoning OK in St. Ignace

Project Proposed on Historic Siren Property

Kathleen Peterson of St. Ignace has received a special land use to build a 20-bed assisted living facility on the old Siren property transecting Chambers and Church streets, near the corner of I-75 business loop. The St. More...

Red Hat Society Plans Picnic Sat.

The Jewels of the Straits Red Hat Society will meet for a picnic Saturday, August 27, at 5 p.m. at the home of Arlene Eby at 2073 West US-2 in St. Ignace. Members are asked to bring a dish to pass. More...

Overtones To Play at St. Ignace

Neil and Julie Hill of Sound Wave Music will perform Thursday, August 25, at 7 p.m. at the St. Ignace marina as part of the free Bayside Live! concert series. More...

Master Gardener Conference in Petoskey September 10

A Master Gardener fall gardening conference will be at the Emmet County Fair Grounds in Petoskey from 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, September 10. The conference is sponsored by Michigan State University Extension (MSUE). More...

Greg Jacobs Presents Program at Seney National Wildlife Refuge

Seney National Wildlife Refuge will present two entertainment programs at the end of this month. Greg Jacobs will present an original blend of nature poetry and comedy Friday, August 26, at 7 p.m. More...

Tribe Suspends Enrollment

More than 4,000 applications flooding the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians enrollment office prompted the tribe More...

Canada Wildfires Bring Smoke to U.P.

Winds from the north are blowing smoke and haze from Canadian wildfires into northern regions of the Upper Peninsula, reported Ann Wilson, communications director for the Department of Natural Resources at Marquette. More...

1st Step Business Counseling Plans Office Hours

1st Step will hold office hours at the Mackinac County Annex Building Thursday, September 15. More...

LC Snowmobile Club Accepts Award for Trail

The Red Creek Bridge for snowmobiles north of St. Ignace was a safety and engineering accomplishment that won praise from local and state officials when it was finished last fall. It also won a national award. More...

Curtis Historical Society Re-opens Until Labor Day

The doors to the Curtis Historical Society have re-opened after being closed for most of the summer. More...

Les Cheneaux Playground Installation Begins Aug. 29

Les Cheneaux Elementary School received an $1,800 donation from Continental/Teves, Inc. of Brimley for its playground. The school plans to begin Phase II of its playground project Monday, August 29, at 1 p.m. More...

Spaghetti Dinner To Benefit VFW, Leukemia Society

A Spaghetti Dinner will benefit the VFW Post 3623 and the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society Saturday, September 10, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the VFW Hall at 901 VFW Road in Cheboygan. Live music, a bake sale, and 50/50 raffles will be offered. More...

Free Bridge Walk Shuttle Offered

A free shuttle to the Mackinac Bridge Walk from the St. Ignace Marina will be offered Monday, September 5, by the St. Ignace Ambassadors of the Chamber of Commerce. More...

Chapter of Gamblers Anonymous Meets in Cheboygan

A chapter of Gamblers Anonymous is now holding meetings on Mondays, at 1 p.m., at the Harbor Hall at 520 North Main Street, Number 106 in Cheboygan. More...

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