Fifty members of the Eastern Upper Peninsula Special Olympics enjoyed a sunny day on Mackinac Island Tuesday, August 16, bicycling around the Island, which they do each summer.
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Project Proposed on Historic Siren Property
By Ryan Schlehuber
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
More than 4,000 applications flooding the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians enrollment office prompted the tribe More...
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...
By Karen Gould
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...
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...
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...
The doors to the Curtis Historical Society have re-opened after being closed for most of the summer. More...
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...
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...
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...
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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