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St. Ignace Singers Kate Springsteen, Katelyn Frosland Enjoy Hollywood Experience

The young, singing Kates from St. Ignace, Kate Springsteen and Katlyn Frosland, discovered tough, multi-talented competition when they made their California sojourn for the FAMEUS national finals last month. More...

Parent Appeal Does Not Sway School Board To Keep 8th Grade at St. Ignace Middle School

School on Track To Begin Sept. 6

A turnout of more than 20 parents and some of their children at a hastily scheduled personnel committee meeting Monday, August 29, was not enough to convince St. More...

Native American Trail, Now US-2, To Get Historical Marker; Groundbreaking Friday

A historical marker will be placed at the Bridgeview Scenic Turnout on US-2 to commemorate the history of the origins of the route as a Native American trail and later a path used by explorers, traders, and armies. More...

Priest Named in Misconduct Case

A priest, now deceased, who served in several Upper Peninsula parishes and missions in the 1950s, has been named in validated allegations of sexual misconduct with minors, announced the Catholic Diocese of Marquette. More...

Mystery Spot Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary

The Mystery Spot, the tourist site of fun, oddities, and, of course, mystery, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this summer. More...

Gospel Concert Offered Sunday

The 4th Annual Chippewa County Fair Gospel Concert will be Sunday, September 4, at 7:30 p.m. The concert will feature local music by the First Congregational Church of Brimley, First Church of Christ and the Free Methodist Church of Sault Ste. More...

Round Island Not Known For Its Ghosts, Spirits, and Cemeteries

Round Island is known for a number of things: the misnomer of being called More...

Mackinac Island Tunes Up For Annual Labor Day Jazz Festival in Grand Tradition

In 1887, Grand Hotel was opening its doors to guests and New Orleans was giving birth to a new music style called jazz. Both in the same country, yet miles apart. More...

Some Historical Background of Government Island

Government Island has a significant past as base for the construction and maintenance of Great Lakes lighthouses from 1874 to 1939. More...

Variety of Programs This Fall at St. Ignace Public Library

Visiting authors and an Appraisal Fair will highlight programs at the St. Ignace Public Library this fall. More...

Country Hoe-Down on Tap at Cheboygan

The Cheboygan Area Arts Council will host a Cheboygan Country Hoe-down, Saturday, September 3, from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Cheboygan Opera House parking lot. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children age 12 and younger. More...

Library Plans Sept. 3 Book Sal e

Friends of the St. Ignace Public Library will host a used book sale Saturday, September 3, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the community room at the library at 110 West Spruce Street. More...

Garage Fire Reported in St. Ignace Friday

St. Ignace Fire Department was dispatched to a small garage fire on US-2 Friday evening, August 26, when used charcoal was improperly stored, catching nearby material on fire. More...

Les Cheneaux Museums To Pick Winning Tickets for Quilt, Boat

Les Cheneaux Historical and Maritime Museums will offer an admission-free day for people to tour the museums Sunday, September 4. The museums will be open from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. More...

Economic Planning Opportunities Focus of U.P. Conference

Businesses, Planners Invited to Marquette Meeting Economic development opportunities for the Upper Peninsula will be discussed at the second annual U.P. More...

Awards Presented at Jewel Golf Benefit Tournament

The Fourth Annual Jewel at Mackinac Golf Benefit for Mackinac Island Medical Center and the Moses Dialysis Unit in St. Ignace was held Thursday, August 25, at Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. More...

Rudyard Historical Society Meeting Set For September 8

The Rudyard Historical Society will meet Thursday, September 8, at 7 p.m. at the Rudyard Community Center. More...

Ramps Push Material Onto City Property

Lane work along I-75 in St. Ignace is expected to be completed by mid-October, according to Northwest Design Group of Petoskey. More...

10 Win Prizes From Walker’s Furniture Store in St. Ignace

Therese Mackin Oja Takes Grand Prize in Giveaway

Therese Mackin Oja of St. Ignace was the grand prize winner of a Panasonic sound system from Walker More...

Photographer To Speak at Seney Refuge Sunday

Seney National Wildlife Refuge near Curtis is celebrating September and October as Hunting and Fishing months. The refuge has special events scheduled from Sunday, September 4 to Friday, October 14. More...

Judge ‘Ned’ Fenlon Honored for Mackinac Bridge Efforts

Local Legislator Key Supporter of Project

Judge Edward More...

Body Recovered in Lake Huron

The body of 34-year-old Lana Stempien was recovered in Lake Huron, about a quarter mile north of Hammond Bay Marina near Rogers City by a Michigan State Police Underwater Recovery Unit Wednesday, August 24. More...

Culturama Returns to St. Ignace Sept. 8 - 10

French Voyageur Historian, Large Inflatable Art Structure To Highlight 2005 Event

Culturama will include two unique features during the three-day culture and arts event, to be held Thursday, September 8, to Saturday, September 10. More...

Accident Claims Life of Hessel Man

Jesse Leach of Hessel has died following a collision with a sport utility vehicle while riding a four-wheeler Sunday afternoon, August 28. The accident took place on Poglese Road in Marquette Township at 1:30 p.m. More...

Court Report

The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace, August 23 and 24, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. More...

Two Sentenced on Theft Charges

Holly McNeely-Orr, 28, and Jamie Orr, 25, both of St. Ignace, were sentenced by United States District Court Judge R. Allan Edgar in Marquette Monday, August 22, on charges of theft from a gaming establishment on Indian land. More...

Foster Care Parents Needed in Mackinac County

Newspaper Brown Bag Campaign Takes Donations for Youth

There are no registered homes to care for foster children in Mackinac County at this time, reports Gina Aranki of Child and Family Services, and the agency has launched a newspaper campaign to make readers aware of the need for foster parents to open More...

Scouts from Freeland Dedicate Summer to Cleaning, Restoring Old Lighthouse

Boy Scouts from Freeland have been coming to Round Island for the past 10 years to clean up Round Island and specifically to work on the Round Island Lighthouse. Working with the U.S. More...

Les Cheneaux 5th-Graders Make Picnic Tables for Government Island

Students Complete Project

Visitors to Government Island this summer may have noticed the new picnic tables featured at two of the island%27s campsites. More...

Soaring Costs Prompt Small Companies To Ask: How About a Raise Instead of a Medical Plan?

Ethan Hartsell is facing some tough decisions before the end of the year. More...

Lions To Host Barbecue Sun.

The St. Ignace Lion More...

Soo Locks Brings To Close 150th Anniversary Celebration

Closing ceremonies for the Soo Locks 150th Anniversary celebration will be Friday, September 2, with an open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. More...

Bay Mills Community College Receives $3.5 Million for Education Center, Upgrades

Bay Mills Community College, the only accredited tribal college in Michigan, will receive nearly $3.5 million in grant funding from the U.S. More...

Seminar to Focus on Waterways

Legal issues involving waterways and aquatic invasive species will be the focus of a seminar hosted by the Michigan Lake and Stream Association (ML&SA) Saturday, September 10, in Iron River. More...

U.S. Navy Band To Perform at Marina in St. Ignace

The U.S. Navy Great Lakes Jazz Ensemble will perform Saturday, September 3, at 7 p.m. at St. Ignace Marina. The 18-piece band performs jazz music of the 1930s and 1940s and modern compositions. More...

Proposal Would Raise Dumping Charges To Cut Trash Imports

Trash Industry Has Blocked Legislation in Michigan

A plan to raise the state%27s dumping charge from 21 cents per ton to $7.50 may cut garbage imports to Michigan from Canada and other states. More...

St. Ignace Museum Recognized for Prisoner Employment

Three community agencies were honored Tuesday, August 9, for their help in working with local offenders through the EUP Community Corrections Advisory Board (CCAB). The Ojibway Museum and Cultural Center in St. More...

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