Lake Invaders Stress EUP Commercial Fishery
Local Fishery Now Brings in $2.2 Million, Down From $7.65 Million in Early 1990s
By Ellen Paquin
     Zebra mussels were bad enough. Now, another and more destructive Great Lakes invader, the quagga mussel, is spreading across ever deeper and colder sections of the Lake Michigan and Lake Huron floor, changing forever the ecology of the lakes and sucking nutrients out of the water.
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Unsafe Ice Reported at Les Cheneaux
By Amy Polk
     Spring weather is quickly approaching, and Clark Township emergency services are warning people to use caution when traveling the ice around the Les Cheneaux Islands. Long periods of unseasonably warm weather this winter, coupled with currents around the points, have created unstable ice conditions
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Break in St. Ignace Water Rates Unlikely
By Ryan Schlehuber
     While progress continues to be made to eliminate the city%27s water and sewer deficits, the funds are not expected to be restored until 2007 or later. St. Ignace water and sewer rates, therefore, will not be lowered this year, residents learned at the city council meeting Monday, March 20, and with
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Mackinac Island Ferry Resumes Service
     A good sign that spring is budding is the sight of ferries on the Straits of Mackinac. Arnold Transit Company%27s
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St. 'Pastie' Day: Church Preps More Than 300 Meat Pies To Sell
     Knights of Columbus members (clockwise, from left) Mike Kasper of Cedarville, Richard Schaeffer of Cedarville, and Bob Tunney of Goetzville rolled dough Friday, March 17, before volunteers filled and baked more than 300 pasties at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church in Hessel. The men were part of
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Portage Purchases Fire Truck, Seeks Internet Link
By Paul Gingras
     Demand for high speed Internet service has increased in Curtis and, in fact, such service has become necessary to keep up with elections requirements, said Township Clerk Marcia McDonald at the Portage Township meeting Tuesday, March 14. She needs a high speed connection to access to the state Quali
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Congressional Funding Added To Help Logging
By Paul Gingras
     The U.S. Congress has increased funding for logging operations in national forests, with the resulting timber harvests expected to stimulate local economies. For its part, the U.S. Forest Service will conduct comprehensive analyses prior to any harvesting to protect the environment and recreational
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