Annual Audit Notes Gaps in City Cash Reserves
By Ryan Schlehuber
     St. Ignace City Council received some good news and bad news during its annual audit for
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Good Deed for Scouts
     Clayton Meyers (from left) and Micah Lindberg are part of a group of 16 Cedarville and Hessel scouts who helped clean up Cedar Cemetery in Cedarville last week. Boy Scout Troop 140 of Les Cheneaux participated in the cleanup as a community service project. Others working Tuesday, April 25, include T
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Mackinac Island Students Enjoy Surprise Visit by Congressman
By Karen Gould
     By the time the ferry boat docked on Mackinac Island, passenger Bart Stupak's schedule already was being modified to include a stop at the school. Congressman Stupak took up an offer made by Island school board member Leanne Brodeur, who happened to be on the same boat, to visit with Island students
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State's Interest Soars in Wind Power Potential
Turbines at Mackinaw City Power 600 Homes, Developer Considers Adding Three More Towers
By Paul Gingras
     As the prices of fossil fuels reach unprecedented levels, a host of Michigan residents, legislators, and businesses have increased their interest in renewable energy, sources of power that will not dry up, run out, or increase the state's dependence on foreign resources. Wind turbines have taken the
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Coast Guard Helicopter Airlifts From Bois Blanc, Searches for Kayaker
     A teenage girl was airlifted by Coast Guard helicopter from Bois Blanc Island Thursday, April 27. Suffering from complications of recent surgery, she was transported to Air Station Traverse City, where an ambulance was standing by to take her to a hospital. On the same evening, the Traverse City Air
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Portage Township Prepares for Millage
By Paul Gingras
     Residents of Portage Township will go to the polls and vote on three millages in the August primary. At the regular meeting Tuesday, April 11, township trustees prepared the request for 0.5 mill for the next four years to fund the Curtis Library, one mill for three years to fund road projects, and o
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Candidate Petitions Due for August 8 Primary; General Election Nov. 7
     The August primary election will be Tuesday, August 8, and the general election will be Tuesday, November 7, and candidates for office must have their petitions on file at the county clerk's office by Tuesday, May 16, at 4 p.m., said Mary Kay Tamlyn, Mackinac County clerk. This deadline includes pre
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Island Officials Crack Down on License Violators
By Karen Gould
     Restrictions placed on the 2006 business license that was issued to Sunset Condominiums, Inc. of Mackinac Island will allow the city to examine rental books at any time. City Council approved the new license with the codicil Wednesday, April 26, one week after revoking the company's 2005 license bec
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