Cutter Mackinaw Will Rest at Mackinaw City
Last-Minute Deal for Shepler Dock May Save Ship From Scrap Yard
By Paul Gingras
     The decommissioned Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw will be berthed at the old railroad dock in Mackinaw City and opened to the
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Mackinac Island Lilac Festival Begins Fri.
     Mackinac Island's 57th annual Lilac Festival gets underway Friday, June 9, just as lilacs are bursting into full bloom. The 10-day schedule of festivities culminates on Father's Day, Sunday, June 18, with the Lilac Parade.
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Parents See Students Off on China Trip
Cedarville Band To Play in Beijing
By Amy Polk
     Toting luggage and backpacks, the group of 40 smiling Cedarville High School band members boarded a bus bound for Detroit Metropolitan Airport Monday morning, June 5, on a trip that will eventually land them in China.
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Planners: U.P. Needs Tourism 'Super Magnet'
By Karen Gould
     "Why do we continue to persist in getting jobs related to the auto industry when we could get jobs in the tourism industry?" asked Dr. Don Holecek, the director of
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Traffic Signs Cause Confusion at Busy Pedestrian Crosswalks
By Paul Gingras
     Painted crosswalks across State Street in St. Ignace have long caused confusion among visitors, some of whom think they mean pedestrians have the right of way when crossing the street. They don't.
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