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Click here for digital edition  More visitors toured Mackinac State Historic Park sites over the Memorial holiday this year than last, and one ferry line reported an increase in travelers to Mackinac Island, although counts at the Mackinac Bridge were down, leaving no clear glimpse of summer traffic in the wake of the first big ho More ... Lynn Walton of Walton Helicopter has been invited by the St. Ignace City Council to attend a Special Events Committee meeting Monday, June 12, to negotiate an agreement as to where he can operate his helicopter ride business during the Antique Auto Show weekend June 23 to 25. More ... Area children can enjoy free fishing and outdoor fun Saturday, June 10, during the 10th annual Kids Fishing Day, sponsored by the Straits Area sportsmen's Club. The event will be at Castle Rock Ponds, on the Hiawatha National Forest, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is being held in conjunction with the M More ... Mackinaw City's Energy Conference drew 90 representatives from school districts and villages, counties, and cities from northern lower Michigan and the Upper Peninsula Thursday, May 18. Attendees listened to presentations and discussed infrastructure improvements and energy efficiency projects they More ... The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace May 30, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. More ... In a story entitled "LaSalle High School Academic Achievements" published Thursday, May 26, three corrections should be noted. An incorrect list of students followed the heading More ... St. Ignace Car Show coordinator Ed Reavie recently met with guest actress Cindy Williams of the movie "American Graffiti" and the hit television show "Happy Days" and got this comment: More ... Mackinaw Parasailing will lease one of Arnold Line's parking lots for this summer's operations rather than its former location at the Mackinaw City Municipal Marina, which owner Jim Rizzardi has used for the past four years. Owing to rules related to upgrades to the marina paid for by state grants, More ... The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) launched the largest business marketing initiative in Michigan's history to Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce Mackinac Policy Conference participants on Mackinac Island Thursday, June 1. The national advertising and marketing initiative will sh More ... A free program will offer information for how to start a licensed child care business Tuesday, June 13, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Mackinac County Department of Human Services office. The program is sponsored by 4C of the U.P., an information resource for parents and child care providers. Registra More ... Children ages 16 and younger are welcome to participate in the 17th annual Children's Fishing Day at Seney National Wildlife Refuge in Seney Saturday, June 10. More ... Three Upper Peninsula pastors were ordained as elders Sunday, May 21, by the Detroit Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church in Adrian. The three are Saundra J. Clark, pastor of the United Methodist Churches in Newberry and Engadine, Paul J. Gruenberg, pastor of the Pickford United Methodis More ... A fundraising banquet sponsored by the Les Cheneaux Islands Wildlife will be Saturday, June 10, at the community center in Cedarville. Funds raised will be used for area fisheries and wildlife habitat improvements and for scholarships that to More ... A workshop for diabetes support group leaders hosted at Marquette General Hospital Thursday, June 15, will be simultaneously broadcast via video-conference to interested viewers at other Upper Peninsula hospitals so support group leaders can benefit from the program, without the need to travel. More ... The Upper Peninsula Habitat Work Group (UPHWG) will meet Saturday June 10, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sault Ste. Marie Country Club at 1420 Riverside Drive in Sault Ste. Marie. The group is a subcommittee of the Michigan Natural Resource Commission (NRC) Policy Committee on Wildlife and Fisheries More ... Clark Township will host only one free summer clean-up day this year Saturday, June 17, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. More ... The annual search has begun to find a tree to decorate the Capitol lawn in Lansing during the holiday season. To be considered, the tree must be a spruce or fir at least 65 feet tall, have a maximum crown diameter of 30 feet and a maximum trunk diameter of 30 inches, be accessible from the road and More ... Cedarville Middle School distributed academic awards during an afternoon assembly Tuesday, May 23. A list of teachers giving awards, subjects, and recipients follows. More ... Sherry Grondin of Eckerman was graduated cum laude from Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie April 29. Mrs. Grondin earned a Bachelor of Science degree in human services, sociology major, with an emphasis in corrections, and an associate's degree in legal studies. More ... Worship schedule changes at the Pickford United Methodist Church are as follows: Sundays: 9 a.m. first service, 10 a.m. Sunday school, 11 a.m. second service, 6 p.m. evening service; Wednesdays: 7 p.m. prayer meeting. More ... A rummage and bake sale will take place Saturday, June 10, and Sunday, June 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hessel Tribal Center, sponsored by the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians elders. More ... An American Red Cross Blood Drive will take place Tuesday, June 20, from noon to 5:45 p.m. at United Methodist Church in St. Ignace. The drive is sponsored by the Mackinac Straits Hospital Auxiliary. More ... Kayla Miller earned first place and Bethany Zimmerman earned second place in the annual America and Me essay contest at Engadine Consolidated Schools. Both are in eighth grade. More ... Eighty-five American Indian students in kindergarten through 12th grades received achievement certificates for academic, behavioral, and social accomplishments at Les Cheneaux Community Schools during the 2005-2006 school year. More ... The Chippewa County Health Department has become aware that cookie dough sold as part of a fundraiser in Chippewa County during this school year contains raw eggs, a potential cause of food-borne illness, particularly salmonellosis. More ... An ambassador to represent Mackinac County is needed for this year's Mackinac Bridge Labor Day Run. For this event, ambassadors promote the importance of fitness and healthy lifestyles and are featured prominently in the event's annual yearbook. So far, no one has applied to be an ambassador for Mac More ... The Pest House, the old infirmary that has been under restoration in Mackinaw City, was unveiled Friday, May 19, to give fourth and seventh grade students a first look at an old institution. The building is in the Mackinaw Historic Village park. The infirmary, taking its common name from the word pe More ... The Hessel Indian community is meeting regularly to work on the drum and socialize at a potluck supper. The next drum social meeting will be Friday, June 9, at 6 p.m. at the Tribal Center on Three-Mile Road in Hessel. Another will be Friday, June 23. Anyone who plans to eat is asked to bring a dish More ... A children's summer reading program will begin at Bayliss Public Library in Sault Ste. Marie Wednesday, June 7. This summer's theme is "Paws, Claws, Scales, and Tales" and the program is open to children up to sixth grade, and is free of charge. More ... Heather May of Mackinac Island, Chelsea Laprairie of St. Ignace, and Charles Tamlyn of St. Ignace were among students named to the spring honors list at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant. Those honored earned a 3.5 or better grade point average, on a 4.0 scale. More ... State Representative Gary McDowell will host a coffee hour in Sault Ste. Marie Friday, June 9, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Snookies in the Avery Square Atrium on Ashmun Street. More ... For the first time, a Salmon Derby will be offered at DeTour Village Saturday, June 10. The DeTour X Atlantic Salmon Derby will begin with a shotgun start at 6 a.m. and end promptly at 4 p.m. More ... The Rudyard Township Park Board is seeking names of community members who, over the years, have given their time to serve the community. To nominate an individual for a Citizen of the Year award, send a note with the name of the candidate and a brief description of why they are recommended to: Gary More ... Michigan is truly a boating paradise. With four of the five Great Lakes touching our shores and more than 11,000 inland lakes, it's no surprise that Michigan is one of the top states for boat ownership and activity. More ... Alcohol was involved in 51 percent of all boating fatalities in Michigan in 2004, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. By comparison, alcohol was a factor in 37 percent of Michigan highway fatalities during the same year, AAA Michigan reported. More ... Katelyn Walker, a Pickford High School student, has been selected for membership in the National Society of High School Scholars. She is the daughter of Thomas and Patricia Walker of Pickford. More ... Lampricides will be applied to sections of Furlong Creek, Rock River, and Black River in Mackinac County by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to kill sea lamprey larvae burrowed in the stream bottom. More ... The Sault Area Career Center in Sault Ste. Marie distributed career technical awards at its annual ceremony Thursday, May 18, at the Sault Area High School's Strahl Theater in Sault Ste. Marie. More ... Upper Peninsula meteorologist and author Karl Bohnak will visit Bayliss Public Library in Sault Ste. Marie Friday, June 9, at 7 p.m. to talk about his new book, "So Cold a Sky, Upper Michigan Weather Stories." The book includes more than 200 historic photographs. More ... Watercolor paintings by Kathleen Marshall of Sault Ste. Marie will be displayed through Thursday, June 29, in the Olive Craig Gallery at Alberta House Arts Center in Sault Ste. Marie. More ... There will be a commodities food distribution in the Eastern Upper Peninsula Wednesday, June 14, to Friday, June 16. Commodities to be distributed are apple juice, beef stew, canned chicken, cling peaches, grape juice, instant potatoes, mixed fruit, peas, spaghetti, spaghetti sauce, and sweet potato More ... Ideas are being accepted for a graphic design for Michigan's new license plate to replace the current plate depicting the Mackinac Bridge, announced Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land Tuesday, May 30. More ... A rare portrait of William Whistler, who served as a commandant at Fort Mackinac in 1833, is part of a collection the Mackinac State Historic Park Commission hopes to purchase, if it can raise $54,000. More ... |
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