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Prizes Given in 10th Annual Fishing Day
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. More...
By Paul Gingras
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. 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...
Mackinac Policy Conference Participants Learn of Initiative To Highlight Mich. Success Stories
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. More...
St. Ignace Friends of the Library will meet Monday, June 12, at 7 p.m. at the library. 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...
The Straits Area Ostomy Association will meet Sunday, June 11, at 2 p.m. in the doctors' 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. 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 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. More...
Bert Crockett (center) was presented the United States Coast 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...
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...
By Amy Polk
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...
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. 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. 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...
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...
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...
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. More...
There will be a commodities food distribution in the Eastern Upper Peninsula Wednesday, June 14, to Friday, June 16. More...
Artifacts Once in Whistler Family, Now in Hands of Canadian Dealer
By Karen Gould
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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