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Click here for digital edition  Lane closures changed on an I75 project in Mackinac County, Tuesday, August 8. The right northbound lane now is scheduled be closed through Wednesday, September 30. More ... The larceny of a pickup truck tailgate in Chippewa County has prompted Michigan State Police to seek information through the Crime Stoppers program. The theft occurred on or about Wednesday, June 28, at Barr Brothers Incorporated on Mackinac Trail near Four Mile More ... Two St. Ignace men were arrested on drug charges by Straits Area Narcotics Enforcement (SANE), the agency announced July 28. More ... The annual "day after boat show" artist festival and reception will be at Creekside Herbs and Art in Cedarville Sunday, August 13, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Each year, the event brings More ... US-2 through the Upper Peninsula follows an old Indian trail, and so a new sign recognizing the historical and cultural significance of the highway has been installed at Telescope Park, seven miles west of St. Ignace and was dedicated Monday, July 31. The history of the road and its importance to cu More ... St. Ignace Area Hope will open a resale store at 250 Ferry Lane, in the building recently occupied by Tech-Optics, Monday, August 21. The St. Ignace Food Pantry will also move from 109 McCann Street to the Ferry Lane building. The charity is collecting donations of used clothing, towels, sheets, hou More ... The proposed North Huron Scenic Pathway has received $10,000 from the Mackinac County Board of Commissioners to help fund an engineering and feasibility study. The study is estimated to cost between $25,000 and $28,000 for a biking and hiking pathway that will span eight communities in Mackinac and More ... The Pride of Baltimore II, a reproduction topsail schooner, will be at St. Ignace Labor Day weekend to offer deck tours, a reception, and a Labor Day sail under the Mackinac Bridge, said David Swope of St. Ignace Hospitality Growth. The ship will be at the Arnold Line dock, as it is too large to u More ... Thirty-eight years after the Mackinac Bridge was dedicated, ironworker J.C. Stilwell of Mackinaw City still lives nearby and celebrates what he calls "an awesome job done by a rough, good-natured bunch of people." More ... The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace August 1, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. More ... The Les Cheneaux Education Foundation raised more than $1,500 from its summer table auction, which ended Saturday, July 29 at Les Cheneaux Community Library in Cedarville. Bids for the 17 artistdecorated tables ranged from $50 to more than $400, and artists who created the tables were given 50 perce More ... The Eastern Upper Peninsula Arts Council will present a play called "The Fantasticks" at Sacred Heart Church Hall in DeTour Village from August 17 to August 19. More ... By 6:30 a.m. Boat Show morning, Joni Izzard is making coffee and setting out doughnuts for Festival of Arts participants. More ... The Bay Mills Conservation Law Enforcement Department is investigating three incidents of fishing net tampering in McKay Bay on Lake Huron near Cedarville. Three times during July someone has moved anchors holding trap nets in place. Moving these nets could cause serious injury or death to boaters, More ... St. Ignace City Police Department has a new but familiar face on staff. Allen Mitchell, 24, of St. Ignace, was hired June 30 to fill in for Ryan Diehl, who is on leave for a year to train police in Kosovo. More ... The appointment of Jim Williams to the Mackinac Island State Park Commission is being challenged by several people in Mackinaw City, who say he is not familiar enough with their village or involved enough in the community to represent it. The Mackinaw City Village Council, led by President Robert He More ... The potential rezoning of platted neighborhoods at Shaeffer Point on Brevort Lake and Pointe Aux Chenes on Lake Michigan was referred to the planning commission following a sometimes-heated discussion between citizens and the Moran Township Board of Trustees Wednesday, August 2. The idea to liberali More ... As Tonya Grupp of St. Louis, Michigan, applies water to cool down the heated area of the iron More ... "They're finally opening their eyes and listening to us," said Garfield Township Clerk Linda Bennett, regarding a proposal by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to change fee structures at state owned and grant-in-aid marinas to better reflect the needs and services of individual facilities. More ... Mackinac County schools will receive an additional $396,961 in state funding this year under a School Aid budget that provides more per-pupil funding and additional money for lower funded districts, mathematics and science programs, and schools with declining enrollment. More ... Public input is being sought for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) for Seney National Wildlife Refuge in Schoolcraft County. An open house at the Refuge Visitor Center in Seney will be held from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, August 15. More ... A new law requires all children enrolled in the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) supplemental food program to be tested for lead exposure, increasing the number of children in Michigan who will receive such health screening. Governor Jennifer M. Granholm signed Public Act 286 of 2006 (Senate Bill 1 More ... The public is invited to attend a presentation about maintaining a healthy brain lifestyle Tuesday, August 29, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Les Cheneaux Community Library in Cedarville. More ... By Paul Gingras "Lake Millecoquins is a fish factory," said Jim Rutledge, a member of the Lake Millecoquins Improvement Committee, an organization struggling to discover a method to control the lake's massive aquatic weed growth without damaging Garfield Township's premier recreational area. The w More ... The U.S. Coast Guard is urging boaters to follow safety steps when heading out into the Great Lakes. The request follows a recent surge in false alarms that have cost taxpayers more than $40,000 in search and rescue services. More ... Ten free flowering dogwood trees will be given to each person who joins the National Arbor Day Foundation during August. More ... At the July 12 meeting of the Eastern Upper Peninsula Intermediate School District Board of Education, Julia Kronemeyer of Pickford was reelected president, Roy Holcomb of Seney was elected vice president , Mary Formolo of Naubinway was elected treasurer, and Kate Ter Haar of Cedarville was elected More ... |
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