Freighter Edgar B. Speer Escorts Damaged Roger Blough Through Channel
Passing through the north channel between Mackinac and Round islands Wednesday, August 10, was an unusual sight. The 1,000-foot freighter M/V Edgar B.
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By Amy Polk
Cormorant control in the Les Cheneaux Islands seems to be working, according to Mike Hamburg of the Les Cheneaux Islands Association, before introducing his guest speaker at the Les Cheneaux Islands Association meeting Thursday, August 10. More...
By Paul Gingras
Prompted by complaints by the general public and trustee Mark Spencer, the Moran Township Board of Trustees voted not to pay an annual bill of $9,800 to the St. More...
By Paul Gingras
At its regular meeting, Monday, August 21, the Moran Township school board ratified two-year contracts for teachers and support staff, which included annual 2.3 percent raises for teachers and 1.5 percent raises for support staff. More...
By Amy Polk
In 1948 there were approximately 50 resorts in the Les Cheneaux Islands, some still in the development phase. More...
Mackinac County Sheriff's Department will conduct off-road vehicle (ORV) safety training courses at Engadine High School in Engadine Thursday, August 24, and Friday, August 25. More...
Thirty-six guns, a 10-horsepower outboard motor, and Nascar Nextel Cup Race tickets are just a few of the prizes people can win in the Portage Anglers Club's annual raffle drawing. More...
Two feline members of The St. Ignace News crew, office cats Paige and Oreo, with receptionist Debbie Sterk, were featured in an August article in the trade publication More...
By Paul Gingras
Brevort Township will work with U.P. Engineers in pressuring the bankrupt Frontier Insurance Company to settle a long-standing dispute regarding the township's sewer system. More...
Free workshops designed to teach consumers how to control home energy costs are being offered by the Chippewa-LuceMackinac Community Action Agency. More...
Lani Fettig of Moran has been selected to represent Mackinac County as a fitness ambassador in the third annual Mackinac Bridge Labor Day Run Monday, September 4, set begin at 6:45 a.m. More...
The monthly meeting of the Chippewa County Democratic Party will be Saturday, August 26, at 10 a.m. at the Country Kitchen Restaurant on the I-75 Business Spur in Sault Ste. Marie. More...
29th Annual Festival Set for Sept. 2, 3
A Labor Day weekend tradition will mark its 29th year on the St. Ignace waterfront Saturday, September 2, and Sunday, September 3, as Arts Dockside brings 100 artists and craft vendors to the marina for a public show and sale. More...
More than 100 kayakers from five states attended on-the-water classes in Lake Michigan on Sand More...
Art in the Park, a celebration and exhibition of local visual and performing art, will return to Cedarville Saturday, September 2, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Artists will be at the Cedarville Waterfront Park. More...
Singer and songwriter Miriam Pico will be the featured performer for Music in Mackinaw's summer concert series at Conkling Heritage Park at 8 p.m. Saturday, More...
The new fiscal year 2007 budget for the state's Department of Community Health includes an increase in salaries for the state's 42,000plus home care workers, including those in Mackinac County. More...
The Les Cheneaux Chamber of Commerce will launch a new event this Labor Day weekend called the Fall Flea Festival. The flea market will be at the Les Cheneaux Welcome Center in Cedarville from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at 680 West M-134, in the parking lot. More...
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Mackinac County Community Action Agency was one of three community agencies to be honored Tuesday, August 8, by the EUP Community Corrections Advisory Board (CCAB) for their help in working with local offenders. The Soo Theater Project in Sault Ste. More...
Registration is now open at Soo Theatre Arts Resource Studios (STARS) for instruction in movement and dance, ballet, jazz, tap, point and pre-pointe, vocals techniques, musical theater, and opera. More...
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