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The theft of two chainsaws from a Chippewa County Road Commission building on West Depot Street in Brimley has prompted Michigan State Police to seek information about the larceny through the Crime Stoppers program. More...
Traffic crossing the Mackinac Bridge in July decreased 8 percent compared to traffic levels in July, 2005, reported the Mackinac Bridge Authority. More...
The five-mile, 49th Annual Mackinac Bridge Walk is Monday, September 4, beginning in St. Ignace. More...
Les Cheneaux Historical and Maritime museums in Cedarville will offer free admission Sunday, September 3, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. More...
Arts Dockside will bring 100 artists and craft vendors to the St. Ignace marina for a public show and sale Saturday, September 2, and Sunday, September 3. Arts Dockside will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. More...
Curtis will host its annual Art on the Lake Festival Saturday, September 2, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Artists, craftsmen, and musicians will gather on the shore of South Manistique Lake for the day. Entertainment will end at 7 p.m. More...
The St. Ignace Lions Club will host its annual Chicken Barbecue Sunday, September 3, from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the corner of McCann and South State streets. More...
Event Will Highlight State's Heritage Sunday Michigan's heritage will be showcased in the 2006 Summer's End Concert in DeTour Village Sunday, September 3, at the Union Presbyterian Church. More...
The Les Cheneaux Chamber of Commerce has canceled its Fall Flea Festival scheduled for Saturday, September 2. More...
The following dispositions are from the 11th Circuit Court Friday, August 25, Judge Charles Stark presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. More...
By Bernie Nguyen
As the summer tourist season nears its conclusion, seasonal workers are beginning to return to their off-Island homes, leaving some businesses strapped for help, despite a growing reliance on foreign workers. More...
By opening day 2007, Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse in Mackinaw City will be enhanced by colorful blooms and berries that experts believe surrounded the Lake Huron beacon during the early 1900s. Planting of the lemon custard lilies, red twig More...
When scientists study habitats that alien species have invaded, they usually find predictable patterns. More...
By Karen Gould
Two airport projects have some Island residents concerned that the Mackinac Island Airport runway is about to be lengthened to accommodate larger planes. More...
They're unlike any creature in the Great Lakes, and Lake Superior State University (LSSU) researchers are shedding light on prehistoric-looking lake sturgeon in the St. Marys River system. More...
The farmer's market in Sault Ste. Marie sells produce and meat Wednesdays from 5:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the corner of Maple and Ashmun streets, behind the Chippewa County Courthouse Annex. More...
By Karen Gould
Sailing to her new home at Long Island, New York, Star Line's ferry More...
By Karen Gould
Frank Fitzgerald loved Mackinac Island and Fort Mackinac, and even more, he loved sharing the history of the fort with those who visited the National Historic Landmark, say his family and friends. More...
Residents of St. Ignace will walk to benefit patients of Alzheimer's Disease at 10 a.m. Saturday, September 16. In Sault Ste. Marie, a Memory Walk fundraiser will take place Saturday, September 9. More...
By Paul Gingras
The Portage Township board, meeting Tuesday, August 15, voted against pay raises for the supervisor, clerk, and treasurer and authorized expenditures for badges to identify township firefighters. More...
By David Latva
Mark Engle of St. More...
Stalwart Presbyterian Church will offer its annual silent auction and fair dinner Friday, September 8, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturday, September 9, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The church congregation invites everyone to come to the dinner. More...
Nathan M. Bootz has been hired as the superintendent at Rudyard Area Schools. More...
By Gail Russell Chaddock
The Christian Science Monitor House Republican leaders promise that even if lobby reform stalls as it has they will do something to rein in earmarks when they return to Capitol Hill next month. More...
By Paul Gingras
Brevort Township Supervisor Ed Serwach tested the slide contributed by trustees to the new playground, and gave his official nod of approval at the township meeting Tuesday, August 1. More...
