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Help Sought in Chain saw Theft

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...

Mackinac Bridge Walk Marks Labor Day Tradition for 49 Years

The five-mile, 49th Annual Mackinac Bridge Walk is Monday, September 4, beginning in St. Ignace. More...

Historical Museum To Host Labor Day Weekend Events

Les Cheneaux Historical and Maritime museums in Cedarville will offer free admission Sunday, September 3, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. More...

Pride of Baltimore II Will Offer Tours This Weekend

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. St. More...

Art on the Lake Festival Will Take Place Saturday at Curtis

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...

Lions Club Barbecue Planned Sunday

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...

Concert To Benefit Hope September 10

Margaret (nee Cronan) Madagame, of Gaylord, formerly of St. Ignace, will present a vocal concert Sunday, September 10, at 7 p.m. at St. Ignatius Loyola Church to benefit St. Ignace Area Hope. More...

Circuit Court

The following dispositions are from the 11th Circuit Court Friday, August 25, Judge Charles Stark presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. More...

92nd District Court

The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace, August 22, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. More...

Everson's Furnishings Re-opens in St. Ignace

Everson's Upholstery in St. Ignace has relocated, changed its name, and expanded operations. The new business on First Street opened Wednesday, August 16, and is now called Everson's Home Furnishings. More...

Robert Cameron, 95, Makes Life Career of Showing the World Through Aerial Photographs

At the age of 95, Robert Cameron is still doing what he loves, taking aerial photographs around the world. Visiting his daughter and son-in-law, Mackinac Island West Bluff cottagers Jane and Richard Manoogian, every summer for the past 15 years, Mr. More...

Grand Hotel To Host Weekend Jazz Festival

Sounds of jazz will emanate from the Tea Garden during Grand Hotel's Labor Day Weekend Jazz Festival, when Cuban-born trumpet player Arturo Sandoval headlines a weekend that includes composer, singer, lyricist, and writer Kurt Elling and jazz vocalis More...

University Research Program Sheds Light on St. Marys River Sturgeon

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...

Masonic Lodge To Host Open House

St. Ignace Lodge No. 369 F. & A.M. will hold a public open house Tuesday, September 12, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. More...

Star Line Boat Nicolet To Begin Serving New York's Long and Fire Islands

Sailing to her new home at Long Island, New York, Star Line's ferry More...

New Interpretive Soldier Display at Fort Mackinac Dedicated to Frank Fitzgerald

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...

Portage Twp. Turns Down Municipal Pay Raises

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...

Camp Quality Enjoys Time in St. Ignace

Youth with Camp Quality of Petoskey, under the direction of program director Lani Johnson Fettig of Moran, spent the afternoon and evening in the St. Ignace area Tuesday, August 15. More...

Local Boy's Mosquito Bite Turns Out To Be Rare Case of Botfly Larvae Infestation

What was first thought to be an allergic reaction to a mosquito bite turned out to be a rare case of a botfly larvae infestation for six-yearold Logan DeKeyser. More...

House Vows To Tackle Earmark Reform as Backlash From Activists Grows

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...

Health Benefit Counselors Needed

The Michigan Medicare/Medicaid Assistance Program (MMAP), a free health benefits counseling service, is seeking volunteers to learn about and teach older adults about health benefits. More...

State Law Carries Felony for Bridge Trespassers

Pedestrian travel on the Mackinac Bridge, other than during the annual Memorial Day weekend run and the Labor Day walk, is prohibited by a state law and is considered trespassing. More...

Great Lakes Photojournalist Now Collecting Material For Third Book

Great Lakes photojournalist and author Jerry Roach of Durand will be in St. Ignace Sunday, September 3, to discuss his new book about Great Lakes lighthouses. Mr. Durand will sign his books at Book World from noon to 3 p.m. More...

Mackinac Bridge Traffic Down in July

Traffic crossing the Mackinac Bridge in July decreased 8 percent compared to traffic levels in July, 2005, reported the Mackinac Bridge Authority. More...

Police Reports

The following are reports from the St. Ignace Police Department More...

Artists To Demonstrate Skills at Art in the Park in Cedarville

This weekend's Art in the Park in Cedarville will feature a growing group of artists, some of whom will demonstrate their crafts. The art fair will be Saturday, September 2, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the waterfront park in downtown Cedarville. More...

Arts Dockside To Bring 100 Artists To St. Ignace Marina

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...

Chasin' Steel, Simplified To Perform at St. Ignace

Chasin' Steel will perform Thursday, August 31, at 7 p.m. at a Bayside Live! concert at the St. Ignace Marina. The concert is free of charge. More...

DeTour Concert To Mark Summer's End

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...

Flea Market Called Off at Les Cheneaux

The Les Cheneaux Chamber of Commerce has canceled its Fall Flea Festival scheduled for Saturday, September 2. More...

Mackinac Island Businesses Adjust to Staff Changes as Season Winds Down

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...

Early 1900s Style Flowers To Be Planted at Old Mackinac Light

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...

Study of Cattails Finds Invasive Species Alter Habitat to Their Benefit

When scientists study habitats that alien species have invaded, they usually find predictable patterns. More...

Mackinac Island Airport Projects Do Not Include Longer Runway

Two airport projects have some Island residents concerned that the Mackinac Island Airport runway is about to be lengthened to accommodate larger planes. More...

Farmers Market Offers Wide Variety

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...

Local Blood Drives Set for September

Three American Red Cross blood drives will be held this month in Rudyard, Mackinaw City, and Sault Ste. Marie. More...

White Pine, Eastern Hemlock Were Once More Common

White pine and eastern hemlock are the tree species most often considered when foresters and wildlife biologists talk about upland conifers. More...

Board Seeks To Fill Vacant Seat

Clark Township will appoint a new member of the township board Thursday, August 31, to replace Tammy Cruickshank, who resigned from the board July 28. More...

Memory Walk Set For September 16

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...

Mark Engle Selected To Drive His Car at MIS

Mark Engle of St. More...

Church Dinner Set for Sept. 8

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...

Bootz Hired as Superintendent of Rudyard Area School District

Nathan M. Bootz has been hired as the superintendent at Rudyard Area Schools. More...

Playground Is Nearing Completion

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...

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