By Amy Polk
As scout leaders cook supper in a makeshift outdoor kitchen, a tall wizard strolls by. He is soon followed by giggling girls in poodle skirts, then pirates, policemen, and a fairy with cotton-candy pink wings.
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$34,000 Needed for Control Project
By Amy Polk
The Les Cheneaux Watershed Council has launched a fundraising campaign to raise $34,000 to fight invasive Eurasian watermilfoil in Cedarville Bay, using a tiny insect hoped to bring invasive weed growth under control. More...
By Paul Gingras
St. Ignace Area Schools doesn't plan to alter its procedures to allow out-of-state students to sleep at LaSalle High School in the summers. More...
By Karen Gould
The 3,000-foot sewer bypass plan is on schedule, the St. Ignace Township board noted at their meeting Thursday, September 14. More...
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Cheboygan author Imogene Callander will speak at a monthly meeting of the Mackinaw Area Historical Society Monday, October 9, at 7:30 p.m. at the Mackinaw City library. More...
Childrens author Gloria Whelan of Grosse Pointe will visit Mackinac Island Public School Friday, September 29, to read her new book about the Mackinac Bridge and discuss writing in general. The 10 a.m. More...
All youth in kindergarten to fifth grade are invited to an afterschool program on Wednesdays beginning October 4 at Zion Lutheran Church in St. Ignace. More...
Mackinac Island is featured this week on a "Your Town" series presented by WPBN 7&4 News in Traverse City. The television segments are scheduled to air during the morning broadcast between 5 a.m. More...
Open to the Pubic; Organized by Interlochen Players
By Paul Gingras
St. Ignace is now linked to the growing international sport of disc golf, owing to a course at Doc Holle's Silver Mountain Ski Hill, which hosted a disc golf tournament Saturday, September 16, and will hold another Saturday, September 30. More...
Les Cheneaux Chamber of Commerce will name its Citizen of the Year Wednesday, October 4, during the Chamber's annual business meeting and banquet at Hessel Bay Inn restaurant in downtown Hessel. More...
All Mackinac State Historic Parks sites will close for the season Sunday, October 8, except Historic Mill Creek in Mackinaw City, which closed Sunday, September 24. More...
A Design and Dessert Fashion Show will benefit the Mackinac Straits Hospital Auxiliary Sunday, October 1, at 2 p.m. in the St. Ignace Middle School cafeteria. Local retailers will offer fashion previews. Homemade desserts will be served. More...
The Upper Peninsula Recycling Coalition is looking for nominations for the annual Recycler of the Year Award. Individuals and organizations can be nominated for innovative recycling, composting, or waste reduction programs in the U.P. More...
The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians has announced that it will follow the State of Michigan's lead and increase its minimum wage, to recognize dedicated employees and remain competitive in the Eastern Upper Peninsula job market. More...
Les Cheneaux Snowmobile Club's annual fall picnic and election of officers will be Sunday, October 15, at 2 p.m. at the Les More...
By Paul Gingras
To provide current and future residents with water service and increased fire protection, the Moran Township Board of Trustees has agreed to provide $15,000 to $20,000 for a new water main on Fourth Street, near St. Ignace Area schools. More...
The City of St. Ignace will flush, drain, and inspect hydrants from Monday, October 9, to Friday, October 20. More...
New college graduates in high-technology fields would be encouraged to live and work in Michigan under a proposed interest free student loan plan introduced in the House of Representatives Tuesday, September 12. More...
Jewels of the Straits Red Hat Society will meet Thursday, September 28, at 6 p.m. for a dutch treat dinner at the Mackinac Grille restaurant in St. Ignace. Each member is welcome to bring a friend. More...
Upper Peninsula artists age 18 or older may enter work in the Northern Exposure XIII exhibit at the Bonifas Arts Center in Escanaba until noon Thursday, October 5. Selected works will be displayed during November and December. More...
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