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August 10, 2006
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Les Cheneaux Show Celebrates Boating Heritage
120 Boats To Be Displayed Saturday
     The 29th Annual Les Cheneaux Antique Wooden Boat Show and Festival of Arts in Hessel is Saturday, August 12,
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Board OK's $200,000 Solution to Sewer Odor
By Karen Gould
     St. Ignace Township board members plan to eliminate sewer odors in Evergreen Shores within 100 days. The solution comes with a $200,000 price tag, adds approximately $2.42 to sewer bills per household, and was approved during a special township meeting Tuesday night, August 1.
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'No Sale' Most Offers Rejected at Mall Auction
By Karen Gould
     Buyers seeking a bargain soon learned otherwise when owners rejected all bids for the retail units in the Mackinaw Crossings auction Monday, August 7, except those offered on properties being sold as absolute (no minimum bid). During the public auction Monday evening, sellers turned their backs on a
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Committee To Improve Tennis Courts
By Ryan Schlehuber
     Can motor homes be parked on a person's property without a principal building there? How much will it cost taxpayers to restore the tennis courts and should they be more of a priority than other city recreational features? What sort of artistic details should the new city flag incorporate? These are
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Ready for the Horsepull at Pickford Hay Days
     Billy Thompson of East Jordan helps a friend prepare his draft-pulling team for the Pickford Hay
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Switchback Concert Saturday To Benefit Historical Project
     A concert by the Irish music band Switchback will be Saturday, August 12, at the St. Ignace Marina to raise funds for promotion of the Turtle's Back interactive history museum project planned at the site of the former Father Marquette Memorial. The concert will begin with a 5 p.m. wine and cheese op
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City's Wawatam Lighthouse Awaiting Permit
By Karen Gould
     The new lighthouse in St. Ignace has been named Wawatam Lighthouse and its navigational light could be operational later this month, pending approval by the U.S. Coast Guard. Standing at the end of the old Railroad Dock, home to the rail ferry
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