Waterfront Condos Proposed Near American Legion Park
By Ryan Schlehuber
     A 10-unit condominium complex on the St. Ignace waterfront beside American Legion Park may be realized through a Planned Unit Development (PUD) process, a new concept city planners are probing.
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Young Hunters Prepare for Safe Season
     Keeley Gough, a sixth grade student at Cedarville Middle School, takes aim with a bow and
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Worksites Go Smoke-Free This Saturday
Restaurants, Bars, Casinos Exempt
     A smoke-free work site regulation goes into effect in Alger, Mackinac, and Schoolcraft counties Saturday, October 7, to protect employees against the effects of secondhand smoke in most area businesses. The regulation requires businesses to offer their employees and patrons an environment free from
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Boat Building School Secures Cedarville Site
Plans To Break Ground This Fall, Open in June 2007
By Amy Polk
     The Great Lakes School of Wooden Boat Building moved a step closer to construction in September, closing on its purchase of the Joyce Cram home and property in Cedarville Friday, September 15.
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Restrictions Affect Properties Near Mackinac Island Airport
Authorities Report There Are No Plans To Expand Runway
By Karen Gould
     Mackinac Island residents continue to speculate that homes may need to be torn down and that ongoing tree and brush removal at the airport is being done to accommodate larger and more aircraft. While Mackinac Island State Park authorities deny these accusations, they do say that aviation regulations
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It's 'Ice Time' at Little Bear
     Terry Smith, a maintenance worker at St. Ignace's Little Bear
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Craftsman Skills of Willard Luepnitz, 87, Can Be Seen Throughout Brevort Twp. Area
By Paul Gingras
     On a mid-August day, under a bright sky in Moran, Willard Luepnitz, 87, gave the new gate at the Malachi Lodge on M-123 a swing. The hinges turned smoothly, the gate shut with a satisfying click, and Mr. Luepnitz turned for home, adding his latest mechanical feat to a list of projects that have span
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Efforts Pay Off as Disc Golf Course Begins To Draw Players to St. Ignace
By Paul Gingras
     Four years of enthusiastic effort have paid off for Steve DuFresne and Mike Wildner, the minds behind Moran Township's 24-hole disc golf course at Doc Holle's Silver Mountain Ski Hill, which hosted its second tournament Saturday, September 30, a successful event that Mr. DuFresne hopes will increase
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Local Firefighters Train for Rescues in Fiborn Karst Caves
By Paul Gingras
     Shortly into a rescue training session in the Fibron Karst Caves near Trout Lake, area firefighters realized that familiarizing themselves with the underground landscape was an arduous task in itself.
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Housing Planners To Address Homelessness in Mackinac County
     Eliminating homelessness in Mackinac, Chippewa, and Luce counties is the goal of a 10-year state plan under discussion by human service organizations, which met with the public Tuesday, September 19, to begin compiling ideas.
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