The Detroit News Polls 105,000 for Top Picks
Local businesses are among those named best in the state by readers of The Detroit News. Results of the newspaper's "Michigan's Best 2007" readership poll, to which 105,000 people responded by mail, were announced Wednesday, May 23.
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Commencement Exercises Held May 25
By Paul Gingras
Acharged air of excitement pervaded the LaSalle High School commencement ceremony Friday, May 25, when 61 seniors dressed in finery passed down an aisle of decorated archways, created for them by junior members of the National Honor Society. More...
By Amy Polk
Life is full of mixed signals, which only get more complex as one leaves high school and heads out into the world, said Pickford Public Schools Superintendent Keith Krahnke. Addressing the 32 graduating Pickford seniors Saturday, May 26, Mr. More...
By Amy Polk
An unusually emotional Cedarville High School graduation ceremony was underscored by the words of co-valedictorian Rebecca Bickham, who said, "We ask you to join us as we cry for the past we are leaving behind, laugh for the present that we are enj More...
In a May 24 article about volunteers honored by the St. More...
The Upper Peninsula Association of American Legion Posts summer convention will be at Sault Ste. Marie at the Ira D. MacLachlan American Legion Post 3 Friday, June 8, through Sunday, June 10. More...
The public is welcome at a spring concert to be presented by Martin Bell ProSound Productions Friday, June 8, at 7 p.m. at the St. Ignace Middle School. The concert, featuring students of Mr. Bell, is free of charge. More...
The annual Steak-Out at the Mackinac County Airport will be Sunday, June 3, from noon to 4 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 560 and Great Lakes Air. A cookout steak meal is open to the public. More...
The Blessing of the Fleet will be Saturday, June 16, at 5 p.m. at the Wawatam Lighthouse in St. Ignace. Clergy will bless a parade of vessels as they cruise by the Wawatam Lighthouse. More...
Soldiers and veterans assembled in front of the War Veterans Memorial at the Mackinac County Courthouse in observance of Memorial Day Monday, May 28, where student Abigail Chambers sang the National Anthem and Emily Springsteen sang "This Land is Y More...
By Ryan Schlehuber
A plan to repair the city's water tower in Evergreen Shores may be ready as early as the second week of June, reported City Manager Eric Dodson during St. Ignace City Council's brief meeting Monday, May 21. More...
Electrician Lon Kologe of Cedarville works on illuminating the relocated American flag at the northeast corner of M-134 and M-129 in Cedarville, in front of Cedarville Foods. A member of the Les Cheneaux Advisory Committee, Mr. More...
By Ryan Schlehuber
To promote local farmers and their products, Mackinac County Michigan State Extension (MSUE) is offering a farmers market at the St. Ignace Public Marina each Saturday until fall. More...
A Fenton man was arrested early Saturday morning, May 26, for slashing an off-duty police officer with a knife at a St. Ignace bar and driving under the influence of alcohol. He was also arrested for parole violation. More...
Bob Holmes and Jason Smith, agents for Farmers Insurance Group in St. More...
By Karen Gould
To help lure people to the Straits area, local agencies are offering travel packages that offer one-ticket convenience and price discounts. The St. More...
By Amy Polk
Cedarville and Hessel will receive new cable television service beginning the week of June 4 and, and those two communities, plus Pickford, are expected to receive high speed cable Internet service soon. Pickford already has the cable service. More...
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