August 11 Event's Guest of Honor Is Grandson of Chris Craft Founder
By Amy Polk
The Les Cheneaux Antique Wooden Boat Show is about memories and connections to the past. Families piled inside a boat for a sunset ride. Damp old boathouses sheltering dark, sleek hulls of wooden boats.
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Michigan Works! and Work First opened a new office at 6 Spring Street in St. Ignace with a ribbon cutting open house, assisted by Chamber of Commerce ambassadors Friday, July 13. More...
Engadine's Heritage Day celebration is Sunday, July 22, at the Garfield Township Hall and Mill Pond Park. There is no entrance fee. The event begins at 10 a.m. and continues into the evening. Square dancing begins at 5:15 p.m. More...
By Amy Polk
The health and well-being of Lake Huron and its historically low water levels will be discussed at a Friday, August 10, seminar, "Our Middle Lakes Crises: An Update on Issues, Programs, and Progress" at the Community Center in Cedarville. More...
An engine malfunction was the cause of a fire that engulfed a 1983 Coachman motor home on US-2 near Pte. Aux Chenes Friday evening, July 13. More...
By Ryan Schlehuber
Memories of the former Miller's Camp in Cut River may be stirred next summer when traffic from US-2 is rerouted to Cut River Road to bypass a $1 million rehabilitation project at Cut River Bridge. More...
Fifty swimmers will attempt to swim across the Straits of Mackinac this Labor Day to celebrate the Mackinac Bridge's 50th anniversary. More...
A group of Cheboygan, Clark Township, and Indian River children will compete in the National Young Champions Cheer America championship in Madison, Wisconsin, Saturday, August 4. More...
The Les Cheneaux Education Foundation's Art Chair auction has started, and bids are being taken on chairs displayed at the Les Cheneaux Community Library in Cedarville. The auction will continue through Tuesday, July 31. More...
Trio 'Mad Agnes' To Play July 21
Music in Mackinaw will feature Mad Agnes Saturday, July 21, at 8 p.m. at Conkling Heritage Park on South Huron Avenue in Mackinaw City. More...
By Peter Grier The Christian Science Monitor
If the American dream means doing better than your parents did, then Mike Brockman's not living it. Single, with a 10-year-old daughter, he's a server at a Black Angus restaurant in Mesa, Arizona. More...
Boating safety classes for all ages will be offered in Cedarville Thursday, August 2, and Friday, August 3, and people who plan to take the class must register early, because space is limited. Classes will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. More...
The Mackinac County Sheriff's Department and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians will host off-road vehicle (ORV) safety classes at Little Bear East Arena in St. Ignace Monday, July 23, and Tuesday, July 24, from 9 a.m. to noon. More...
The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace Tuesday, July 10, and Wednesday, July 11, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. More...
The Village of DeTour will receive a $25,000 grant, which will contribute toward establishment of an industrial park in the village. Congressman Bart Stupak announced the grant, Tuesday, June 26, saying it would help strengthen the area's economy. More...
Christopher Bradford, grandson of Joan and the late Clyde "Bo" Bradford of Moran,recently was graduated from De Vry's Keller Graduate School of Management in Chicago, with a master's degree in Business Administration with an accounting emphasis. More...
St. Ignace City Police Officer Ryan Diehl returned to the department after a one-year hiatus, having participated in a United Nations police training program in Kosovo. More...
A hamburger bash to raise money for the Pickford Historical Museum will be Friday, July 20, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Pickford Township Hall on Main Street in Pickford. Admission will be by donation. More...
Kelly Rae Steiner, a 2003 LaSalle High School graduate, was graduated from Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business Saturday, June 30, with a bachelor's degree in accounting. More...
Kewadin Casino is again partnering with hotel and motel owners in the St. Ignace, Mackinaw City, Mackinac Island, Manistique, Hessel, and Christmas areas to offer a casino token package to guests staying in local hotel and motel properties. More...
Windquest, a yacht owned by Doug DeVos of Grand Rapids, crossed the finish line between Round Island Lighthouse and Windermere Point on Mackinac Island Sunday, July 15, at 6:54 p.m., making it the first to finish the Chicago to Mackinac race for t More...
Mackinac Parents for Autistic Children, a local autism support group, will hold a can and bottle drive Wednesday, July 18, and a bake sale at Glen's Market in St. More...
Five local students earned degrees at Michigan Technological University's commencement ceremony May 5. Meghan Donahue of St. Ignace earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biomedical engineering. Brian Dow of St. More...
The 1997 graduating class of LaSalle High School will host a reunion Saturday, August 18, at 2 p.m. at the American Legion Park in St. Ignace. For more information, call Jamie Graham at (906) 235-0764. More...
Dennis Ross of Rudyard was named to the spring dean's list at Baker College of Owosso. He earned a 3.5 grade point average or higher to achieve this honor. More...
Author Loren Graham will visit Bayliss Public Library in Sault Ste. Marie to speak about his book "A Face in the Rock: The Tale of a Grand Island Chippewa" Thursday, July 19, at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. More...
The following local students were named to the dean's list at Central Michigan University for the spring 2007 semester: Justin Garlock, Chelsea Laprairie, Christopher Paquin, and Elizabeth Ruegg, all of St. More...
Les Cheneaux Islands Association annual meeting and dinner will be Thursday, August 9. The deadline to register is Wednesday, August 1. The annual business meeting will be held in the Commons Room in Les Cheneaux Community Schools at 4 p.m. More...
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