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Autos Across Mackinac: Highway Chief Reid Faces Several Challenges

PART 31: Several Months of Mr. Reid
By Les Bagley
To mark the 50th Anniversary of the Mackinac Bridge, the St. Ignace News is serializing Les Bagley's unpublished manuscript on the history of Michigan State Ferries, More...

Gould City

By Marilyn McNeil 477-6925 donmar@lighthouse.net

Enjoy our beautiful weather while it lasts. It has a habit of leaving suddenly one day, at this time of year. There will be an "All Vets Picnic" Sunday, August 12, from noon to 6 p.m. at Pines Park on US-2, east of Manistique, near the airport. More...

Brevort

By Lois Movalson 292-5581

The fire north of Newberry is a daily topic around the village this past week. We can see the haze of smoke in the sky, and smell the burning vegetation, depending on the direction of the wind. More...

DEAL ME IN

Multiple Ways of Losing Monstrous Amounts of Money
Mark Pilarski

Dear Mark: Do Triple Play machines use just one, or multiple decks on the draw? Are the odds of each of the three hands the same? Will I get more royal flushes playing Triple Play than playing on a standard machine? More...

Engadine

By Julie Freeman 477-6959 engadinenews@sbcglobal.net

The top local news story is the wildfire north of Newberry. At the time I'm writing this, it was announced that 14,300 acres have been consumed by the fire, with no injuries reported or structures burned. More...

Michigan Politics

Cars Are Symbolic in Auto State Campaigns
By George Weeks

Cars have had high profile symbolic roles in some of Michigan's most notable political campaigns. In the 1948 campaign that launched Democratic Governor G. More...

Mackinac Island

By Jeannette Doud 847-3301

It was a magnificent sight as a radiant, star-filled sky suddenly burst into a beautiful fireworks display as folks lined the boardwalk on Lakeshore Drive. It was a gorgeous summer night on Mackinac, Saturday, July 28. More...

DeTour Area

By Barbara Buschbacher 297-8075 bbann@sault.com

The pages on the calendar seem to be turning over rather rapidly, but there is still a lot of summertime living left. The fishermen who placed in the annual Salmon Derby, which ended Saturday, August 4, were very happy. More...

Rexton-Garnet

By Linda Livermore 595-7283

Missionary Pauline Yoder will be a guest speaker at the Naubinway Christian Fellowship church next month. In the countries she ministers to, there is a dire need for many personal items. More...

Les Cheneaux

By Helen Shoberg 484-2626 mink1@cedarville.net

An e-mail I received recently from a faithful reader states: "Visit your area several times a year, and read your column in the newspaper. The poppies across from the hardware are beautiful. More...

St. Ignace

By Miriam Blair 643-7994

What a great celebration for Mighty Mac this past weekend, with a crowded town. The fireworks were just spectacular, especially on the boulevard, where my daughter, Diane, and I landed with the Matelski family around the nicest campfire. More...

Looking Back

Compiled by Ryan Schlehuber

115 Years Ago The St. Ignace News Saturday, August 6, 1892 Judge C.R. Brown of Marquette is in the city today. Entertainment at Martel Hall tonight. Admission, 25¢, children, 15¢. See bills. More...

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