Les Cheneaux Boat Show Marks 30 Years This Weekend
By Amy Polk
      The 30th Anniversary of the Les Cheneaux Antique Wooden Boat Show and Festival of Arts will sail into the islands Saturday, August 11, with related festivities starting Friday night, August 10, and ending Sunday, August 12.
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Voyageurs Come Ashore at St. Ignace
      The Saginaw Voyageurs, a reenactment group from the Castle Museum of Saginaw County Historical Society, landed on the beach at Kiwanis Park in St. Ignace Saturday, August 4, in a 34- foot fiberglass canoe. They gave a demonstration of the life of voyageurs to a small crowd that gathered.
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All Clear
Area Bridges Deemed Safe
By Karen Gould
      Concerned that travelers will be concerned about bridge safety in Michigan following the August 1 collapse of a steel arch bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Department of Transportation engineers inspected the similarly-designed Cut River Bridge in Mackinac County Friday, August 3, and declared it safe.
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Fire Sweeps Through 15,428 Acres in U.P.
200 People Working To Prevent Spread to South
By Paul Gingras
      The Sleeper Lakes forest fire north of Newberry continued to spread Tuesday, August 7, consuming 15,428 acres in a swath eight miles long and 3.5 miles wide as heat, winds, and bogs hampered containment.
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Campgrounds Show Midsummer Rebound
By Paul Gingras
      High gas prices and cool weather earlier this summer caused a slight decline in campground visits, operators say, but state and federal campgrounds are reporting a rebound as the summer progresses.
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Underwater Treasure Hunt Renamed for Jim Montcalm
Event Is Sunday at St. Ignace Beach
By Paul Gingras
      This year's Underwater Preserve Treasure Hunt in St. Ignace will be dedicated to organizer and shipwreck enthusiast Jim Montcalm, a longtime promoter of local diving opportunities, who passed away September 4, 2006,
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City Opposes Prison Work Program Cut, Telephone Tax
By Ryan Schlehuber
      St. Ignace City Council, meeting Monday, August 6, opposed two state legislative proposals, one to cut the state prisoner work program and the other to impose a $1.35-amonth fee tacked on telephone bills to fund state public safety programs.
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Pickford Hay Days Celebrates Heritage of Farming Community, Early Settlers
Janet Thompson Crowned Queen
By Amy Polk
      Hay Days 2007 was ceremoniously launched by a blessing of the banjos at dusk Wednesday night, August 1, near the banks of the Munuscong River in Pickford's Glen Gough Memorial Park.
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George Ford Fills Hospital Board Vacancy
By Ryan Schlehuber
      George Ford of Moran Township was voted onto the 11- member Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health Center board during its meeting Monday, July 30, filling a vacancy left by former board treasurer Peter Della- Moretta, who has moved out of the area.
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Recycling Program Approved by Council
Mackinaw City
By Paul Gingras
      Meeting Thursday, August 2, the Mackinaw City Village Council approved a long-awaited recycling program and a 1,000- gallon fuel tank for use by Mackinaw Parasailing. Council also discussed problems associated with the Mackinaw City Triathlon.
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