Public Generosity Projects Help Youth Learn by Giving
Efforts Underway at St. Ignace, Les Cheneaux
By Paul Gingras and Amy Polk
      Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health Center happily found itself flooded with a contribution of 100 stuffed animals Tuesday, December 19. The toys were donated by seventh grade students at St. Ignace Middle School.
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Fred Feleppa Named New Prosecutor
      Alfred “Fred” Feleppa III is Mackinac County’s new prosecuting attorney, having been appointed to the position by 11th Circuit Court Judge Charles Stark Friday, December 29. Mr. Feleppa will complete the remaining two years of Clayton Graham’s four-year term. Mr. Graham was elected to the 6th Proba...
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Forgotten Footlocker Offers Glimpse of ’30s CCC Work
By Ryan Schlehuber
      St. Ignace Township resident Ron Mitchell never met Luther King, and he doesn’t even know what he looks like, but the discovery of a long-forgotten footlocker in his pole barn presented an inside look at the life of a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) worker in the 1930s.
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Back to Bikes
Mild Winter Weather Reported Across EUP Area
      A lack of snow did not deter Mackinac Island visitors Mike and Luann Burlingame, who stepped off the boat with their cross-county skis and quickly set them aside to explore the Island on bikes Friday, December 29.
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Police Investigating Clark Twp. Break-ins
By Amy Polk
      More than 20 Clark Township homes and businesses have been invaded or robbed over the past two years, and police say they are working on the complicated task of connecting crimes to suspects to build cases against them. “A lot of these things take time,” said Lieutenant Curtis Robertson of the Mic...
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Local Forest Service Team Earns Award for Careful Logging in Wetlands Areas
By Paul Gingras
      When most people think of wetlands, they imagine still pools of water and lush plant life, but a specific type of wetland, called riparian areas, contain slowly flowing water, which create different ecosystems.
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Hotel, Marina Proposed at Mackinac Island
By Karen Gould
      A proposed 47-room, three-story hotel with a 16-slip marina is planned for Mackinac Island. City planners approved the hotel project in November, but have tabled approval of the marina until developer Ira Green submits more detailed plans. The facility will be built across the street from Mission ...
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