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Tribe Offers $700,000 for City To Buy Fort de Buade Contingency: If Museum Should Ever Close, Artifacts Go to Tribe By Ryan Schlehuber Fort de Buade Museum, a treasure trove of historic artifacts, from Indian art and implements to Kentucky long rifles, could be saved under an offer by the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians to give $700,000 to the City of St. Ignace for its purchase. More ...
Responding to reports of a problem at North Manitou Shoal Lighthouse, Coast Guard Petty Officers Ben L'Allier (right) and Carl Lampman from Station St. Ignace flew from Mackinac County Airport Thursday, January 11. More ... St. Ignace... Senior Citizen Housing Nears Completion Construction is on schedule at a senior citizen housing complex in St. Ignace, with project planners hoping to be able to move people in by February, said Don Wright of the Community Action Agency, which will manage the housing facility on State A Street and Lake Avenue. More ... Cedarville... MIRA Racers May Move to New Location By Amy Polk Clark Township volunteers are planning a Midwest International Racing Association (MIRA) snowmobile race, "Blizzard on the Bay," for the second year in a row, and has scheduled the event for Saturday, February 24, and Sunday, February 25. More ...
Shovels and snowblowers were called into action Monday, January 15, as area residents awoke to a blanket of snow and wind chills hovering just above zero. Here, St. Ignace city employee and resident Derek Packer clears city sidewalks along State Street. More ...
Luepnitz Elected Chairman at Jan. 9 Meeting By Paul Gingras Road projects eligible for federal and state funding were prioritized for presentation to townships at the Mackinac County Road Commission's first meeting of the year Tuesday, January 9, at which Frank Luepnitz was elected chairman. More ... 'Doing More With Less' Is Focus as Yearly Road Budget Is Trimmed By Ryan Schlehuber The Mackinac County Road Commission will rely on contracted service work and savvy spending to meet its budget in 2007, as state and federal funding, its main source of funding, continues to drop. The threeperson board approved its 2007 budget Thursday, December 28, with revenue expected to be $10,... More ... Snowsfest 2007 Events Announced Snowsfest in Clark Township will celebrate winter with a 2007 theme, Wintertime Fun, and is scheduled for Friday, February 16, through Sunday, February 18. It is organized by the Les Cheneaux Chamber of Commerce. This year's Snowsfest will be in Cedarville, and most events will take place on land,... More ... Debate Over Access to Newton Twp. Baseball Field May Head to Court By Ryan Schlehuber The ongoing debate between Newton Township and Gould City resident Dale Laidlaw over access to the township's baseball field may be settled in court, however, the township's attorney will make one last attempt to locate documentation of an existing easement through Mr. Laidlaw's property, over whic... More ... Portage Township Loud Bars, Cars Cited in Proposed Noise Ordinance By Paul Gingras An ongoing discussion of managing noise levels in Curtis continued at the Portage Township meeting Tuesday, January 9, when the board of trustees briefly considered, but did not act upon, a draft noise ordinance that had been compiled by its attorney for review by the township. More ... $250,000 of Funds for Island Park Freight Boat Grounded A $250,000 federal appropriation for a new freight boat for Mackinac Island State Park died with other earmarked appropriations for 2007, when Congress failed to take action in December. More ...
Mallory Marshall of Gaylord, 8, granddaughter of Richard and Linda Marshall of St. Ignace, collected change worth $32 to donate to the Mackinac County Animal Shelter. More ... |
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