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By Paul Gingras The St. Ignace Downtown Development Authority (DDA) approved spending $10,000 to begin developing Chief Wawatam Park along the old railroad dock. The park will be considered an "open air museum" because it will include interpretive signs detailing "everything that went on at the St. More ... Tribal Petition Invalid Fails To Get Tribal Referendum on Fort de Buade Donation; Project Moves Ahead By Karen Gould A petition challenging a decision by the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians board to grant $700,000 to St. Ignace for the purchase of the Fort de Buade Museum has been declared invalid by the tribe's legal counsel and the tribal registrar. That means both the language on the petition and th... More ...
Near dusk on Moran Bay, Monday, February 12, St. Ignace children pause for a moment while skating on the thickening ice. Pictured here (from left) are Molly Sweeney, Patrick Sweeney, and Cody Therrian. More ...
Bonfire, Snowman Burning To Begin Snowsfest Friday Cedarville Site of Weekend Festival "Wintertime Fun" will be celebrated at the annual Les Cheneaux Snowsfest this weekend, starting with a roaring bonfire and snowman burning Friday night, February 16. Snowsfest will be held in Cedarville this year, with most activities based at the warm-up tent in downtown Cedarville throughout the ... More ... Hospitals Seek OK for Gaylord Facility Northern Michigan Patients Need Better Acute Care Access Citing a problem with access to long-term acute hospital care across northern Michigan, several hospitals, including Mackinac Straits in St. Ignace, joined February 1 to seek state approval for a proposed 60-bed facility at Gaylord. More ...
Naubinway Sewing Circle Remains Unbroken By Paul Gingras "It's a nice place to be, around the quilt," said Kathy Livermore, a quilter who considers herself an apprentice, even after 29 years with the Friendship Sewing Circle of Naubinway. Mrs. Livermore is part of a group of nine women who work the yeararound to refurbish for people throughout Michigan ... More ... Antique Snowmobiles Will Be Displayed at Naubinway 15th Annual Show Is This Weekend Naubinway will be the site of the 15th Annual Antique and Vintage Snowmobile Show Friday, February 16, through Saturday, February 17. This year, the show will feature twin track snowmobiles and will include Hus-skis, Raiders, and other twin track machines. The event is endorsed by the Antique and V... More ... Fun on the Ice To Be Focus of Curtis Festival Saturday The 13th Annual Curtis Winter Carnival will take place on South Manistique Lake in Curtis Saturday, February 17, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The entrance to the Carnival will be at the corner of Lake and Main streets. A $3 festival button is required to get in. Buttons are available at area businesses ... More ...
By Karen Gould Mackinac Island is in desperate need of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and, by this summer, four residents hope to become licensed and help assist the three men who have covered the Island's needs since fall. Mark Bielinsk, Molly Green, Brandy Shunk, and Lorie Sturm travel to St. Ignace ever... More ... St. Ignace Area Schools Board Discusses Financial Concerns By Paul Gingras Superintendent Mike Springsteen was praised for his abilities as an administrator during his annual evaluation by the St. Ignace Area Schools Board of Education Monday, February 12. More ...
The LaSalle High School Music Department has announced Saturday, March 10, as the date for its "Night of Jazz, Pop, and Steel," offering an evening of dinner, dessert, and entertainment by school musicians. The event will take place from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the school gymnasium. More ... U.P. Pond Hockey Set for Feb. 24 By Ryan Schlehuber Twenty teams already have signed up and as many as 300 hockey players could compete on Moran Bay for the first Upper Peninsula Pond Hockey Championship Tournament in St. Ignace Saturday, February 24, and Sunday, February 25. Snow bowling for men and women will also be available. More ...
By Amy Polk Ronda McGreevy is the new Les Cheneaux Community Library branch manager, bringing with her an education and experience in library science and technology and a personal love of literature and art. More ... Ice Follies Planned for March 4 at St. Ignace Award winning figure skaters and ice dancers, as well as local skaters and a performance by the LaSalle Saints of Steel Drum Band, will be featured when the Mackinac County Child Protection Roundtable presents an Ice Follies Fundraiser Sunday, March 4, at 1 p.m. at Little Bear East Arena in St. Ign... More ... |
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