RSS Feed
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Road construction crews install new, underground drainage pipe along the eastbound lane of M-134 in Cedarville as part of the Michigan Department of Transportation's road improvement project between Three-Mile Road in Hessel and Hilltop Drive More ...
"It was great how amazing the different terrain was. I'm definitely coming back up for a vacation to go canoeing, especially the Carp River and Les Cheneaux Islands area." - Sarah Deuel, Lansing racer By Ryan Schlehuber The terrain in the Eastern Upper Peninsula is what made Infiterra Sports' four-day, 300-mile Expedition Adventure Race so enjoyable and successful, say race coordinators and racers. Thirty-three four-person teams competed in the event, held May 27 through June 2. More ... Bike Path Advisory Board Is Forming; Work Crew Needed Fundraisers Planned at Clark Township By Amy Polk Several upcoming fundraisers will help the Clark Township Bike Path Committee reach its goal of building a 22-mile trail the length of Clark Township. The organization will sell full-color window decals and bottled water this summer. Proceeds will pay for construction and as a match for grants. Th... More ...
Following the purchase of a new ambulance this spring, Allied Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Inc., sold its old ambulance to Hendricks Township for $1 Thursday, May 10. The ambulance has a sevenyear old Ford chassis and a 15- year-old box. More ...
By Ryan Schlehuber The weekly farmers market at the St. Ignace Public Marina has started out more strongly than expected, say coordinators, as five vendors were on site Saturday, June 9. "This weekend's turnout was good. I was very pleased," said Michelle Walk, director of Mackinac County's Michigan State Universit... More ... Blood Drive To Be at Casino Tuesday Mackinac Straits Hospital Auxiliary and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Kewadin Shores Casino have announced their plans to co-sponsor blood drives through the American Red Cross, with the first drive planned for Tuesday, June 19, at the casino in St. Ignace. The drive will take pla... More ...
Young people are invited to meet with competitive gold medalist Paralympic skier Joseph Tompkins of Alaska and hear his inspiring story this Thursday, June 14, at Kewadin Shores Casino in St. Ignace. The event will start at 1 p.m. and is free of charge. More ... Court Reports The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace June 5 and June 6, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. +Michael McArthur, 46, of Cheboygan, pleaded guilty to operating while visibly impaired, and was assessed a fine $1,100, 93 days in jail, an... More ...
By Paul Gingras In an atmosphere of charged excitement and nostalgia, 23 seniors at Engadine Consolidated Schools took the stage Friday, June 8, and were graduated. More ...
A spring piano recital was given by the students of Leeanne Lane Friday, June 1, at 7 p.m. at Glen Memorial Baptist Church in St. Ignace. More ... Parade, Contests Planned in St. Ignace To Celebrate 4th of July A parade and contests are planned in St. Ignace in celebration of Fourth of July. Deadline to enter in the St. Ignace Fourth of July kids royalty contest is Friday, June 22. Winners will be announced at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall Monday, July 2. More ...
Nearly 300 children enjoyed a day of free fishing at the Castle Rock ponds during the 11th annual Kids Fishing Day Saturday, June 9. More ... Tree Falls on Mackinac Island Building in Storm By Karen Gould "Just a big shudder," was the only indication Michelle Dean had when a thunderstorm toppled a large Norway maple onto La Chance Cottage on Mackinac Island Friday, June 8, breaking windows, porches, and the roof of the century-old structure. Arriving shortly before 1 a.m. More ...
Richard Pershinske (left), president of the Engadine Consolidated Schools Foundation for Educational Excellence, receives a $500 donation for scholarships from the Engadine/Naubinway Lions Club. More ... Clark Township Zoning Board of Appeals Will Hear Drenth, Torsky Requests Again By Amy Polk Clark Township Zoning Board of Appeals will again hear two cases on non-conforming construction Tuesday, June 26, after they were tabled at the May 22 zoning board meeting. The first is a request by Ken Drenth of Cedarville to build a larger-thanallowable garage on his Island Eight property. More ... Student Awards Distributed at Cedarville Middle School Ceremony Cedarville Middle School distributed academic, social, attendance, and fitness awards during the school's awards ceremony May 22. More ...
By Paul Gingras Teachers and students have been taking advantage of the warm spring weather to walk the grounds at St. Ignace Area Schools. The brisk walking promotes physical activity to combat problems such as childhood obesity. More ... Cedarville High School Academic Awards Distributed Cedarville High School's academic awards were distributed to students during an assembly May 17. Subject awards were given to students by the following instructors. More ... Book Offers Mackinac Bridge Stories Stories related to the Mackinac Bridge during the past 50 years will be told through words and pictures in a new book, "Mackinac Bridge - A 50 Year Chronicle, 1957-2007," by Mike Fornes of Mackinaw City. The book was released Saturday, June 9. More ... Mailboxes Smashed in Bay Mills Twp. Michigan State Police are investigating a series of malicious destruction of property cases near West Lakeshore Drive and Ranger Road in Bay Mills Township. In the early morning hours of Saturday, March 31, a number of mailboxes and posts were damaged along Ranger Road and Lakeshore Drive. The su... More ... Traverse Magazine Features Straits Sites The Straits of Mackinac is featured in a 20-page pullout guide in the June issue of Traverse Magazine. Inside the guide, the communities of Cheboygan, Indian River, Les Cheneaux Islands, Mackinac Island, Mackinaw City, and St. Ignace are profiled, with photographs and tourism highlights from ... More ...
Delta Kappa Gamma Society of Women Educators collected donations for the Diane Peppler Resource Center this spring. Here, Maria Baller (left) of the center receives donations from Jodi Cornwall of Rudyard. More ...
Margaret Dowd of Fibre will turn 90 Wednesday, June 27. She was born June 27, 1917, in Dibert, to Nina (nee Atwell) and Jacob Augustus Rader, the eighth of nine children including Lloyd, Ralph, Augusta, Ardith, Lena, Pauline, Jacob, and Etta. More ... Pole Raising in Brevort Is June 17 To celebrate the longest day of the year, Trinity Lutheran Church in Brevort will host its annual midsummer pole raising Sunday, June 17. The events are open to the public at no charge and begin at 3 p.m. More ...
This image of a partially albino robin was taken by Margie Denoyer in Cedarville May 30, at Hill's Point Resort on Hill Island. Mackinac Island Town Crier columnist Trish Martin reported in the May 17 issue of The St. Ignace News that albinism is a rare condition that occurred in 17 out of 30,000 bi... More ... Musician MJ Bishop To Tour Michigan Musician MJ Bishop, formerly of St. Ignace, will tour Michigan again this summer. She will return to St. Ignace for her 30-year LaSalle High School reunion in July, and has booked several shows in the area. Ms. Bishop will perform Wednesday, July 11, at Locals on the Bay in St. More ... Pickford Community Sale Will Be Saturday The annual Pickford Community Garage Sale will be Saturday, June 16, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at various locations around Pickford and Marquette townships. Maps will be available at Pickford businesses the day of the event. So far 23 people have registered to participate in the event, and registrat... More ... County Democrats Will Meet The Mackinac County Democratic Party will meet Tuesday, June 19, at 6 p.m. at the Mackinac County Airport meeting room. More ... Dahms Take Over Trout Lake Resort Trout Lake Resort in Chippewa County has been taken over this year by Maribeth and Ron Dahms of St. Ignace, who bought the facility from Brenda DuBois of Indian River. Visitors from around the country, including Texas, Nebraska, and Ohio, have spent time at the resort this year, and new reservati... More ... Historical Society Welcomes Public To Social Gathering This Thursday The public is welcome to join Michilimackinac Historical Society members at a social gathering at 5:30 p.m. at the St. Ignace Marina Pub Thursday, June 14. The nonprofit organization, which focuses on collecting, preserving, and promoting St. Ignace history, will hold an executive board meeting a... More ... Sportsmen's Club To Meet Monday The Straits Area Sportsmen's Club will meet Monday, June 18, at 7:30 p.m. in the Masonic Lodge on North State Street. Participants are asked to use the back entrance. More ... |
for larger version       |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
