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One Transportation Era Ends, Another Begins Reprinted from The Republican News and St. Ignace Enterprise November 7, 1957: Almost shirt-sleeve weather greeted the thousands who jammed the Mackinac Bridge at its opening last Friday afternoon and who stayed to witness the demise of Michigan's "Great White Fleet." The sun peeked through the haze at high noon, when Gov. G. Mennen Williams, Prentiss M. Brown, Dr. D.B. More ...
Great Lakes Air in St. Ignace was named Fixed-based Operators of the Week for the second week of July by AVweb, a Web site for aviation enthusiasts. Airport manager Paul Fullerton received a blue ribbon in recognition of his staff's service. More ... Gros Cap Board Reviews Construction Progress By Paul Gingras In preparation for the upcoming school year, the Moran Township Board of Education elected officers, hired an elementary school aide, adopted a school calendar, and approved final adjustments to last year's budget at its Monday, July 16, meeting. Board members also reviewed ongoing building and si... More ...
The St. Ignace Fish Feast will pay tribute to the city's commercial fishing heritage at the St. Ignace Public Marina Friday, July 27, and Saturday, July 28. The event will begin with a musical performance by the St. Ignace Steel Drum Band at 6 p.m. Friday. More ...
Fifty vintage convertibles will participate in a parade honoring the 50th anniversary of the Mackinac Bridge Saturday, July 28. Ed Reavie of Nostalgia Productions in St. More ... Brief Bridge Closures Planned During Weekend Celebrations AU.S. Air Force fly-over above the Mackinac Bridge will result in a brief closure of the bridge to traffic Saturday, July 28, during the ceremonies marking the 50th anniversary of the structure. The bridge will close briefly two additional times that day. More ...
By Ryan Schlehuber The sale of the Colonial House Inn in St. Ignace was packaged with many attractive features, but it was the opportunity to steer her life in the direction she wanted that was most enticing to Chris Green, the new owner of the bed and breakfast. More ...
Members of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians offer a $2,700 check to members of the Legacy House board in St. Ignace Thursday, July 19. The donation was arranged by the tribe and provided by the Greek Town Casino in Detroit. More ...
By Ryan Schlehuber After 41 years in the heating and air conditioning business in Kalamazoo, Mike Ayers, new owner of the Huron Motel in St. Ignace, is enjoying a change of pace, owning his own business and living in the Eastern Upper Peninsula. More ... State Ferries Historian Bagley Will Visit Library Wednesday To Sign New Pictorial History Book at St. Ignace A newly published photograph collection of the Michigan State ferries by author and historian Les Bagley will be the subject of a program at the St. Ignace Public Library Wednesday, July 25, at 6:30 p.m. Mr. More ... Kiwanis Club To Host Walk The St. Ignace Kiwanis Club and A Woman's Perspective magazine are sponsoring the Isabelle Hagen 5k walk Sunday, July 29, at 8 a.m. The walk begins at the Kiwanis Park in St. Ignace as part of the celebration commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Mackinac Bridge. More ... MDOT Will Post Photographs Photographs of the Mackinac Bridge 50th anniversary celebration this weekend will be available for viewing online at the Web site of Michigan Department of Transportation as early as Saturday evening, July 28. The Web site, www.michigan. More ... Amateur Radio Operators Will Broadcast Around the World To Show Skills at Bridge View Park The Eastern U.P. and Lake Effect Amateur Radio Clubs are sponsoring a live ham radio demonstration as part of the Mackinac Bridge 50th anniversary celebration at Bridge View Park in St. Ignace Friday, July 27, and Saturday, July 28. Radio operators will be demonstrating emergency communication ski... More ... Crazy Moose, Pub Runners Will Perform This Week at Marina Bayside Live! Crazy Moose will be featured in a Locals on the Bay concert Wednesday, July 25, at 7 p.m. at the St. Ignace Marina. The band features three St. Ignace performers, Mike Pieron, Mark Halvorsen, and Sarah Halvorsen. Their music is a combination of American traditional, old time gospel, country, and o... More ... Blues Cruiser To Visit Bridge View, Offer Health Information Among many visitors to St. Ignace to mark the Mackinac Bridge's anniversary will be the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Blues Cruiser, a mobile health and wellness information center, which will visit St. Ignace Saturday, July 28, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The cruiser will be available at Bridge V... More ...
One early Mackinac Bridge booster who may not be able to attend this week's 50th anniversary celebration at St. Ignace is the Honorable Ned Fenlon, 103 years old and observing the celebration from California. Mackinac County native Mr. More ... For the Record... St. Ignace Mayor Paul Grondin's pay for attending city meetings during June totaled $300, not $580, as the city reported in the July 12 issue of The St. Ignace News. Mayor Grondin was paid $160 ($80 per council meeting) for two city council meetings and $140 ($70 per committee meeting or special... More ... Man Loses Life in Moran Twp. Crash A Mount Pleasant man was killed in an off-road accident in Moran Township. The body of Micheal Gomolski, 47, was found on Trail 47 in Moran Township Friday evening, July 20. Police are still investigating and believe the man died in a one-vehicle crash while operating an off-road motorcycle. More ... Volunteers Needed To Pull Weeds Sat. The U. S. Forest Service will lead volunteers at the Point Aux Chenes beach on Lake Michigan to hand-pull spotted knapweed, an invasive weed. The group will meet Saturday, July 28, at 9 a.m. on Wilson Road, off US-2. For more information, call Sara Davis, St. Ignace District botanist, at 643-7900... More ... DeTour Church To Host Bazaar The Union Presbyterian Church in DeTour will hold a summer bazaar Saturday, August 4, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The bazaar consists of baked goods, kitchen cutlery, crafts, and attic treasures. Lunch will be provided. There will also be a quilt show in the sanctuary. More ... Plummer Will Deliver Service Pastor Glen Plummer, head of the Christian Television Network, will deliver a sermon on Mackinac Island at Trinity Church Friday, August 3. The service will start at 7:30 p.m. More ...
The Les Cheneaux Education Foundation's production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella" will be staged Thursday, August 2, through Sunday, August 5, at the Old Gymnasium at Les Cheneaux Community Schools in Cedarville. More ... Mother/Daughter Are Artists of the Week Artists of the Week at the Les Cheneaux Historical Museum Wednesday, July 25, will be mother and daughter basket-makers Elda Nye and Jeri Griffin. The museum is on Meridian Street in Cedarville, and demonstrations are from noon to 3 p.m. More ... Hiawatha Behavioral Health Hosts Schizophrenia Presentation August 7 "An Afternoon of Hope and Inspiration, Living with Schizophrenia" will be held Tuesday, August 7, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Kewadin Casino in Sault Ste. Marie. More ...
Residents from Mackinac Straits Hospital Long Term Care Facility spent a beautiful afternoon on Mackinac Island Friday, July 13. More ... Diocese Continues Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Training The Catholic Diocese of Marquette trained more than 240 people in the prevention of child and youth sexual abuse at 20 awareness sessions held throughout the Upper Peninsula during 2006 and 2007, the diocese recently announced. That brings the total number of adults trained since the fall of 2003 ... More ...
Sherwood D. Pope, M.D., was graduated from the Midland Family Practice Residency Program Friday, June 29. Friends and family members attended the program's graduation dinner at the Midland Country Club. Dr. Pope took the Family Practice Board Exam in Chicago, Illinois, Monday, July 16. More ... 2007 Yearbooks Available July 26 LaSalle High School yearbooks of the 2007 school year can be picked up at the school's library from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 26. There are 40 extra yearbooks available, which cost $40 each. Contact advisor Lori Strich at 643-0063 to pick up a yearbook at her home. More ... Dance North! To Perform July 28 Music in Mackinaw will feature Dance North! Saturday, July 28, at 8 p.m. at Conkling Heritage Park on South Huron Avenue in Mackinaw City. Dance North! is a showcase of local youth performing dance techniques learned in local summer classes taught by professional dancers from New York City. More ...
Les Cheneaux Historical Association's local music series continues this week with a concert by Oddfellow Friday night, July 27, at the Les Cheneaux Maritime Museum in Cedarville. The concert will begin at 7 p.m., and is free and open to the public. More ... Mackinaw Silent Auction Aug. 6 The Mackinaw Area Public Library will hold a silent auction Monday, August 6, through Wednesday, August 15. Items to be auctioned were donated by local businesses and crafters. The auction will be open for bidding during the library's operating hours, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 11 ... More ... Hospital Board Meeting July 30 Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health Center's Board of Trustees has rescheduled its July 23 meeting to Monday, July 30, at 4 p.m. at the Mackinac County Airport Conference Room. More ... Megan Johnson Earns Doctorate Megan Coveyou Johnson, of Madison, Wisconsin, received her Veterinary Doctorate in May, after earning a bachelor's degree in animal science from the University of Wisconsin. She is employed at Wisconsin Equine Clinic in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. More ... Soo DDA Hosts Annual River Rampage Street Dance July 27 The fourth annual River Rampage Street Dance in Sault Ste. Marie will take place Friday, July 27, from 5 p.m. to midnight on Portage Avenue, from Ashmun Street to Gov. Osborn Boulevard. The evening will kick off with family-style entertainment and a food court until 8 p.m., when live bands will t... More ... |
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