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Lobbyist Turned Outdoors Advocate May Boost MUCC By George Weeks Decades ago, when burly Tom Washington was the legendary executive director of the 100,000- member Michigan United Conservation Clubs (MUCC), he was a booming voice that helped hone the state's reputation as a leader in protecting natural resources. More ... Mackinaw City Village President Halts Lieghio Hotel Project By Paul Gingras A proposal to tear down the Huron Motel in Mackinaw City and replace it with a four-story, 28-room connecting building between two existing motels, Hamilton Inn and Comfort Inn, received no support from the Mackinaw City Village Council at a meeting Thursday, November 1, despite a recommendation f... More ... Brevort By Lois Movalson 292-5581 It's typical November weather. While hunters hope for snow, I'm just ready for a different landscape. The birds are looking for some tasty seeds. It is, indeed, that time. Brian and Jeanne Rose have returned from Troy, where they welcomed their first grandson, Kaden Ksar, born November 3 to Kari ... More ...
Part 44: The Vacationland Enters Service By Les Bagley The St. Ignace News is serializing the history of Michigan State Ferries, which carried automobiles across the Straits of Mackinac in the years before the Mackinac Bridge opened. More ...
Terms of (Casino) Endearment Mark Pilarski Dear Mark: Often you, as well as other gaming writers and newspaper articles related to casino gambling, freely use gambling terms, and do so without including a definition. More ... St. Ignace By Miriam Blair 643-7994 A ceremony honoring the opening of the Mackinac Bridge 50 years ago brought people to Bridge View Park last Thursday afternoon, November 1. Many from St. More ... Gould City By Marilyn McNeil 477-6925 donmar@lighthouse.net It's time for happy holidays again. In two more weeks, we will be ready for Thanksgiving Day. I hope to be watching the parade, with my feet up, while everything cooks. Engadine United Methodist Church will sponsor a Hunters Dinner Friday, November 16, at the hall in Engadine. The community meal ... More ... DeTour Area By Barbara Buschbacher 297-8075 bbann@sault.com It appears, on this blustery Monday, November 5, that winter is trying to work its way into our weather pattern. Winter enthusiasts are cheering for an early snow prediction, while others are moaning over the fact they may have to look for last year's snow shovels. More ... Mackinac Island By Jeannette Doud 847-3301 The 2007 tourist season came to end Wednesday, October 31, with the closing of Grand Hotel. Cadotte Avenue became very busy and guests could be seen leaving the Island. Many of the famous Mackinac fudge shops sold their final batch as the guests were heading for the boat. Main and Market streets, ... More ...
By Helen Shoberg 484-2626 mink1@cedarville.net It's always interesting to learn about what has happened to some of our young people after they have left our community and have gone to seek their fortune. Jeff Bruning, the son of Ronald and the late Rita Bruning, is a graduate of the Les Cheneaux Schools and Central Michigan University, where h... More ... Engadine By Julie Freeman 477-6959 engadinenews@sbcglobal.net Hello, everyone. The weather is much colder, and the smell of wood fires is in the air. If you haven't had your chimney cleaned and checked yet this year, it's time to do so. With the time change last weekend, did you change your batteries in your smoke and fire detectors? More ... |
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