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Romney Plays Family Card in Mich. By George Weeks At the outset of the 2008 presidential campaign, the Boston Globe and others who have closely covered ex-Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts over the years said he is far more cautious and guarded in public comments than his late father, ex-Governor George Romney of Michigan. More ... Winter Transport Program Underway A courtesy transportation program offered by the Mackinac Island Police Department is available for Mackinac Island residents 60 years and older, disabled citizens, and those with special needs that cannot be accommodated by the horse-drawn taxi service. More ...
Part 47: A Labor of Love By Les Bagley 2007 marks the 50th anniversary of the end of Michigan State Ferries, the "Great White Fleet" that carried automobiles, trucks, and passengers across the Straits of Mackinac before the Mackinac Bridge was built. The St. More ...
Thirty years of litigation and discussion among five Michigan Native American tribes, the United States, and the state of Michigan over hunting, fishing, and gathering rights reserved by the tribes under the 1836 Treaty of Washington drew to a close this month with the signature of U.S. District J... More ... DeTour Area By Barbara Buschbacher 297-8075 bbann@sault.com Have you had your fill of turkey leftovers yet? My holiday was great; hope yours was too. Being in the snow belt area over the weekend where there was a snowfall of three to four inches put everyone in the spirit of the holiday season. More ...
By Miriam Blair 643-7994 Leland Pawley of Gulliver, along with their daughter and her family, Sharon and Ken Donier of Green Bay, Wisconsin, were visitors in St. Ignace last Friday. Destiny Stenberg of Gladstone was a visitor for Thanksgiving in St. Ignace with her family. More ... Rexton-Garnet By Linda Livermore 595-7283 Sixty-five years ago on November 25, a celebration of marriage uniting Ethel Weger and Cecil Kerridge took place in Newberry. Their attendants were Mr. Kerridge's sister, Marge, and Miss Weger's brother, Bud, who have now been married almost 62 years. Mr. and Mrs. More ... Gould City By Marilyn McNeil 477-6925 donmar@lighthouse.net Happy holidays to everyone. Everywhere we went last week, they tried to feed us. Next there will be Christmas and all the "goodies" that Christmas brings. The Neighbors Heart in Manistique has clothing and household goods for sale to help the less fortunate. Located at 331 Deer Street, the store ... More ...
By Jeannette Doud 847-3301 We journeyed to the center of the Island Thanksgiving Day, one of autumn's most beautiful and colorful ones as the leaves fluttered gently to the earth. The sun was beginning to set in the west, illuminating the sky in magnificent colors of blue and reds. It was a beautiful sunset, one to remember... More ...
By Julie Freeman 477-6959 engadinenews@sbcglobal.net Hello, everyone. Can you believe the first day of December is this Saturday already? The Tahquamenon Country Sled Dog Race will be Saturday, January 5, 2008, at the Rainbow Lodge on County Road 423, at the mouth of the Two Hearted River in northern Luce County. More ... St. Ignace Public Library Reports December Events The St. Ignace Public Library will have a book sale Saturday, December 1, from 10 a.m. to noon. Escanaba author Bill Jamerson will present a music and storytelling program on the Civilian Conservation Corps Monday, December 3, at 3 p.m. More ... Brevort By Lois Movalson 292-5581 Mary Carney and Holly Engen spent Thanksgiving day with family in Mount Pleasant. Ms. Carney's daughter from Grand Rapids has a cottage on Big Manistique Lake and reported a Bohemian gros beak had flown against a window of the cottage. The bird usually would have migrated by this time of the year. More ...
By Helen Shoberg 484-2626 mink1@cedarville.net One of our big end-of-the-year holidays is over. Thanksgiving, with the excitement of families gathering and the local activities, the Christmas Bazaar, and the museum's annual ongoing Christmas Tree Open House, kept everyone busy. There were many shoppers at the bazaar, and there were crowds ther... More ...
Few states suffered more from forest fires in the late 1800s than did Michigan. Catastrophic fires in 1871 and 1881 burned millions of acres and killed hundreds of people. In the great Thumb fire of 1881, numerous towns in the Saginaw Valley and the Thumb region were wiped off the map. More ...
The Wise And Benevolent Reign Of Strategy Mark Pilarski Dear Mark: Do you feel that video poker is a good place to start learning poker skills for the table game? I figure it's about the cheapest way to learn. Gary A. Video poker is based on the classic game Five Card Stud, which challenges players to compose the best possible five-card han... More ...
115 Years Ago The St. Ignace News Saturday, November 26, 1892 Three cases of scarlet fever around the city. Louis Paquin was down from Epoufette this week on business. Several of the business houses were closed throughout the city Thursday. More ... |
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