Melting Ice Will Yield Prize at Mackinaw City
By Paul Gingras
An "Ice Tower Classic" contest in Mackinaw City will award a prize to the person who most accurately gauges the spring ice melt in the village this year, and will raise funds for the Historic Village project.
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Brevort Lake Jamboree Is This Weekend
By Ryan Schlehuber
One tagged walleye has been eluding fishermen since last summer's Walleye Derby in Brevort Lake. More...
The Kewadin Shores Casinos and St. Ignace Snow X Race will be Saturday, February 16, and Sunday, February 17. The races are a part of the 2008 Michigan Snow X Series. Spectator tickets are $10 per day or $15 for a weekend pass. More...
A news article on page 12 of the February 7 issue reported that a local petition drive is underway to establish a veterans medical clinic in Cheboygan. More...
Following is a schedule of open public meetings. This listing is for governmental and similar entities. Meetings of social and civic groups that are open to the public are listed in the Community Calendar. More...
Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) of Mackinac County is having an open house Friday, February 15, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the newly built homes on West Spring Street in St. Ignace. These homes are available to buy, based on income. More...
The Les Cheneaux Community Schools Music Boosters will host a spaghetti dinner Thursday, February 14, at the school cafeteria in Cedarville. The meal will be served from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., before the boys varsity basketball game against DeTour. More...
The Jewels of the Straits Red Hat Society will meet Saturday, February 16, at 1 p.m. in the basement of the United Methodist Church at St. Ignace. Participants are asked to bring a snack to share and a favorite board game. More...
The 15th annual Mackinac Island Chili Cook-off and Memento Postcard Poker Rally will be Friday, February 15, through Sunday, February 17. The weekend event also includes a winter stone skipping contest Saturday. More...
Traffic crossing the Mackinac Bridge in January decreased 9% when compared to January 2007, the Mackinac Bridge Authority reported February 8. Last month, 180,895 vehicles crossed the bridge, compared to 198,878 in January 2007. More...
Jill Bentgen, founder of Mackinac Straits Fish Company of St. Ignace, will speak on the success of her business at Lake Superior State University Wednesday, February 13. More...
A "Saturday Morning Pajama Party" will be offered for parents and children Saturday, February 16, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., downstairs of the Pickford Town Hall. More...
Area schools will host the 42nd annual Winter Games in the Eastern Upper Peninsula Saturday, February 23. More...
By Paul Gingras
Participation in sports at the high school level is strong this winter, which has positive implications for student achievement, said LaSalle High School Principal Don Gustafson at the Monday, January 14, school board meeting in St. Ignace. More...
The Rudyard Friends of the Library will hold a book fair and sale of homemade treats at the Rudyard Public Library from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, February 13, and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, February 14. More...
The 29th annual Upper Peninsula Legislative Dinner of the Upper Peninsula Association of American Legion Posts will be Saturday, March 15, at American Legion Post 144 in L'Anse. Social hour starts at 5:30 p.m., with dinner at 7 p.m. More...
Twenty-five people hiked the North Country Trail between M- 123 and Worth Road Saturday, January 12, to celebrate the 13th annual National Winter Trails Day. More...
Nelson, Walk, Waybrant To Serve on Board
United Way of Chippewa County has added board members from Mackinac and Luce counties and changed its name to United Way of the Eastern Upper Peninsula to more accurately reflect its service area. More...
By Paul Gingras
A voting precinct may be closed in the village of Brevort owing to the difficulty of finding election inspectors and rising election costs, the Moran Township Board of Trustees reported at its meeting Wednesday, February 6. More...
At left: The Garfield Township Fire Department poses at a fire and ambulance department appreciation dinner Saturday, January 26, at the Garfield Township Hall. More...
Ken Mills will be the featured speaker at the Rudyard Historical Society meeting Thursday, February 14, at 7 p.m. at the Rudyard Community Center. He will tell about trapping as it relates to wildlife management and the fur market. Mr. More...
By Paul Gingras
Gros Cap School will have to repay $88,000 to Enbridge Energy to settle a claim that the company was overtaxed on its property in the township, and the school will also have to pay about $7,000 to Edison Sault Electric Company for the same reason, More...
The Clark Township Board of Trustees unanimously approved a calendar project to raise money for its recreation department and park development. More...
Les Cheneaux Elementary Student Council members (back row, from left) Gordie Burger, Elijah Miller, Kayla Merchberger, Colton Bucht, Evan Rye; (front) Emma Harman, Caroline Freel, Jacob Goodell, Karlee Rye, Silas Dunn, Hilan Lysinger, Isabel Brumleve More...
A fundraising dinner for the Mackinaw City Memorial Day Parade will be Friday, February 15, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Pancake Chef Restaurant on Central Avenue in Mackinaw City. More...
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