By Karen Gould
The tin ceiling is peeling and the cracked walls have undergone years of repair, yet Rich Reichlin, who is painting the interior of the 171-yearold building that houses the Museum of Ojibwa Culture in St.
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February Total pay to members of the St. Ignace City Council for attending meetings and events during February was $1,490. More...
An informational meeting about the Les Cheneaux Islands fishery and cormorant control in the area will be presented Wednesday, March 12, at 7 p.m. at the Les Cheneaux Sportman's Club on M-134, just east of Cedarville. It is open to the public. More...
While 10 people are working to complete a program of comprehensive drug treatment with close supervision through the 92nd District Sobriety Court, one person has now successfully completed the program, the court announced in February. More...
Edison Sault Electric crew member Josh Curtis, working on the pole, attaches one of the four new streetlights in Hessel at the corner of Nye Road and M-134. Mr. More...
Using snowmobile trails throughout the Eastern Upper Peninsula, beginning and ending in St. Ignace at the Driftwood Restaurant, snowmobile riders can participate in a Snowmobile Poker Run planned for Saturday, March 8. More...
The Mackinac Island Arts Council is holding a contest for artists and aspiring artists to help create pages for a new Islandthemed coloring book. Artists whose work is chosen for the book will receive a complimentary copy of the completed book. More...
Nathan Tiefenbach of Drummond Island and Alexa King of Naubinway earned degrees from Northern Michigan University in December 2007. Mr. Tiefenbach received an associate's degree in automotive service technology. Ms. More...
Members of the St. Ignace Brownies Troop 125 presented cookies to St. Ignace Mayor Paul Grondin (right) and City Manager Eric Dodson at a council meeting Monday, March 3. The annual Girl Scouts cookie sale begins Saturday, March 8. More...
James Eberts of Hessel was graduated from basic military training Friday, February 15, at the Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. He was one of 60 honor graduates from among 730 servicemen. Mr. More...
Photographs of the Les Cheneaux Islands area are sought for a calendar to raise money for The Snows Heritage Park behind Clark Township Hall. The calendar date is 2009, and calendars will be sold for $12. More...
By Amy Polk
Denny Rye of Pickford won the Last Chance Walleye Derby on Munuscong Bay, hauling an 8.6- pound fish out of the bay and collecting the tournament's $400 grand prize. More...
The National Weather Service in Gaylord will offer Severe Weather Spotter Safety Courses across Northern and Eastern Upper Michigan beginning in March. The presentations are free, open to the public, and usually last about two hours. More...
By Karen Gould
An update of short- and longrange goals are the only changes made to Mackinac Island's five year Recreation Master Plan, which was adopted by the city council Wednesday, February 27, following a hearing. More...
Erin Bagbey, 24, of Mackinac Island, was arrested by Straits Area Narcotics Enforcement Friday, February 15, on one count delivery of marijuana, and one count of maintaining a drug house. She was arraigned in 92nd District Court in St. More...
There will be a Lucas Izzard Foundation for Teens (LIFT) meeting Monday, March 10, at 7 p.m. in the Les Cheneaux Community Library in Cedarville. The public is welcome. The Youth Committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the same location. More...
Jarron Masuga of Les Cheneaux Community Schools, Hanna Royan of Turner-Howson Elementary in Rudyard, and Morgan Hilgendorf of Soo Township School received plaques for their first place winning posters at the Chippewa/East Mackinac Conservation Dist More...
By Karen Gould
Walking the plank and climbing the crow's nest are part of the March reading month activities planned for Mackinac Island students in kindergarten through seventh grade. More...
