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Click here for digital edition  In a half century of following presidential campaigns, I have never seen anything quite like what is unfolding before us now. More ... To commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the opening of the Mackinac Bridge, the St. Ignace News is serializing author Les Bagley's history of the Michigan State Ferries, "Autos Across Mackinac," which crossed the Straits for 34 years prior to 1957. More ... Sunny days, and the evenings are growing longer. Erin Patti, a senior at LaSalle High School, was the recipient of a $25 check as an essay contest winner. Miss Patti is the daughter of Rachel Coveyou and the granddaughter of John Coveyou. The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Elders Advisory Board offered the contest for students, titled "What Elders Mean to Me. More ... Now that our clocks have moved ahead one hour, can spring be far behind? At times we wonder about spring arriving, especially with the zero temperatures we've been experiencing. It is very doubtful that we will be donning our Easter outfits this year; we will continue to wear our winter apparel. More ... Pickford can claim the birth of a leap year baby boy. Gaige Parrish, of Pickford, was born on Leap Year Day February 29, 2008, to Ashley Thompson and Stanley Parrish, at War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie. Gaige's grandmother, Paula Thompson, smiles proudly while telling that he will be 80 before he has his 20th birthday. Gaige weighed 7. More ... The icicles dripping from the roof seem to grow longer and longer as the temperatures drop lower and lower at night, but this too shall pass, as spring is just around the corner. A plan is being formulated to have a community-wide yard sale Saturday, May 24, during the Memorial Day weekend. More ... Hello, everyone! When the time changes in the spring and fall, it is recommended to put fresh batteries in your fire, smoke, and carbon monoxide detectors. If you haven't done so yet, please do this right away. These detectors can save your life in an emergency. More ... I hope everyone is enjoying these beautiful sunny and bluesky days we've been having. It's nice to finally see the sun all day again. With turning the clocks forward this past weekend, it's going to seem like we're doing something to make spring come sooner. More ... The Island is very beautiful, nestled in the Straits of Mackinac's frigid ice. Freezing temperatures each morning, often below zero, have made the ice bridge between the Island and St. Ignace very busy. Many contractors are busy hauling necessary supplies, Island folks are enjoying their favorite sport, and many snowmobile safaris visited the Island over the weekend. More ... Signs of spring, despite the huge amounts of snow and low temperatures, are showing up. Kathy Reid was happy to see "Popcorn," the friendly raven in her and Bob's backyard, pecking away at the popped corn scattered about. Dave spotted fox tracks heading under our front porch. (Not exactly the kind of front porch visitors I'm looking for, though.). More ... Jonathan Brown, a sophomore at Rudyard High School, won the People to People Award, and will be a student ambassador for our Rudyard community. He will spend 20 days learning about Australia's culture, meet the President of Australia, travel through the jungle, will work on real Australian farms to see how techniques differ from ours, and go to the Great Barrier Reef. More ... Dear Mark: How about one of your Gambling 101's on a table game called Ultimate Texas Hold'em. I'd like to give it a go, but would love a primer from you before I try it out. David L. More ... 115 Years Ago The St. Ignace News Saturday, March 11, 1893 Two locomotives were at work last Saturday afternoon, clearing the mill side track of snow, preparing for the reception of train loads of logs, which will soon begin to arrive. More ... |
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