John "Rex" Hooper of St. Ignace (right) receives a certificate of continuous membership for his 60 years of service with the American Legion from Mike Lehto, commander of American Legion Post 62 of St. Ignace. Mr.
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Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Chairman Aaron Payment of Sault Ste. Marie has been unanimously elected to chair the Inland Lands and Waters Resources Committee of the Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority (CORA). More...
An overview of construction, maintenance, and transportation enhancement projects planned for Chippewa, Luce, and Mackinac counties during the next five years will be presented to the public Thursday, May 15, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. More...
The Mackinaw City Chamber of Commerce has taken over financial responsibility for four billboards that have advertised the city for more than 20 years on I-75 and US-31, reported Dawn Edwards, executive director of the chamber. More...
Change of Command Ceremony Friday Will Give Ship's Leadership to Scott Smith
By Karen Gould
During this winter, under the command of Commander John Little, the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw assisted 200 ships in ice and last summer, the ship and crew saved two lives during a rescue mission in the Straits. More...
The Mackinaw finished breaking Ice April 14, and began making preparations for her next mission of buoy tending. Twice yearly, the ship is responsible for 42 buoys in lakes Huron and Michigan. While in St. More...
Fred Paquin of St. Ignace has been suspended from his post as the tribe's chief of police for a second time in eight months. Sault Ste. More...
The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace May 6 and 7, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. More...
An article entitled "Bay City Couple Wins Mackinaw Ice Tower Contest," published May 1, inaccurately reports that John and Karen Lawler, who won the Mackinaw Area Historical Society's contest, are from Bay City. Mr. and Mrs. Lawler are from Troy. More...
Pickford High School hosted its annual Scholarship Banquet Thursday, April 24. This ceremony honors students who have been on the Honor Roll for three consecutive marking periods, and includes the annual National Honor Society Induction ceremony. More...
Commencement Will Take Place May 24
Nathan Wade Klamerus is the class of 2008 valedictorian at DeTour High School. Mr. Klamerus is the son of Paul and Janis Gratowski and the late V. Wade Klamerus. He has maintained a 4.0 grade point average throughout his high school career. More...
A watercolor and pastel paintings display by Sault Ste. Marie artists Ken Hatfield, Tom Marshall, David Bigelow, and Carl Forslund will be shown at Alberta House in Sault Ste. Marie through May 31. More...
At left: Gros Cap students perform the "chicken dance" as part of a nationwide school project called All Children Exercising Simultaneously Wednesday, May 7. More...
Brian Meehan of Rudyard was among outstanding graduating seniors honored at an honors reception by Northern Michigan University. Mr. Meehan received a bachelor's degree in economics. Commencement was Saturday, May 3. More...
The Mackinaw Area Public Library in Mackinaw City will have a book sale Saturday, May 17, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The library will have new and used books for sale for 10¢ per paperback and 25¢ per hardcover book. More...
The Upper Peninsula of Michigan Writers Association is hosting a writing contest open to Upper Peninsula adults and children in grades four through 12 (or age 10 and older if home schooled). Entry forms are available at community libraries. More...
Music, laughter, and jumping filled the school gymnasium in St. Ignace Friday, May 9, as part of a fundraising event. Students in kindergarten through seventh grade took turns for six hours jumping rope alone and in groups. More...
The Bayside Farmers Market, formerly the St. Ignace Farmers Market, will begin Saturday, May 17, at 10 a.m. at the marina in St. Ignace. The market will be held every Saturday through September, except for June 28. More...
DeTour Area Schools announced academic awards for 2008. New members of the National Honor Society are Jeffery Aldridge, Jessica Bouwma, Laura Fussman, Phillip Hartman, Victoria Mills, Brian Pardee, and Thomas Worden. More...
By Karen Gould
If a group of people are sitting at a table in a restaurant or bar and one person walks over to the bar to buy a pitcher of beer, asks Melanie MacDowell, what should the server do to be sure no underage customers in the group are drinking? More...
Lilac Queen Officially Opens Fort Mackinac's 2008 Season
2007 Lilac Queen Kristi Kamphuis and Mackinac State Historic Parks Director Phil Porter ceremoniously open the tall wooden doors of Fort Mackinac on Mackinac Island Tuesday morning, May 6, symbolizing the beginning of the parks' summer tourism season More...
Islands Wildlife will give pike and musky anglers a chance to compete for cash prizes in a weeklong tournament in the Les Cheneaux Islands area that starts at daylight Memorial Day, Monday, May 26. More...
The Rudyard Historical Society is collecting information for an addendum to the 1983 brown history book. More...
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