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19 Graduates in Engadine's Class of 2008 Advised: 'Don't Be Afraid of Change'

"Never settle for less than you deserve, or sell yourself short. More...

Yellow Courtesy Bikes Are Ready To Roll in St. Ignace

By the end of the month, St. Ignace visitors and residents will be able to check out a bicycle free of charge to ride around town. More...

New Poster Will Promote Straits Area

An aerial photograph of the Straits of Mackinac showing ferries from each of the three Mackinac Island boat lines crossing Moran Bay together toward the Island will be made into a poster promoting the area in all Michigan Welcome Centers, said Lynn More...

Shoreline Bike Tour Is This Weekend

The 16th annual Big Mac Shoreline Spring Scenic Bike Tour will draw cyclists to Mackinaw City Saturday, June 14, and Sunday, June 15. Cyclists may choose 25-, 50-, 75-, or 100-mile bike tours along the shores of Lake Michigan. More...

Stilt-walker Visits Straits Area on Fundraising Journey for Cerebral Palsy

It's hard enough for most people to walk a mile in another man's shoes, but Neil Sauter is walking 830 miles across Michigan on his own stilts. Mr. More...

Cedarville Scholarships Are Announced During Graduation Ceremony May 25

During the Cedarville High School commencement ceremonies Sunday, May 25, Principal Randy Schaedig announced scholarship recipients. Twenty-two of the 29 graduates are sharing $33,000 in scholarships this year. More...

Pickford Community Garage Sale Is Planned This Saturday

Nearly 30 garage and yard sales will be taking place at the same time Saturday, June 14, during the annual Pickford Community Garage Sale. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at various locations around Pickford. More...

Les Cheneaux Students Present Concert

Above: At the Tuesday, May 27, Les Cheneaux Elementary Spring Music Concert, students in kindergarten through third grade sing "The Hokey Pokey" as they acted out the parts of the song. More...

Kewadin's Revenue Increases for May

Kewadin Casinos posted increases in gaming revenue during the month of May, despite increases in transportation costs for consumers, a struggling Michigan economy, and reports of casinos in other market segments of Michigan struggling, More...

Touch of Craft Opens June 9

Touch of Craft Gift Shop opened Monday, June 9, at the Arnold Line Dock in St. Ignace. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday. More...

Moran Township Board Protests $6K County Tab To Have Roadsides Mowed

Citing safety issues, aesthetics, and the need to prevent damage to roads, the Moran Township Board of Trustees voted in protest Wednesday, June 4, to pay the Mackinac County Road Commission $6,000 to have all county roadsides in the township mowed More...

Remains Not Identified Yet

Michigan State Police in Cheboygan are still investigating human remains found on the Lake Huron shoreline in Cheboygan County Monday, May 26. An autopsy has been completed in Grand Rapids, but police have not yet identified the remains. More...

Small Business Counseling Will Soon Be Available in St. Ignace

The Small Business and Technology Development Center, formerly the First Step program, will hold office hours in St. Ignace once a month beginning Tuesday, June 17. More...

Mackinac County Is Feeling Affect of Falling Property Values Across State

The trend of falling property values in the Lower Peninsula is beginning to creep across the Mackinac Bridge this year as Mackinac County saw a slowing of the increase in the state equalized value (SEV) for property. More...

Historical Society To Hold Election

The Michilimackinac Historical Society will meet Thursday, June 12, at 5 p.m. at the Marina Pub in St. Ignace to elect board members and officers. The public is welcome to attend the annual election meeting. More...

Cullen Is New City Officer

New St. Ignace City police officer Richard Cullen can be found most mornings working out in the fitness center at Little Bear East Arena. Hired last month to replace Ryan Diehl, who resigned from the force to work in the Middle East, Mr. More...

Car Show Line-up Begins With Antiques on the Bay June 21

Convertibles Featured at St. Ignace Marina

Convertibles will be featured at the 12th annual Antiques on the Bay car show Friday, June 20, and Saturday, June 21, in St. Ignace. The show is for all-original vehicles 1983 and older. Admission is free. More...

Car Show, St. Ignace Featured on TV

The St. Ignace Car Show was featured on the television program "My Classic Car" Sunday, June 8, on the Speed Channel. The program was filmed last year. St. Ignace will be featured in the August issue of Lakeland Boating magazine. More...

Book Sale Will Aid Hospital Auxiliary

A book sale will benefit the Mackinac Straits Hospital auxiliary Thursday, June 12, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday, June 13, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Mackinac Straits Long Term Care Education Room. More...

Court Reports

The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace May 30 and June 4, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. More...

Newberry To Host American Legion Convention June 13-14

The Upper Peninsula Association of American Legion Posts Summer Convention will be Friday, June 13, and Saturday, June 14, at Newberry American Legion Post 74. For more information, contact Bill Hafeman at (906) 639-2254. More...

Mackinaw Outfitters and Mall Receive Promotion Award

Jim Wehr's Mackinaw Outfitters and Mackinaw Crossings Mall received a Chamber of Commerce special recognition award for outstanding promotion of Mackinaw City at the chamber's well-attended annual breakfast at St. More...

Engadine Library Hosts Fathers Day Craft Workshop

Engadine Library will host a Father's Day craft workshop Saturday, June 14, from 10 a.m. to noon. Cost is $1 per craft. More...

Fire Hall Designs Pursued; Site Yet To Be Determined

Brevort Township

Brevort Township approved spending up to $15,000 for a fire hall design at a special meeting Saturday, May 17, however, the township has not decided whether to place its new hall on M-123 or on Church Street. Both sites are in Moran. More...

Entry Deadline for July 4 Miss St. Ignace Contest Is June 20

The deadline for entering the July 4 Miss St. Ignace Contest, Junior Miss St. Ignace Contest, and Prince/Princess Contest is Friday, June 20. Applications are available at the city clerk's office in City Hall. More...

Rep. McDowell Sets Office Hours for Mon., June 16

State Representative Gary McDowell's next office hours will be Monday, June 16, not Monday, June 9, as originally scheduled. The schedule for the office hours follows: 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. More...

Group Seeks Used Books for Sale Fundraiser June 25

The Friends of the Les Cheneaux Community will accept donations of used books for an upcoming book sale through Wednesday, June 25, and they can be dropped off at the Les Cheneaux Community Library during open hours Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday f More...

Spaghetti Dinner, Silent Auction To Be Held June 14 To Assist Care of Infant

Aspaghetti dinner and silent auction will be Saturday, June 14, at the Rock Bottom Tavern in Moran, to help pay the medical expenses of infant Louis Matthew St. Andrew of St. Ignace. More...

Forest Service Seeks Volunteers To Help Protect Plovers at Beaches

The U.S. Forest Service in St. Ignace is seeking volunteers to help protect a federally endangered bird species, piping plovers, which migrate exclusively to the Great Lakes shoreline to reproduce. More...

'Lighthouse' Movie Will Not Be Filmed on St. Helena Island

St. Helena Island on the Straits of Mackinac will not be the site of a movie called "Lighthouse," as anticipated by Los Angeles-based film company Duly Noted. More...

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