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Visiting Volunteers Spruce Up Nancy's Place

Sprucing up Nancy's Place is the youth group from Faith Lutheran Church of Grand Blanc. The St. Ignace State Street apartment building is owned by the Diane Peppler Resource Center. The teenagers did yard work and painted the walkway. More...

Mackinaw City Hotel Gets Site Plan Amendment

Fine Proposed for Owner Who Moved Building

Mackinaw City hotel owner William Mellish should be penalized for deviating from his original site plan, say Mackinaw City Planning Commission members, and at their Thursday, June 26, meeting, they sent their suggestion to the Village Council. More...

Court Reports

The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace July 2, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. More...

New Rehabilitation Center Now Open in Cedarville

The new Les Cheneaux Rehabilitation Service in Cedarville opened May 1. Mackinac Straits Hospital in St. Ignace and War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie are partnering to make the service available. Based at Dr. More...

Parade, Games Highlight Les Cheneaux Holiday

Mardi Gras Is Theme

The Mardi Gras atmosphere inspired by this year's Les Cheneaux parade theme filled Hodeck Street in Cedarville with a flurry of color, sights, and sounds Friday, July 4. More...

Free Dinosaur Program Will Be Thursday

Curtis Library

A dinosaur and fossil program will take place at Curtis Library Thursday, July 10, at 1 p.m. Joseph "Paleo Joe" Kchodl will share his stories about digging for dinosaurs and will have on hand a T-rex tooth, a velociraptor skull, and other fossils. More...

Nature Association Plans Field Trip Near Moran Saturday

Michigan Nature Association steward George Ford will lead a tour of the Fred Dye Nature Sanctuary Saturday, July 12, at 4 p.m. The sanctuary is in Mackinac County, among the remnants of Kenneth, a former lumber town. More...

Historical Association Seeks Four Board Members

Les Cheneaux Historical Association is seeking four board members to replace retiring members whose terms are ending this year. Terms are three years, and a board member can serve a maximum of two consecutive terms, or six years. More...

Council Paid for Meetings

In June, payment to members of the St. Ignace City Council for attending meeting and events totaled $2,880. Meeting salaries are set, while no rules constitute what events are eligible for payment. More...

Brimley High School Announces Graduation Awards for Class of 2008

Brimley Area Schools hosted high school commencement Sunday, May 25, at the Karl Parker Memorial Gymnasium. Thirty seniors were graduated in the Class of 2008. More...

St. Ignace All-Class Reunion Scheduled for Friday, July 25

The second St. Ignace reunion, sponsored by the St. Ignace Community Foundation, is scheduled for Friday, July 25, with main events to be at Little Bear East Conference Center. More...

Curtis Celebrates 4th of July with Parade, Petoskey Steel Drum Band Concert

A float cruises through Curtis Sunday, July 6, for The Biggest Little Town Parade in Michigan, part of the Independence Day Celebration in the village. More...

Electrical Pole Fire Causes Power Outage

An electrical pole fire caused a brief power outage that affected about half of St. Ignace Wednesday afternoon, July 2. Power was restored to most of the city within 45 minutes, said Craig Davidson, St. More...

Vacation Bible School Begins July 14 in Moran

Vacation Bible School will be Monday, July 14, through Friday, July 18, from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church of Allenville. For more information, contact Kristi Hart at 643-8956 or the church at 643-7959. More...

Clark Township Officials Get Raises; Next Year's Budget Adopted at Annual Meeting

Clark Township voters adopted a tight 2008-2009 budget at the township's annual meeting Saturday, June 28. More...

Drawing More Swimmers to Pool, Securing Tennis Court Grants Are Goals of City Recreation Dept.

Schedule Announced for Upcoming Events

At 6 a.m. on many days, Scott Marshall can be found cleaning filters, adding chemicals, and checking the water temperature as he prepares the community swimming pool for the day's activities. More...

64 Mud Run Challengers Seek Best Time at St. Ignace

MUD RUN RESULTS Saturday, July 5, Little Bear East Arena in St. Ignace Class 1 - Open 1.Matt Barber of Cheboygan 2. Jim West of St. Ignace 3. Jim Nord of Gulliver Class 2 - Women's Open 1. More...

Local Students Named to MSU Dean's List

Local students named to the dean's list for the 2008 spring semester at Michigan State Uni - versity are Aaron Tarnutzer and Jessica McGinnis, both of St. More...

Stephenson To Speak at Rudyard Historical Society This Thursday

Carl Stephenson, former Chippewa County Michigan State University Extension agent, will be the speaker at the Rudyard Historical Society meeting Thursday, July 10, at 7 p.m. at the Rudyard Community Center. Mr. More...

Annual Music and Art Dockside Set For July 20 in Hessel

The Fifth Annual Music and Art Dockside in Hessel will be Sunday, July 20, from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. More...

Fun, Games, and Colorful Fireworks Show Mark Mackinaw City Independence Day

Mackinaw City Harbormaster Dave Paquet stands at the center of an egg toss competition, an egg soaring directly over his head, as he officiates games on the village marina lawn Friday, July 4. More...

Great Start Will Meet at St. Ignace

The Great Start Mackinac County Steering Committee will meet Friday, July 11, from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., at Java Joe's restaurant in St. Ignace. Anyone with suggestions is welcome to attend. More...

Ice Cream Social Offered in Rudyard

The Great Start collaborative of the intermediate school district is hosting an ice cream social Thursday, July 10, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Rudyard Township Park. This event is for children birth to age 5 and their families. More...

GeoBash at Straits State Park July 13

A geocaching class and event will take place Sunday, July 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Straits State Park in St. Ignace. More...

St. Ignace Community Walks Scheduled for July 15 and 22

To promote the healthy effects of walking, two, free, one-mile community walks are scheduled Tuesday, July 15, and Tuesday, July 22, in St. Ignace. The 6 p.m. events are part of the Walk Michigan initiative. They will start at the St. More...

Les Cheneaux Elementary School Awards Given Out June 2

Principal's Award - Alexis Barr, sixth grade Student Activities Advisory Council Award - Susie Rutledge, retiring elementary secretary. More...

'Music in Mackinaw' Concert Series Performers for July 12

Ray Kamalay and the String Doctors will play for the "Music in Mackinaw" concert series Saturday, July 12, at 8 p.m. at Conkling Heritage Park in Mackinaw City. Mr. More...

Little Traverse Conservancy Buys Local Land

Little Traverse Conservancy has purchased a 20-acre piece of land on Marquette Island in the Les Cheneaux Islands, and the land is hoped to eventually create better access to the Aldo Leopold Preserve, and a public trail through the island. More...

Free Boat Workshop To Be Offered in Cedarville

Boat building workshops will be offered free of charge this summer at Great Lakes Boat Building School in Cedarville. More...

Bayliss Library Hosts Superior Poetry Cafe

Bayliss Public Library's Superior Poetry Café will be Thursday, July 10, at 7 p.m. at the library in Sault Ste. Marie. The featured poet will be Sara Quinn Rivara, from Kalamazoo. After her reading, the public is invited to read their poetry. More...

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