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Click here for digital edition  Mackinac County voters say they want to see incumbent Democrat Nora Massey face Republican challenger Rob Winkelman for the treasurer post in the November 4 general election. More ... Chief Mackinac, a 1917 Consolidated, returned to Hessel last weekend and captured the 2008 Best of Show and first in her class awards at the Les Cheneaux Islands Antique Wooden Boat Show. The 32-foot launch has spent 87 of her 91 years in Hessel, said owner John Allen, who now keeps the vessel on Gull Lake in Minnesota. More ... Jason Marshall will be the new head coach for varsity boys basketball at LaSalle High School this fall, Ona Lee Gibson has been hired to teach at the Tribal Youth Facility and LaSalle High School. The St. Ignace Board of Education approved the hiring at its Monday, August 11, meeting. More ... People of all ethnic backgrounds are welcome to participate in the 16th annual Gathering of the Eagles Powwow in Hessel, free of charge, Friday, August 15, through Sunday, August 17, where more than 300 dancers, artists, and vendors are expected to celebrate Native American culture through spiritual rituals, dances, feasts, More ... Operating a mechanical lift 120 feet above Mackinaw City, ironworker Jack Milbrath has a good view of the crowd below. More ... Residents, community planners, leaders, and zoning officials will be able to learn more about planning for and regulating wind energy development in their municipalities at a Wind Energy Siting and Policy Issues workshop in St. Ignace Tuesday, August 19. More ... Mackinaw Crossings has received permission to host a party for an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 motorcycle riders Monday, August 25. The riders will stop in Mackinaw City on a trip to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the base of operations for Harley Davidson. The ride, called the 105th Ride Home, references more than 100 years of Harley history. It is open to the public. More ... Mackinac Island's three commercial liveries are asking that the city create policies to restrict the use of private saddle horses in the downtown area. The issues center around use of public roads and road safety in the downtown area during peak summer business hours. More ... A family event that celebrates the history of the St. Ignace area, the Rendezvous at the Straits French Voyageur Encampment and Powwow is set for Saturday, August 23, and Sunday, August 24. Open to the public, the voyageur encampment begins at 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Father Marquette Memorial Park in St. Ignace. The Powwow runs from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. More ... The Mackinaw City Village Council voted 4-3 Thursday, August 7, to delay action on a planning commission recommendation to place Shepler's lakefront parcels in a district that prohibits motels and hotels. The matter was delayed to include the participation of business owner Bill Shepler and Planning Commission Chairman Robert Most. More ... If sufficient demand by Moran Township residents warrants it, trustees will pursue a grant through the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to replace ash trees that are likely to be killed by the Emerald Ash Borer, a voracious insect that has destroyed ash trees throughout the region. More ... |
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