By Paul Gingras
"We're small, but we're very powerful here," said John Causley of Hessel as he scanned the Hessel Powwow grounds Saturday, August 16. Nearby, to the omnipresent beating of drums, dancers in elaborate regalia whirled around the center of the arena.
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A traffic accident took the life of a Portage, Indiana, man Wednesday, August 13, at 2:45 p.m. on US-2 west of St. Ignace, near Cheeseman Road. An eastbound motor home crossed the centerline and struck a westbound semi-truck. More...
The Brown Bag Campaign is included in this newspaper issue to remind readers of the plight of children entering the foster care system, and their need for stable, affectionate, and disciplined parenting, for clothing, school supplies, transportatio More...
Mackinac Island Designation on 'Watch' Level
By Ryan Schlehuber
When a panel of historic preservation experts and design consultants met with Mackinac Island city officials August 1, they agreed the city should create guidelines for remodeling historic buildings, constructing new buildings, and demolishing old More...
The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace August 8, August 12, and August 13, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. More...
Registration deadline is Tuesday, August 26, for a Michigan State University Master Gardener class planned at Curtis. More...
The Cheboygan County Humane Society will host a garage sale Friday, August 22, through Sunday, August 24, at the Cheboygan County Fairgrounds. The sale will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. More...
The Eastern U.P. Regional Planning and Development Commission will present an E.U.P. Regional Non-motorized Trails Summit Wednesday, September 10, from noon to 5 p.m. at Lake Superior State University Cisler Center in Sault Ste. Marie. More...
The last vesper cruise scheduled for St. Ignace by area churches Tuesday, August 12, was canceled, say church organizers, as funding could not cover the cruise cost. The St. More...
The Mackinac Bridge Authority is seeking volunteers to help during the annual bridge walk Monday, September 1, including people to assist at the bus loading area in Mackinaw City. More...
Rick Reichlin of Reichlin Painting of Cedarville will paint the inside of the Mackinac County Courthouse for $22,500, pending a successful check of his references by the Mackinac County Board of Commissioners. More...
This dog, now named Foxy, was tied to a short leash and abandoned near the Mackinac County Animal Shelter on Cheeseman Road in St. Ignace Wednesday, August 13. More...
The registration deadline is Sunday, August 31, for the second annual Albany Trail Ride, which will take place Saturday, September 13, at The Albany on M-134 in DeTour. Registered riders need to sign up by 9 a.m. More...
An Experiential Retailing and Marketing Workshop is designed to benefit all retail business owners Monday, September 15, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Best Western in Sault Ste. Marie. The cost is $40 per person. More...
By Bill Cook Upper Peninsula Extension Forester
Michigan forests represent a mind-boggling range of diversity. Levels of diversity vary in time and across the landscape. More...
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