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Click here for digital edition  Crowds strolled through Arts Dockside this weekend near the St. Ignace Marina, shopping for gifts or handmade items for the home. On the waterfront, performances by musicians, dancers, and popular juggler, Crazy Richard, complimented the informality. More ... "The best thing about it was seeing the children smile ear to ear," said 13-year-old missionary Joshua Hester of the Les Cheneaux Christian Fellowship Church, who recently completed his first trip to Tijuana, Mexico. More ... Mud will begin flying at noon Saturday, September 6, for the last St. Ignace Mud Run of the year. Admission is $5, and children younger than 12 are admitted free. Set on the grounds of Little Bear East Arena, a free all-terrain vehicle and dirt bike fun run will begin the event at 11 a.m. More ... An Experiential Retailing and Marketing Workshop is designed to benefit all retail business owners Monday, September 15, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the St. Ignace Public Library. The cost is $40 per person. "Experiential retailing" means providing a rich experience for customers using an approach that involves both emotional and rational triggers, organizers report. More ... Continuing a tradition begun in 1936, residents of Cedarville, Hessel, and the Les Cheneaux Islands gathered for the annual Old Timers' Baseball Game Sunday, August 31. The game drew a sizable crowd to the Clark Township ballfield at Lindberg Airport in Hessel. Many residents wore T-shirts made for the event. More ... The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace August 26 and August 27, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. The court does not distinguish between jail time to be served immediately and jail sentences that are suspended. More ... Mackinac Island City Council set a hearing at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 24, to continue discussions on solidifying its National Historic Landmark (NHL) status with the National Park Service. More ... The Birge Nature Preserve seeks volunteers to build a new trail Saturday, September 13, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the preserve west of Hessel. Volunteers will be clearing vegetation, branches, logs, and rocks from a two-mile, pre-determined trail corridor. More ... Walkers who crossed the U.P. to bring awareness to mining concerns, ending in St. Ignace last weekend, said they had received positive support from the public, and only one negative comment. Cynthia Prior, executive director of the Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve, was among walkers who spoke at a rally at the Museum of Ojibwa Culture in St. Ignace Sunday, August 31. More ... Postal employees are offering free classes to help residents learn how to buy, sell, and ship items on eBay.com, an Internet auction and shopping Web site. Classes will be at several sites in the Eastern Upper Peninsula this month. Space may be limited. Anyone interested is asked to pre-register. More ... St. Ignace musician Brian Lorente and the Usual Suspects band will perform as the opening act for Keith Anderson at the Intersection in Grand Rapids Thursday, September 11. More ... The Hiawatha Paddling Festival will promote kayaking, canoeing, and water safety Friday, September 12, through Sunday, September 14, at Cedar Campus, about seven miles east of Cedarville. Registration, which begins at $200 for adults, will be accepted through September 12. Meals are included in the registration fee. More ... A faucet that leaks just one drop of water per second can waste more than 2,000 gallons of water per year. A leaking toilet can waste 100 gallons a day. An average shower uses 11 gallons of water. Americans use more than 350 million gallons of water each day; much of that water is wasted due to carelessness, according to the International Arid Lands Consortium. More ... The Chippewa/East Mackinac Conservation District and the Michigan Groundwater Stewardship Program are sponsoring a composting workshop, with a session for farmers and one for backyard gardeners, Wednesday, September 10, at Bruce Township Hall. Registration fees for "On the Farm" session (including lunch) are $25 per individual or $40 per couple. More ... Concerns over a lack of available aviation services at Albert J. Lindberg Airport in Cedarville drew action from the Clark Township Board of Trustees during its Thursday, August 21, meeting. The board contends Evan Noyes of Mackinac Aviation is not meeting his lease obligations with the township. More ... Five new crew members on the St. Ignace-based icebreaking tug Biscayne Bay bring to the ship a diverse range of experience. With backgrounds in security, communications, ocean patrols, and cutting ice at the North Pole, all five men say they want to spend their careers with the Coast Guard. More ... |
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