By Ryan Schlehuber
Charles Purin has completed his latest scale model, the St. Ignace railroad dock, which compliments the model of the railway ferry Sainte Marie he finished last October. Mr. Purin is a 69-year-old U.S.
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Reaffirms Decision at Mackinaw City
By Paul Gingras
The Mackinaw City Planning Commission voted 7-1 to place two un-zoned, village-owned waterfront parcels in the marina commercial district, and took no action on a suggestion to add allowed uses to the district at its Thursday, September 11 meeting. More...
A hearing that may settle a dispute between Village Inn Restaurant owner Ron Dufina and the City of Mackinac Island over the use of a tricycle delivery cart to promote his restaurant will be held in 92nd District Court in St. Ignace at 3:30 p.m. More...
General Educational Development (GED) programs are now offered in Sault Ste. Marie, St. Ignace, Strongs/Eckerman, Newberry, Kinross, Brimley, DeTour, and Engadine through Consolidated Community School Services (CCSS). More...
Student leaders from Chippewa, Mackinac, and Luce counties in grades nine through 11 will gather in Sault Ste. Marie Wednesday, September 24, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. More...
By Diane Ivey Mackinac Island Town Crier
In the last two weeks of July and the first two weeks of August, Mackinac Island's fly population increases dramatically, and on an island where horses are a primary source of transportation, flies can quickly become a problem. More...
The Cut River Bridge on US-2 will be reopened this fall, before the opening day of deer hunting season November 15, and US-2 will remain open to traffic until renovation work resumes on the bridge next spring, said Pete Paramski, a construction eng More...
The Upper Peninsula Recycling Coalition is looking for nominations for the annual Recycler of the Year Award. Nominations for individual and organization categories are being accepted. The deadline is October 1. More...
The U.S. Forest Service is hosting a volunteer forest clean-up day Saturday, October 4, at 9 a.m. Volunteers are asked to meet at the Castle Rock parking lot near St. Ignace. More...
In August, payment to members of the St. Ignace City Council for attending meetings and events totaled $3,130. Meeting salaries are set, while no rules constitute what events are eligible for payment. More...
The Chippewa County American Red Cross is sponsoring a two-day training opportunity for new volunteers willing to respond to disasters. Training will be Friday, September 26, and Saturday, September 27, in Sault Ste. Marie. More...
