By George Tombs Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
On a starry night, the 730-foot Canadian Leader, the last bulk-carrying steamship built on the Great Lakes, slips silently past illuminated buoys near Montreal on a fiveday voyage up to Thunder Bay, Ontario, on Lake Superior.
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By Karen Gould
The annual Lights of Love remembrance is seeing increased participation this year, to the benefit of Long Term Care residents at Mackinac Straits Hospital and of the Hospital Auxiliary, which so far has collected $1,355 from the program. More...
Measure Announced Friday Will Stave Off Collapse for GM, Chrysler
The federal government has come to the aid of car companies Chrysler and General Motors to stave off their financial collapse during a particularly vulnerable economic time for the country. President George W. More...
The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace December 5 and 16, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. More...
For the week of Friday, December 26, through Saturday, January 3, Arnold Transit Company will be cutting back on round-trip departures between Mackinac Island and St. Ignace, from four round-trips to three. Departures to the Island from St. More...
Safety Tips Include: Do Not Rub or Apply Ice in Hypothermia Cases
U.S. Coast Guard Station St Ignace is working to promote ice safety in the Great Lakes during the winter months, and reminds people that Great Lakes ice is unpredictable and dangerous. It has issued the following safety tips. More...
A proposed ban on smoking in public places across the state failed to reach agreement by state lawmakers in the lame duck legislative session that ended Thursday, December 18. More...
Bob Brown of St. Ignace was elected chairman of the Michigan State Waterways Commission Friday, December 12, in Lansing. More...
The Rudyard Pool Renovation Committee is selling engraved quarry tiles to be placed in the lobby of the Rudyard swimming pool, as a fundraiser as part of its efforts to raise a minimum of $50,000 while partnering with Rudyard Area Schools and Conso More...
Police are investigating a breaking and entering at the Pickford Township Park pavilion which happened over Thanksgiving weekend. The door to the maintenance room was forced open, damaging it, and beer cans were left on the ice rink. More...
Police in Mackinac and Chippewa counties are among those taking part in a holiday season crackdown on drunk driving planned across Michigan from Friday, December 19, to Sunday, January 4. More...
Two caregiver support groups will meet in January. The Les Cheneaux Caregivers Support Group will meet at the Les Cheneaux Community Library in Cedarville Thursday, January 8, at 4:30 p.m. More...
Mackinac Island Public School kindergarten student Harrison Myers (far left) picks out a person from the crowd and flashes a smile of glee as students beside him perform their sign language song. More...
By John S. DeMott
The Mackinaw Area Visitors Bureau is eyeing new programs for 2009, and Bill Bertchinger, its chairman, is facing that year with optimism. "We're going to advertise just like we always do," he said. More...
Scholarships are available from Mensa, a worldwide society for intellectual information exchange. Northern Michigan Mensa is offering a local scholarship of $500. More...
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