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...
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...
Local businesses, churches, and other employers can call United Way of the EUP for free FamilyWize prescription discount cards for their employees and families. Individuals can pick up cards at some local pharmacies, listed below. More...
Don Andress of Mackinac Island will present one of his walking sticks to the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., Saturday, January 31. Made of stripped balsam fir, colorful beads, and other small items, Mr. 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...
The Michigan Barn Preservation Network is seeking nominations of restored Michigan heritage barns for its 2009 Barn of the Year competition. 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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