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Residents Respond To Higher Heating Costs This Winter U.P. Agencies Can Help Needy Families With Utilities, Food By Paul Gingras "I want people to be as efficient as possible, to build tight homes, put in good insulation, whatever they can do to weather the storm," said propane and fuel oil supplier Steve Autore of Cedarville, noting that prices for fuels derived from crude oil have skyrocketed this winter, as have local p... More ... Hospital Must Pay Current Bond Debt Through 2014 2002 Agreement Resolves Question By Karen Gould The question of whether Mackinac Straits Hospital will continue to pay on the hospital's current debt when a new facility is built was resolved Thursday, when county commissioners and hospital CEO Rod Nelson learned of a 2002 lease amendment committing the authority to paying on the $1. More ...
Robin Belonga and her son, Riley, laced up roller blades and running shoes and dodged a few remaining remnants of snow and ice when they headed down State Street in St. Ignace Saturday afternoon, March 29. With the help of the spring sunshine, the temperature reached 34 degrees when the mother and s... More ...
Mackinac Island By Ryan Schlehuber Starting Tuesday, April 1, Mackinac Island residents and property owners will get a 3.5% increase in their water and sewer rates. The raise is part of a funding plan by the Island's Department of Public Works to help offset costs for a 10-year, $9.8 million upgrade to the city's wastewater treatme... More ... Village Planners Favor 10% Setback Option Maintaining Waterfront View Is Goal at Mackinaw City By Paul Gingras To ensure that developers get a reasonable return on their investments, while increasing the amount of space required between buildings along the B2 waterfront district in Mackinaw City, the planning commission voted Thursday, March 27, to require 10% setbacks on lots along South Huron Avenue. More ...
By Paul Gingras "Helping our youngsters, guiding them, and giving them our heritage," is what drives Jimmie Miller to protect the resources of Brevort Lake, he said in response to being named citizen of the year for Brevort Township Saturday, March 29, at the township's annual meeting. "That," he noted, "is what ... More ... Freighters Collide in Straits Two bulk freighters collided in the Straits of Mackinac about 15 miles west of the Mackinac Bridge Friday, March 28. No injuries were reported, although both vessels suffered structural damage to their hulls. A Coast Guard helicopter from Air Station Traverse City surveyed the scene and reported n... More ...
By Karen Gould In July, 460 sailboats and more than 4,500 sailors will flood the Straits area during the 100th sailing of Chicago Yacht Club's Race to Mackinac, filling the Mackinac Island marina and spilling over into St. Ignace and Mackinaw City. More ... St. Helena May Be Summer Movie Setting By Paul Gingras St. Helena Island in the Straits of Mackinac is being considered as the setting of a movie titled "Lighthouse" to be produced by the Los Angeles-based film company Duly Noted. More ... Physical Therapy Offered in Cedarville Soon Mackinac Straits Hospital, Medicare To Install New Pay-for-performance Insurance Reimbursement Program By Amy Polk Cedarville will be the site of a new rehabilitation center, expected to open as early as May. The center will be housed in three rooms of Dr. Blake Slater's office building on M- 134, and will be a joint venture between Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health Center in St. Ignace and War Memorial Hos... More ...
Spring Brings 'Grazing Groups' Two deer on the north side of M-134, near St. Martins Point, are among the dozens now grazing regularly along the highway, in grassy patches where snow has melted by longer periods of daylight and warmer weather. Spring cannot be far behind, despite ample banks of snow still piled around the Eastern... More ... Soo Locks Opened March 25 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opened the Poe Lock at the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie Tuesday, March 25, at 12:01 a.m., signaling the start of the commercial shipping season for Great Lakes freighters. The Soo Locks are the only passageways to navigate safely from Lake Superior through the St... More ... |
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