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Sailors Gather at Les Cheneaux for Weekend Regatta 13 Fleets To Start Races at Hessel The 2008 Ensign Class Region V Championship Regatta in Hessel begins this Thursday, July 10, with races Friday, July 11, and Saturday, July 12. More ...
Local Communities Celebrate With Fireworks, Parades, Games ST. IGNACE: Cuddled together and wrapped in blankets or wearing light jackets to keep warm against the evening chill, residents and visitors at Kiwanis Beach in St. Ignace view fireworks as they explode over Moran Bay Friday, July 4. Story and photographs, page 11. More ...
Approves and Promotes Marshall in Recreation Dept. By Karen Gould A five-year warranty on the 100,000-gallon Evergreen Shores water tower and a one-year warranty on interior and exterior paint were approved by the St. Ignace City Council Monday, July 7. More ... Public Hearing Set for Draft of Village Business License Mackinaw City Stresses Ethical Conduct By Paul Gingras Mackinaw City businesses may soon need a business license designed to ensure ethical business conduct. The village council reviewed a draft of the proposed license ordinance at its Thursday, July 3 meeting. The matter will be the subject of a public hearing in the multi-purpose room at Mackinaw Ci... More ... Delays May Shut Down Cut River Bridge Work The Cut River Bridge could be reopened to traffic this summer if engineering delays shut down the renovation and move it into next year. The $1. More ... New Griffin Facility Gets Township OK By Paul Gingras Griffin Beverage's site plan for a 20,000-square-foot warehouse near US-2 in Moran Township was approved by the township board at the recommendation of the local planning commission Wednesday, July 2. The $700,000 facility will replace the company's St. Ignace beverage distribution operation. More ...
While visiting her grandparents, Donna and Gary Bassett of St. Ignace, Paige Giehtbrock, 3, of Waterford made a new friend, Coastie, the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary's interactive robotic boat. More ...
By Paul Gingras A tall wooden statue of Hattie Stimpson stands nearly complete at the corner of Central Avenue and Louvingny Street in Mackinaw City, a symbolic welcome to the village she pioneered. Beside her, mallet and chisel in hand, resident sculptor Jerry Prior scrutinizes his ongoing effort, the last in a ... More ... Bayview Mackinac Race To Bring Yachts to Straits By Caitlyn Kienitz Mackinac Island Town Crier The Bayview Mackinac race enters its 84th season with recognition of one of the race's earliest participants and a pledge to protect the Great Lakes for future generations. About 250 boats and 2,000 sailors are expected to participate in this year's race, which will follow the same course as last... More ... Mackinac Island Businesses Want Signs Reconsidered They Say Restrictions Hurt Trade This Summer By Ryan Schlehuber Frustration over the city's recently amended sign ordinance was expressed by business owners at Mackinac Island's City Council meeting Wednesday, July 2, as owners argued the new restrictions are having a crippling impact on business. More ... |
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