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A column from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Risks and Dangers of Feeding Black Bears Spring and summer can be very difficult seasons in the life of Michigan's black bears. They emerge from their dens with depleted energy supplies following a long winter period of inactivity at a time when natural foods are scarce. In addition, bear family groups begin to break up with the onset of... More ...
Will Great Lakes Water Protection Policies Include Groundwater? By George Weeks There is concern in some circles that the Great Lakes Compact, the anti-diversion pact sent to Congress last week after Michigan was the last state to approve it, might fail on Capitol Hill because thirsty states have more clout than the lakes states. More ...
By Jeannette Doud 847-6298 What a glorious Fourth of July! It was enjoyed by everyone who visited our Island over the holiday weekend. The weather was picture perfect, bringing bright sunshine and a radiant blue sky, perfect for hiking, biking, taking a ride in a carriage with the fringe on top, or just relaxing and watchin... More ...
By Barbara Buschbacher 297-8075 • bbann@sault.com Summertime in DeTour is a busy time. Saturday, July 19, members of the DeTour Botanical Gardens Club will hold their annual Home Tour and Garden Walk with luncheon. Tickets can be purchased separately for the home tour, separately for the garden walk, and separately for the luncheon, or a ticket ... More ...
By Miriam Blair 643-7994 Summer is in full swing as families enjoy spending time outdoors. Cindy and Jim Nelson of Tucson, Arizona, are enjoying a few weeks in their hometown of St. Ignace. Mark Higgins and his son, Will Higgins, of Three Rivers attended the St. More ...
By Audrey Hutchison 484-7825 Judy Nixon and Mary Jane Pennington of Pickford went to Alaska April 26. The trip was to visit Judy's daughter, Lori, and grandson in Saint Michael near the Bering Straits, where it is so remote that there is just a path for four wheelers and snowmobiles with 11 miles of road. The nearest village ... More ...
By Kerry Fountain 495-5533 • kerrymariet@yahoo.com Connie Mayer celebrated a birthday Saturday, July 5, with her husband, Francis, sisters Marie and Flo, along with her sons and daughters and family and friends. Tyler Fountain and Andy Alstrom got the chance to go and see the Detroit Tigers play in Detroit last week. The Tigers did not win, but f... More ...
By Helen Shoberg 484-2626 • helenshoberg@centurytel.net The Les Cheneaux Islands seem to have a lot of tourists around and reports are that fishing too, is very good. The herring are hitting and everyone seems happy. The picture of the Chris Craft Holly came to me from Jill Bigler, who has been a summer resident here since WW II. More ...
By Lois Movalson 292-5581 Summer weather, where are you? We are weary of your intermittent coming and going. Jack Dyer of Spring Lake and his friend, Del, of St. Ignace were callers at the home of Jim and Ann Dyer this past weekend. Jim joined them for a trip to Iron Mountain this week. More ...
By Julie Freeman 477-6959 • engadinenews@sbcglobal.net Hello, everyone. This week started a little cooler. It makes working outdoors nice, but it's a little chilly for beach weather. The Curtis Community Arts Council presents the play "On Golden Pond" by Earnest Thompson, performed by the E.U.P. Fine Arts Council, at the Erickson Center in Curtis Fri... More ...
A Sour Grape Swelling In Memory Mark Pilarski Dear Mark: How come every time I get up from a machine, someone sits down and immediately hits a big jackpot? Bill F. More ... Looking Back Compiled by Ryan Schlehuber 90 Years Ago The St. Ignace News Thursday, July 18, 1918 Thirty-five years ago or more, before ice crushers had solved the problem of all-the-year-around navigation across the straits, there was much agitation for a tunnel across the straits, and it is recorded that several measures were int... More ... |
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