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Click here for digital edition  Council members were adamant in their opinions as they debated future action on the St. Ignace City Charter revisions. More ... Eleven deputies from the Mackinac County Sheriff's Office raise their hands and swear they will uphold the laws of Michigan and the U.S. Constitution Tuesday, December 30. More ... The Clark Township Board of Trustees is in the final stages of creating a Downtown Development Authority (DDA) to include the two business districts of Cedarville and Hessel and is asking for public opinions on the matter Thursday evening. More ... Passengers peer over the rail of the Huron as the thick ice cracks and gives way beneath the 64- ton steel boat during the last trip of the day to Mackinac Island Monday, December 29. More ... State funding for snowmobile enforcement in Mackinac County was cut $2,440 this season and Sheriff Scott Strait is adjusting to the cuts by changing patrol schedules, collaborating with police in neighboring counties, and operating with the equipment on hand. More ... By Ryan Schlehuber A $1 million lawsuit was filed in November by Mackinac Bridge Authority and Michigan Department of Transportation charging that a painting company failed to complete warranty work for a job completed in 2003. The lawsuit now is in the hands of a federal court. More ... This list, featured annually in The St. Ignace News, memorializes those whose obituaries have appeared in the newspaper during the past 12 months. The list includes 309 persons, whose ages range from infant to 102 years old. Thirty-eight persons, about 13%, were in their 90s, 92 persons, about 30%, were in their 80s, and 72 persons, about 24%, were in their 70s. More ... McGulpin Point lighthouse, a beacon on the Straits of Mackinac for nearly 40 years until its decommissioning more than a century ago, will shine again May 30, 2009, and become the newest tourist attraction for Mackinaw City. More ... Shortly before 5 p.m. December 17, the transition of leadership roles at Star Line Mackinac Island Ferry became official. Sitting in his wood paneled office in the Star Line building on State Street in St. Ignace, Mike North was given the news that the day-to-day operations of the company now were his responsibility, as general manager. More ... A local artist and staff member at Mackinac Straits Hospital, Suzie Benko offers her paintings for sale Wednesday, December 17, at the St. Ignace hospital. Mrs. More ... The Straits Area Snowmobile Club in St. Ignace is hosting a trail stop Saturday, January 10, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a cookout on the trail. Club members will greet snowmobilers on Trail Two, known as the Burma Grade. The trail stop is about two miles west of Worth Road and is near the center of the club's trail system. More ... Mackinaw City will host its 16th annual Winterfest Thursday, January 15, through Saturday, January 17, 2009. The event includes amateur and professional snow carving, outhouse races, sleigh rides, poker walk, chili cook-off, indoor ice skating, euchre tournament, and an ice fishing tournament from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Carp Lake. More ... Island Bicycle Rental was given permission by Mackinac Island City Council to transfer 200 rental bicycle licenses at a special meeting Wednesday morning, December 31. More ... |
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