February 5, 2009 RSS feed / Columns

DeTour

The weather may be cold, but DeTour has been blessed with a lot of sunshine this past week, which helps to keep the spirits up. More...

St. Ignace

On the bird feeder in the backyard, a bright red cardinal fights for space amongst the chickadees. The light burnt-orange female cardinal sits in the trees and waits. More...

Engadine-Gould City

Hello, everyone. I hope you're enjoying the snow, because Punxsutawney Phil, the legendary Pennsylvania groundhog, saw his shadow Monday morning, February 2. We've had one of the coldest winters this year, along with a lot of snow. More...

News From St. Ignace Area Schools

"Comment allez-vous" - St. Ignace Middle School students are learning French! Spurred by the new foreign language requirement that comes with the legislatively enacted Michigan Merit Curriculum, foreign language is now part of the St. More...

Looking Back

90 YEARS AGO The St. Ignace News Thursday, February 6, 1919 The principal object of the [Business Men's Association] meeting was to take up a proposal of Richard Jones relative to the reestablishment of the mill recently destroyed by fire. More...

Mackinac Island

It has been a very busy weekend on Mackinac. There is beauty everywhere. The picturesque snow covering the ground makes great trails for skiing and winter sports of every kind. More...

Rexton-Garnet

The story is, six more weeks of winter, and by the looks of things outside, it could even be longer than that. More...

Les Cheneaux

The annual Snowsfest will take place on Cedarville Bay Saturday, February 14, and Sunday, February 15. The theme this year will be the "Wild West," giving many options for snow sculptures and other projects. More...

Second Annual Snowfest Fishing Contest Planned

The second annual Les Cheneaux Snowsfest Perch and Pike Fishing Contest will start Thursday, February 12, at 8 a.m. and finish at noon Sunday, February 15. More...

Brevort

We walked out the door to go to church Sunday morning, February 1, and remarked it was like a spring day. A nice southern wind was blowing. Sunday afternoon, the wind switched to the northwest and it's back to winter again. More...

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