March 19, 2009 RSS feed / Columns

Weekly Fishing Report

Brevort Lake With walleye season over, Dan Fenlon of St. Ignace said perch and bluegills are still biting well on Brevort Lake. Perch are biting in Christenson Bay and between the reef and Cut River bay on the north shore. More...

St. Ignace

Friday, March 13, the sun was a beautiful golden red ball as it rose over Mackinac Island, with the waning full moon setting in the west. More...

Casinos Try To Keep It Cloak- And-Dagger

DEAL ME IN

Dear Mark: For years I have been a heavy gambler on video poker here in Reno. I used to break close to even on specific machines at a certain casino. More...

Mackinac Island

Wednesday, March 11, March roared in like a lion. The winds blew more than 65 miles an hour, causing reduced traffic on the Mackinac Bridge with blizzard conditions. Many roofs lost a lot of shingles, but we were very fortunate not to lose power. More...

Looking Back

90 YEARS AGO The St. Ignace News Thursday, March 20, 1919 Both the Democratic and Republican conventions are on record as favoring a change in the charter and recommending that the commission form of government be adopted. More...

Engadine Consolidated Schools

HOME OF THE EAGLES•KNOWLEDGE LETS YOU SOAR

The Engadine High School band participated a few weeks ago in one of two annual Michigan Band and Orchestra Association competitions and we again scored an overall #1, the top grade. This places us in the next round of competition. More...

Rexton-Garnet

Howard Dauphin has been enjoying the company of his brother, Don, who was here visiting from St. Clair Shores. While here, he took over the cooking duties; Howard noted jokingly that the meals were passable. More...

DeTour

I thought I had written all there was to write about Winter Fest '09, but I was reminded again, as we discussed the event, how great people can be. More...

Les Cheneaux

After the blizzard Wednesday, March 11, the weather cleared. Dennis Wenzel of Pt. Brule Road saw a robin in his walkway, and he is sure that spring is on its way. Let us hope he is right, as it has been a long and cold winter. More...

Brevort

I received a phone call from Steve Gustafson this past week. Steve lived in the area with his parents, Glenn and Clovis Gustafson, and brother, Larry, quite a few years ago. He and his wife now live in Ballwin, Missouri. More...

Engadine-Gould City

Welcome spring! The weather couldn't be better as we go into the first days of spring, with 50-degree temperatures, along with the beautiful blue sky and sunshine. More...

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