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Click here for digital edition  Tours of three Great Lakes ships will mark the third annual Fish Feast celebrating St. Ignace's fishing and maritime heritage Saturday, July 25. The event, organized by a Fish Feast committee, will run from 4 p.m. until dusk at the marina dock and parking lot in downtown St. Ignace, culminating in a fireworks display. More ... Divers have discovered an ancient forest on the Lake Huron floor in Thunder Bay and are in the process of securing permits to take a sample from one of the moss-covered tree stumps there. More ... The LMAS Health Department is reducing its 100-person staff to 40 people and has jettisoned two programs in the face of decreased revenue. Home health and hospice services will no longer be offered by the health department as of Friday, July 31, but families using those services will be covered by neighboring agencies. More ... Les Cheneaux residents will have the opportunity to get to know local businesses and their owners as well as the organizations in the area Thursday, July 23, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Clark Township Community Center in Cedarville. "Get to Know Les Cheneaux!" is sponsored by the Les Cheneaux Community Forum, Les Cheneaux Islands Chamber of Commerce, and Clark Township. More ... Crew members aboard Windquest prepare to moor on Mackinac Island Monday afernoon, July 20. In competition for the coveted Mackinac Trophy for first overall, the sailboat was the first turbo racing yacht to cross the finish line in the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac. She posted an elapsed time of 47 hours, 57 minutes, 40 seconds; however, the corrected time was 72:42:32, ranking the sailboat fifth in its division, with more racers yet to arrive. Windquest, owned by Dick and Doug DeVos, won the Mackinac Trophy in 2007. Crew members include (not in order of photograph) Mark Koetje, Jim Stone, Gene Dejong, Doug DeVos, Dalton DeVos, Tom Giesler, Bill Sleeman, Brent Ruhne, Caleb Borchers, Scott Gregory, Nate Smith, Andrew Cape, Ryan DeVos, Brian Janney, Scott Reinegers, Farley Fontenot, Bob Schermer, Dick DeVos, Mark Pinney, Robbie Young, Ted Etheridge, Brian Mcinnes, and Drew Wierda. More ... Three days of community contests, tournaments, events, and entertainment are scheduled in Rudyard Friday, July 24, through Sunday, July 26, during the 2009 Rudyard Summerfest. The community is preparing its annual celebration of summer with new and returning events. More ... Poor weather is blamed for a reduction in both the number of boaters and the amount of diesel fuel being sold at the St. Ignace Marina this summer. Marina director Eugene Elmer, his report to the St. Ignace City Council Monday, July 20, said transient boating was down 35% in June, compared to last year, and fuel sales were down 42%. More ... Months of dispute and uncertainty surrounding lot 22 on Hillcrest Lane in Hessel are over. The Clark Township Planning Commission approved a special land use permit to the Hessel Harbor Association Tuesday, July 14, to use lot 22 in downtown Hessel for commercial parking. More ... The Hiawatha National Forest Service will celebrate the centennial of the forest Saturday, July 25, at Soldiers Lake Campground at 11 a.m. Congressional tributes by Representative Bart Stupak and Senator Debbie Stabenow, a history exhibit, and an awards ceremony for partners and volunteers who have served the forest are among activities planned at the public celebration. More ... The first production-sized cellulosic ethanol plant in the world is coming closer to opening in Kinross Charter Township. Construction is slated to begin in the summer of 2010 and take 18 to 20 months, which predicts an opening date for the plant sometime in 2012. More ... One-hundred years ago, a narrow, 20-acre strip of land at the northern tip of Michigan's Lower Peninsula was designated Michili - mackinac State Park. It was the second state park in Michigan to be so designated and followed Mackinac Island State Park, which was established in 1895. More ... The revamped Straits State Harbor in Mackinaw City was opened for public tours Saturday, July 18, and is expected to soon be open for mariners. Visitors were shown the many amenities available to boaters and the array of energy efficient initiatives taken during the $10.6 million public marina's construction. More ... |
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