Visits St. Ignace, Mackinac Island
By Jonathan Eppley
While conducting research for her master's thesis, Ruth Nelson fell in love with the story of St. Ignace founder Father Jacques Marquette and his exploration of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River. That admiration for Fr.
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Golfers will begin teeing off at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, August 27, for the eighth annual The Jewel at Mackinac golf tournament at Grand Hotel and Wawashkamo golf courses on Mackinac Island. More...
Trentanove Work Turns 100 Years Old
The centennial of the Father Marquette statue on Mackinac Island will be celebrated exactly 100 years from the day it was dedicated in 1909, with a public service in Marquette Park at 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 1. More...
The Brown Bag Campaign is included in this newspaper issue to remind readers of the plight of children entering the foster care system, and their need for stable, affectionate, and disciplined parenting, for clothing, school supplies, transportation More...
Murder and mystery are coming to the Mackinac Island Public Library Friday, August 28, at 4 p.m. when author Sean Chercover visits the Island. Mr. More...
Downtown St. Ignace Facility
By Mark Tower
The Great Waters Center for Lifelong Learning, a volunteer effort to bring adult educational opportunities to St. Ignace, now offers several learning programs and, simultaneously, is trying to stimulate and encourage business in the Straits area. More...
By Jonathan Eppley
For 127 years the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in St. Ignace has served the community, from two locations. More...
By Jonathan Eppley
Maps marking off-road bicycling trails will be coming to the Les Cheneaux area by the end of the year. More...
LaSalle High School will host an orientation session for parents of incoming freshmen and their students Monday, August 31, from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the high school library. More...
The St. Ignace Lions Club chicken dinner barbecue has been moved from Sunday to Saturday, September 5, this year. The fundraiser is held at the corner of McCann and South State streets during Labor Day weekend festivities. More...
The Les Cheneaux Advisory Committee presented Shirley Braun and the Cedarville branch of the First National Bank of St. Ignace with its residential and business 2009 Beautification Awards for the most appealing gardens and landscaping. More...
Ron Zywicki finished first in the men's division and Sarah Cullip won the women's class in the St. Ignace Summer Daze 5K Run Saturday, August 15. The St. More...
Ninth grade student Mary Firack, daughter of Daniel and Rosemarie Firack, is the winner of the DeTour Happy Apple Day logo contest for art students. More...
Donald Etcher, 24, of Kincheloe, was arrested July 24 for one count delivery of dihydrocodeinone, one count delivery of oxycodone, and one count maintaining a drug house, reported Straits Area Narcotics Enforcement Team. Mr. More...
Bayside Live! and Locals on the Bay
John Evashevski will perform for Locals on the Bay Wednesday, August 26, and Lee Murdock will perform for Bayside Live! Thursday, August 27. Both concerts are at 7 p.m. at the St. Ignace Marina. More...
By Mark Tower
Patients at Mackinac Straits Hospital may see a new face next time they go in for a check-up or are in need of urgent care. Dr. Susan Hepker, a general medicine internist, is joining the St. More...
By Jonathan Eppley
Nostalgia grips customers as they see the radio-controlled cars in the red boxcar on the Star Line Railroad Dock in St. Ignace. The boxcar is perfect for a modernday hobby shop, says Casey Brake of St. More...
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