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Click here for digital edition  The venerable old Chief Wawatam, which ferried trains and automobiles across the Straits of Mackinac for 73 years and which has been used as a barge for the past 21 years, is being scrapped, her 2,500 tons of steel to be sold. More ... Community activist John Torsky of Cedarville was named the 2009 Citizen of the Year by the Les Cheneaux Chamber of Commerce at its annual banquet Wednesday, November 4. An emotional Mr. Torsky accepted the award with a standing ovation at Ang-Gio's Restaurant in Cedarville. More ... Members of the public had an opportunity to give opinions on whether Mackinac County should try to extricate itself from LMAS Health Department, but found that many of their questions remained unanswered about how the county would set up and administer its own proposed health department at a public hearing last week. More ... The Mackinac Bridge has seen seven straight months of traffic numbers higher than in 2008, with 4.8% more traffic for the year and most recently a 0.6% traffic increase in October. The Mackinac Bridge Authority expects to end 2009 more than 4% higher than last year. More ... Strong support of the county's five-year health services millage translated into a 73.6% approval rating by voters during the Tuesday, November 3 election. Voter turnout county-wide, however, was sluggish with 21.6%, or 2,051 of 9,489 registered voters casting ballots. The millage was the only ballot question in all municipalities except the City of St. More ... About 40 cabins, trailers, and seasonal homes have been broken into in Mackinac, Chippewa, and Luce counties over the past two months, many of which were stripped of their copper electrical wiring and plumbing. Because of the geography, timeline, and similarity of these break-ins, police are assuming the crimes are connected. More ... Louis and Phyllis Colegrove and their family may be difficult to find after November 15, when they return to their deer camp near East Lake, a tradition that has been sustained for about 55 years and still brings three generations of family members to the site. More ... Cougars are present in the Eastern Upper Peninsula, and for the first time, now there is proof the big cats are here, wildlife biologists say. More ... Hunting is a multi-generational family affair for the Dunn family of Cedarville. Brothers Dale, Randy, and Arthur, who lives in Alaska, all learned to hunt at a young age from their father, Archie Dunn. The three brothers have passed down family hunting knowledge and traditions that spans across five generations to their children. More ... Waiting patiently in the woods, enjoying the scenery, and feeling the adrenaline rush from bagging a buck is what Clinton Krueger, owner of Krueger's Fish Market in Mackinaw City, enjoys most about deer hunting. The camaraderie of hunting with friends and the time shared with friends and family makes the sport a social and family event for him. More ... |
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