Chased by Dogs, Challenged by Weather, He Says Kind Acts Made the Difference
By Karen Gould
Last week, Tim Leeper returned a beautiful coin-shaped stone to Windermere Beach on Mackinac Island.
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Traffic crossing the Mackinac Bridge increased 5.1% for the month of March, compared to March 2009, according to the Mackinac Bridge Authority. This March, 219,022 vehicles crossed the bridge, while 208,332 crossed during March 2009. More...
Students of Gros Cap School will show off their projects at the school's Technology Fair Friday, April 16, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. More...
A free night of bowling will be offered by the Mackinac County Child Protection Roundtable at Gateway Lanes on Ferry Lane in St. Ignace Tuesday, April 20, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. More...
The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace April 6 and April 8, Judge Beth Gibson and Judge Clayton Graham presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. More...
Professional pastry chef Donna Louwers shares her Boston cream pie cake, chiffon sponge cake, and chocolate glaze recipes with readers of The St. More...
Helen Newberry Joy Hospital will present the West Mackinac Health Fair Saturday, April 17, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Garfield Township Hall in Engadine. Admission is free. The fair will offer free and low-cost health screenings. More...
Gros Cap School will host Kindergarten Round-up Tuesday, April 20, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the school. To register a child for kindergarten, call 643-7970. More...
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in St. Ignace is conducting a soda pop can and bottle drive throughout April to aid Alicia Garen and her family as they raise money for the Make-AWish Foundation. More...
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society is hosting its annual dinner Friday, April 16, at 6 p.m. at Kewadin Hotel and Convention Center in Sault Ste. Marie. More...
The St. Ignace Public Library is conducting an auction through Thursday, April 29. A collection of items ranging from gift certificates, handmade dolls from Poland, and a children's wagon will be available for bidding. More...
Township’s Property Bid May Yield New Public Access at Chain Lake
By Michael Ayala
The Brevort Lake Association received another boost toward its summer fireworks show Wednesday, April 7, when the Moran Township Board of Trustees agreed to donate $1,000 to the cause during its meeting. More...
By Michael Ayala
Electrical and engineering work on East Central Avenue is nearly complete, Village Manager Jeff Lawson told the Mackinaw City Downtown Development Authority Wednesday, April 7. Work on the avenue included buried lines and conduits. More...
The Straits Area Ostomy Association will meet Sunday, April 18, at 2 p.m. in the cafeteria at Cheboygan Memorial Hospital in Cheboygan. For more information, call 643- 8265. More...
By Karen Gould
About $36,000 in additional landscaping charges at Rowe Condominiums will cost the City of Mackinac Island about $6,107.55 more for its share of the project. The city owns one of the six units in the complex. More...
Robert Bonter, 46, and Deborah Withey, 45, both of Mackinaw City, turned themselves in to the Cheboygan County Sheriff's Department on abuse charges Wednesday, March 10, following an investigation launched by the Mackinaw City Police Department in F More...
By Laura Fosmire
Capital News Service
Michigan State University School of Journalism
Michigan is contemplating adding its three major toll bridges to an easy-pass system similar to the tollcollection method used throughout the northeastern United States and parts of the Midwest, but many obstacles stand in the way. More...
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