A more than 100-year-old horseshoe chestnut tree standing in the yard at the Colonial House on State Street in St. Ignace was cut down Friday, June 11. A split down the middle of the aging tree was discovered one day earlier by owner Chris Green.
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Choral music and jazzy beats will echo from Conkling Heritage Park in Mackinaw City on Saturday evenings beginning June 19 at 8 p.m. More...
Best trick, best costume, most look-alike, cutest dog, and best in show will be contests featured at Bark in the Park Saturday, June 19, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at American Legion Park on the waterfront in St. Ignace. More...
Project Is Underway West of St. Ignace
Motorists traveling between Cut River Road and Worth Road on US-2 will notice the second phase of a project designed to place permanent signs in problem areas along the Great Lakes. More...
By Josh Perttunen
Those coming through the door of the Les Cheneaux Historical Museum, which opened for the season Saturday, May 29, will be treated to something they haven't seen before. More...
The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace June 1, June 8, and June 9, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. More...
New St. Ignace Library Director Shares Plans
By Ted Booker
Lifelong readers tend to become hooked on books at an early age -- it's a phenomenon that Gina Kemp, the new director at St. Ignace Public Library, knows by experience. More...
Kayla Gustin of St. Ignace was named to the dean’s list for the 2010 spring semester at Central Michigan University. Miss Gustin is a 2009 graduate of LaSalle High School, and the daughter of Randy and Rosemary Gustin. More...
The Erickson Center for the Arts in Curtis has announced its second annual Above the Bridge Songwriters Weekend Thursday, June 24, through Sunday, June 27, at Chamberlin’s Ole Forest Inn and Erickson Center Park in Curtis. More...
Three Summer Day Programs at St. Ignace, sponsored by Michigan State University Extension and Mackinac County Child Protection Roundtable, will offer youth projects and activities. The first program will begin Wednesday, June 23, from 1 p.m. More...
By Michael Ayala
“When you look at astronomy as an activity, it's not based on age, religion, or race. It has always crossed those boundaries so that people can work together across the world,” said Mary Stewart Adams of Harbor Springs. Ms. More...
Kitty Donohoe will perform a folk concert “Lighthouses and Legends” Thursday, June 24, at 7 p.m. at Bayliss Public Library in Sault Ste. Marie. More...
By Josh Perttunen
Telling a fish tale that can be believed, Dustin Ekkens of Zeeland took first place in the third annual Islands Wildlife Pike Fishing Contest with fish measuring nearly 39.5 inches long. More...
Work began Wednesday, June 9, to repave one mile of North State Street in St. Ignace and is expected to be completed by Friday, June 18. More...
The Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association has received a third Michigan Lighthouse Assistance Program grant to aid in its ongoing restoration of the Cheboygan River Front Range lighthouse in Cheboygan. More...
Participants in the Mackinaw City Comets Beginners Basketball Camp are (front, from left) Belle Mellish, Tabitha Peariso, Terralynn Terrant, Mackenzie Belleville, Katelynn Bell, Mercedes Knaffle, Kame More...
The following awards and distinctions were announced at commencement Sunday, June 6, at 2 p.m. in the gymnasium at Rudyard High School. Gail Berkompas More...
Research on the endangered Great Lakes piping plover will continue for the next two years with the help of a $150,000 grant to Lake Superior State University (LSSU) from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. More...
Traffic crossing the Mackinac Bridge decreased 0.1% for the month of May, compared to May 2009, according to the Mackinac Bridge Authority. This May, 323,985 vehicles crossed the bridge, while 324,158 crossed during May 2009. More...
Drugs were seized in an apartment on Truscott Street on Mackinac Island Tuesday, June 1. No arrests have been made, but arrests are anticipated in the case, said Lieutenant Ken Mills, a detective with the Straits Area Narcotics Enforcement Team. More...
By Michael Ayala
Change has come to Gros Cap School this year, with Blanche Thomas, who was affectionately known as the “cooking lady,” retiring after 26 years of service. Mrs. More...
The Hulbert Country Music Festival will be Wednesday, June 16, through Sunday, June 20, at the Hulbert American Legion Post. The event will include music at 2 p.m. Wednesday; bingo at 6 p.m. Thursday; fish fry and music at 5 p.m. More...
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