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Michigan Politics

Birds Could Bring Gulf Misery Here
By George Weeks
“Gulf oil spill threatens Great Lakes migratory birds” --Great Lakes Echo, Michigan State University (MSU) Knight Center for Environmental Journalism As the crow flies, it's more than 1,500 miles from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan More...

Rexton-Garnet

By Linda Livermore
595-7283

Welcome to summer! How quickly time flies and after today, the daylight hours will decrease. Visitors to the area this past week were Lisa Kerridge, daughter of Barb and Larry. More...

DeTour

By Judy Jones
297-3231 • jj127@centurytel.net

This first full week of summer is a busy one in DeTour Village. More...

St. Ignace

By Miriam Blair
643-7994 • miriamblair@att.net

There was beautiful weather this past weekend for the antique cars and trucks that were in town. The St. Ignace Car Show cruise night will be Thursday, June 24, through Saturday, June 26. The Down Memory parade is Friday, June 25, at 6:30 p.m. More...

Brevort Celebrates Swedish-American Culture in Traditional Style

Accepts State Heritage Award at Picnic Sunday
By Michael Ayala

Celebrating the Swedish American heritage of Brevort, settled in part for its rich fishing grounds a century ago by several families whose descendants still call it home, is the reason residents gather there at midsummer every year for a traditional More...

Brevort

By Lois Movalson
292-5581

Our 100th Trinity Lutheran Church celebration began with a fish boil Saturday evening, June 19, at the Movalson garage. An eight-foot midsummer pole, constructed by David Movalson, greeted guests as they arrived. More...

Mackinac Island

By Jeannette Doud
847-6298

We’ve had some beautiful days and some much needed rain this past week. Marquette Park looks like a green velvet carpet. Many gardens all over the Island are flourishing. More...

Les Cheneaux

By Helen Shoberg
484-2626 • helenshoberg@centurytel.net

These long, warm evenings are truly a bonus after the cold and short days that winter brings us here in the Eastern Upper Peninsula. More...

DEAL ME IN

Well, The First Thing You Know Ol' Jan's A Millionaire
Mark Pilarski

Dear Mark: When a slot player hits a big one, for instance 10 million dollar jackpot, is it paid in installments or in its entirety? Jan S. More...

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