August 19, 2010 RSS feed / News

Costs Rising for Proposed East Lake Dam

Is the Project Still Wanted? County Board To Meet With Property Owners To Find Out

Costs to assess whether Mackinac County can build a dam at East Lake have escalated to the point that the board of commissioners will meet with property owners Thursday, August 26, to see if they even want to proceed with the project. More...

Two Pedestrians Hurt in Crosswalk Accident

Two pedestrians were struck by a vehicle turning left from Central Hill onto State Street in St. Ignace at about 5:50 p.m. Wednesday, August 11. More...

Court Reports

The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace August 10, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. More...

Round Island Lighthouse Group To Be Recognized at Ceremony

The Round Island Lighthouse Preservation Society and Hiawatha National Forest will host a gathering Saturday, August 21, at 10:30 a.m. More...

Mackinac Island To Celebrate Its Famous Treat This Weekend

The fifth annual Mackinac Island Fudge Festival is Friday, August 20, and Saturday, August 21, featuring the traditional golden ticket give-away, in which tickets in fudge boxes on Saturday are worth two nights for four on the Island. More...

U.S. Bike Route May Bring Cyclists Through Eastern Upper Peninsula

Could Be Among 1st Approved in 28 Years

A proposed 500-mile bicycle route from New Buffalo to Sault Ste. Marie would use existing trails and roads, without new construction. More...

St. Ignace Receives $1,500 in ‘Get Moving’ Challenge

Participants in the Get Moving Community Challenge accepted a $1,500 check on behalf of Blue Cross Blue Shield Thursday, August 5, at Kiwanas Beach for taking second place in the competition, which ch More...

Hessel Powwow Will Celebrate Native Culture August 20-22

The 18th annual Gathering of the Eagles Powwow in Hessel will be Friday, August 20, through Sunday, August 22, when dancers, artists, and vendors are expected to celebrate Native American culture through spiritual rituals, dances, feasts, and the di More...

Free Community Meal Is Aug. 25

Engadine United Methodist Church will offer a free community meal Wednesday, August 25, from 4 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. The church is at W13970 Park Avenue in Engadine. There will be back-to-school supplies and games available for children. More...

July Bridge Traffic Increases 3.4%

Traffic crossing the Mackinac Bridge increased 3.4% for the month of July, compared to July 2009, according to the Mackinac Bridge Authority. This July, 566,646 vehicles crossed the bridge, while 548,267 crossed during July 2009. More...

Clark Twp. Board Wants All Funds for Bike Path in One Place

Clark Township will deposit the $15,000 it holds for the Les Cheneaux Bike Path Committee with the Les Cheneaux Community Foundation, a move both organizations believe will assist the township in getting grants and in auditing the project. More...

Tall Ships Sail Through Straits of Mackinac in Challenge Race

Tall ships sailed through the Straits of Mackinac over the past week as they made their way to Green Bay, Wisconsin, as part of the Tall Ships Challenge 2010 race. More...

Cedarville Cheer Team To Host Can Drive August 21

The Cedarville cheer team will organize a can drive Saturday, August 21, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cans can be dropped off at the school in Cedarville during that time. More...

Burger Bash Will Benefit Diane Peppler Center

A burger bash to benefit the Diane Peppler Resource Center will be Monday, August 23, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the VFW Hall in St. Ignace. The cost is $5. More...

Horseshoe and Golf League Results

Dan's Place Horseshoe League Women's AA: Jack Pine 80, Paul Thompson Trucking 77, Oops and Whoops 64, Willabee's 48, Chippewa Animal Clinic 35. Women's A: Demawating Development 48, Mark's Tire 47, Northern Floor Covering 35. More...

DNRE Will Host Public Open House for New Boat Launches

The public will have the opportunity to view plans for two new boating access sites at an open house at Bruce Township Hall in Dafter Wednesday, August 25, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. The Kemp's Point boating site will be on the St. More...

Re-enactors Take Part in Rendezvous in Mackinaw

Re-enactors interact as Indians and American militia members in a mock skirmish Saturday, August 7, at Mackinaw Crossings in Mackinaw City. More...

Les Cheneaux Dredging Project on Schedule

Dredging is underway in the Les Cheneaux channels. More...

Winston Family Gathers at St. Ignace Reunions Since 1941

The Winston family enjoyed its first family reunion in 1941 at Silver Sands Resort in St. Ignace, and members have continued to reunite at St. More...

County Planning Commissioners Ponder Usefulness of Economic Alliance Partnership

Mackinac County would have to figure out its own goals and projects to aid in economic development, even if it joins an economic development alliance under consideration, and without much feedback about proposed goals coming in from the municipaliti More...

Ironworkers Festival Celebrates Builders of Country’s Superstructures

“In this job, there are no wallflowers. Everyone is aggressive,” said Randy Aughenbaugh, an ironworker from Local 17 in Cleveland, Ohio. At the International Ironworkers Festival in Mackinaw City Saturday, August 14, Mr. More...

Special Use Permit Needed for Cloverland Electric Storage Site

A special use permit will be required for Cloverland Electric to use property on Cheeseman Road in Moran Township to store poles. The permit will be sought after the fact, since the utility has already begun to clear and develop the property. More...

Upgraded Firefighting Equipment Gets OK From Brevort Twp.

After battling a fire in Moran for six hours Saturday, July 31, the Brevort Township Volunteer Fire Department requested several equipment upgrades from the Brevort Township board Monday, August 9, that will help them fight blazes in the future. More...

Tribe’s Youth Detention Center To Expand

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Youth Detention Center in St. Ignace will be getting larger classrooms, said Michelle Bouschor, public relations director for the tribe. More...

Gold Wing Road Riders Travel to St. Ignace

Motorcycle Tour To Raise Funds for Diabetes Saturday

Nearly 900 motorcyclists in the Gold Wing Road Riders Association are expected to arrive in St. Ignace Saturday, August 21. Riders travel from Grand Rapids to St. Ignace to raise awareness and funds to support the fight against Juvenile Diabetes. More...

Michigan Misses Race To the Top Funding – But Schools Must Comply With Reforms

More Teacher Evaluations Mandated

The federal government recently announced that the State of Michigan failed to become a finalist for the Race to the Top program's second round of federal education funding, raising doubts among local school administrators about how educational refo More...

Bullying Policy Outlined in New St. Ignace Handbook

In light of several bullying incidents last year at St. Ignace Middle School, the student handbook has been updated this year to include four steps students should take when a situation occurs. More...

Kincheloe Air Force Base Veterans Reunite in St. Ignace, Sault

Hailing from all over the country, veterans of the 507th Transportation Squadron stationed at Kincheloe Air Force base from 1960 to 1965 gathered for a picnic Friday, August 13, in St. Ignace to celebrate their 50-year reunion. More...

Great Lakes Film Project Underway

A film showing the importance and beauty of the Great Lakes is under development by the Great Lakes Media Project, and some footage for the project has been shot locally. More...

North, Skutt Raise Funds for Charity By Skiing Behind Ferry

Mike North and Craig Skutt plan to water ski and tube behind one of the Star Line Ferry boats in a fundraising effort set for Saturday evening, August 21, at 7:30 p.m. Mr. North will be on water skis and Mr. More...

Grand Traverse Chorus of Sweet Adelines Performs Saturday

Grand Traverse Chorus of Sweet Adelines will perform for the “Music in Mackinaw” concert series Saturday, August 21, at 8 p.m. at Conkling Heritage Park in Mackinaw City. More...

Evangelist Kempf Will Conduct Services in Hessel August 22-27

Evangelist Charles Kempf will be conducting special services Sunday, August 22, through Friday, August 27, at Lighthouse Baptist Church in Hessel. Services will be 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday, and 7 p.m. throughout the week. More...

Heritage Village Hosts Vintage Base Ball, Bird Display, and Music in Mackinaw City

“Where would you like it, sir?” asked the hurler from the Mackinaw Boys vintage base ball team. The striker of the Ludington Mariners hefted his bat and pointed dead center in the air above the plate. More...

Donations Needed for Project Connect

Donated goods are needed, including food, household goods, personal care items, warm clothing for adults and children, job interview clothing, and gasoline cards, as the EUP Continuum of Care collaborative body of Chippewa, Luce, and Mackinac counti More...

City: With Payment Falling Short, Marina Needs More Oversight

After learning that the St. Ignace Harbor Authority, which oversees the city marina, will likely fall short on its bond payment of $84,000 this September, and finding several mistakes on line items in the financial report, the St. More...

Salmon and Trout Tournament To Take Place Saturday

Eager anglers will be in search of lake trout and salmon Saturday, August 21, from 6 a.m. to noon, during a fishing tournament hosted by Farmers Insurance in St. Ignace. Boaters will meet at the city boat launch. More...

Breast Cancer Fundraiser Is August 21 at Kinross

The Trailing for Triumph breast cancer fundraiser will be Saturday, August 21, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Jack Pine Bar in Kinross. The fundraiser will include a pig roast, 50/50 drawing, karaoke, silent auction, and door prizes. More...

Clark Township Planning Commission Hears Feedback on Public Access Sites

Some residents in Clark Township want a stronger voice in turning public waterfront road ends into boat launch sites, and after they complained that decisions last month were made and implemented too hastily, Clark Township Planning Commissioner Jef More...

Civil War Period Is Focus of Learning for Re-enactors Robin and Kelly Dorman

An interest in learning about the Civil War's role in American history has grown into an avocation of teaching it to others for one Mackinac Island couple. More...

Grant Supports Removal of Invasive Reeds

One stand of invasive Phragmites reed on the Lake Michigan near Mackinaw City will be included in an Emmet County effort to eradicate the plant along the shore from Charlevoix to Mackinaw City. More...

Mackinac Island’s First Historic District Named

The Mackinac Island City Council unanimously named Hubbard's Annex a local historic district and adopted a Historic District Commission ordinance Wednesday, August 11, and Mayor Margaret Doud appointed Bob Benser, Jennifer Bloswick, Andrew Doud, Bri More...

Michigan Receives Federal Support for Foreclosures

Additional funding will help another 13,000 Michigan homeowners

The Michigan State Housing Development Authority will receive $128.4 million in additional support from the Obama Administration to help homeowners struggling to make their mortgage payments due to unemployment, Governor Jennifer Granholm announced More...

Cassen and Dewey, Behrend Perform Free Concerts

Cassen/Dewey will perform for Locals on the Bay Wednesday, August 18, at 7 p.m. at the St. Ignace Marina. More...

Mackinac Bridge Designated National Historical Civil Engineering Landmark

Lawrence Rubin Featured on New Commemorative Medallion

At the north end of the Mackinac Bridge Thursday, August 12, a commemorative medallion was issued honoring the work of the late Larry Rubin, the bridge's first executive secretary, and the structure was officially dedicated as a National Historic Ci More...

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