By Michael Ayala
Knitting every week at the Church at the Straits and at home, members of the Straits Stitchers in Mackinaw City create shawls of all shapes, colors, and designs as they socialize with each other.
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By Karen Gould
All the Mackinac Island ambulance crew wanted was a batterypowered hydraulic cot, but the request has led to the city's Finance Committee scrutinizing the expenses Allied EMS Systems charges back to the city. More...
By Ted Booker
Adopting an older child or becoming a foster parent is seldom considered by families as a viable option. More...
The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace August 17, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. More...
By Michael Ayala
Fluttering around in the nighttime sky or sleeping in people's attics, bats are relatively misunderstood and are actually beneficial to humans, said Dale Smart of the Organization for Bat Conservation. More...
By Michael Ayala
Mackinaw City's audit shows it is in the black as of February 2010, although auditor Doug Deeter of the Rehmann firm suggested the village look into ways to make its marina, water, and sewer services self-sustaining. More...
The Bosley family gathered in Goetzville Sunday, August 8, for their reunion. The family gets together every two years at different locations. More...
The Trout Lake Women’s Club will have its annual pie social Sunday, September 5, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Trout Lake Township Hall. A quilt will be raffled at 4 p.m. The homemade pies are sold whole or by the slice. More...
Two Trout Lake men have been charged with felony home invasion in connection with several thefts in Trout Lake and Brevort Lake, and additional charges may be filed by authorities in Chippewa and Mackinac counties. More...
By Michael Ayala
Students at Gros Cap School are performing well and have earned the school an “A” last year for its Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) assessment by the state, Superintendent William Peltier said Monday, August 16. More...
Gives Grant to Snowmobile Museum
By Karen Gould
An early payoff of a loan used to finance renovations at the Mackinac County Courthouse will save $138,678.28 in interest payments over the next 12 years, said County Treasurer Nora Massey. More...
Twenty-four mayors from northern Michigan attended the Michigan Association of Mayors summer workshop Wednesday, August 4, to Friday, August 6, at Little Bear East Arena in St. Ignace. More...
By Ted Booker
Construction was underway Monday, August 23, on two downtown St. Ignace projects, public seating near Doud's Market and improvements to Chief Wawatam Park. More...
By Josh Perttunen
Improved lunch options could ease Cedarville High School's transition from an open campus into a closed campus, a decision made at a Monday, August 16, Les Cheneaux school board meeting. More...
Vietnam Veterans of America Service Officer Vic Romback will be available to assist veterans with questions and concerns Wednesday, September 1, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in room 110 of the Mackinac County Courthouse Annex in St. Ignace. More...
A new system used by Coast Guard Station St. Ignace will make it easier to order parts for their boats, receive them quickly, and keep track of what boats are on the water, along with the names of the crew members manning them. More...
The St. Ignace Public Library will have a book and bake sale Friday, September 3, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday, September 4, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the library. More...
The Cheboygan County Humane Society will host a garage sale Friday, August 27, through Sunday, August 29, at the Cheboygan County Fairgrounds. The sale will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday. More...
First place went to Money Penny, skippered by Zeke Durica of Dunedin, Fla.; second to Man O'War, skippered by Jeff Millin, of Marquette; third to Crusader, skippered by Dick Baxter of Houston, Texas. More...
By Allison Knopp
Mackinac Island Town Crier
Jeffery Deaver, author of popular novels such as “The Bone Collector” and “A Maiden's Grave,” will be speaking at the Mackinac Island Public Library Friday, August 27, at 4 p.m. During his talk, Mr. More...
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