The ice in Moran Bay Tuesday, January 31, stretches as far as the four abandoned fuel tanks on the horizon, where it gives way to open water.
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By Aebra Coe
The busing program shared by Gros Cap and St. Ignace school districts that pools students at bus stops for pick-up is satisfactory, school superintendents say, and is likely to continue next school year. Members of the Gros Cap and St. More...
By Matt Mikus
The Mackinac Island Winter Festival will celebrate its 36th year Saturday, February 4, at Great Turtle Park and Sunday, February 5, at Mackinac Island School. More...
I-500 Pageant Is New Feature This Year
The International 500 snowmobile race time trials are underway and events are taking place through Saturday, February 4, in Sault Ste. Marie. Governor Rick Snyder will start the championship race Saturday, February 4. More...
The Mackinaw Mush sled dog race usually held in Mackinaw City the first weekend in February has been cancelled owing to mild weather and lack of snow. Event organizer Chuck Cullip of St. More...
Northern Ferry ended its winter ferry service to Mackinac Island Saturday, January 28, ending the 2011 ferry season. Shepler’s Mackinac Island Ferry discontinued its passenger service Wednesday, January 18. More...
Creating Confident Caregivers is a new program for family caregivers of persons with dementia or memory loss. The next workshop starts Wednesday, February 8, in St. Ignace. More...
The following dispositions are from 92nd District Court in St. Ignace January 18, Judge Beth Gibson presiding. Arresting agencies are in parentheses. More...
The St. Ignace Middle School spelling bee winners were announced Wednesday, January 25. The students are qualified to compete in the district spelling bee competition, to be held in St. Ignace Tuesday, February 7. More...
A yoga class is among programs announced at the Erickson Center in Curtis. It will be taught by Alison Quiring for men and women of all levels, including a beginning level, from Monday, February 6, through Monday, March 12. More...
The Gros Cap School spelling bee winners were announced Wednesday, January 25. The students are qualified to compete in the district spelling bee competition, to be held in St. Ignace Tuesday, February 7. More...
Fifteen day care homes and centers in Mackinac, Luce, and Chippewa counties received 35 new cribs when more than 900 licensed child care providers in the state had the opportunity to trade in old cribs for new ones as part of a free crib exchange fro More...
A North Country Trail hike will be Saturday, February 11, at Tahquamenon Falls. The hike will be at 10 a.m. at the Upper Falls parking lot near the Fact Shack. More...
By Josh Perttunen
A coordinated use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Mackinac County should make the sharing of information between county agencies more efficient, said Nathan Fazer, and enable a greater amount of detail when examining properties, streets, f More...
By Matt Mikus
Acknowledging that making all boat lines operate in the winter is prohibitively costly for the companies, the City of Mackinac Island’s Transportation Committee will now look into forming a transportation authority that would have sole responsi More...
By Erik Alsgaard
Mackinac County commissioners appointed a new member to the county Planning Commission, approved a vendor for license plate recognition equipment at the Mackinac Bridge, and heard about staffing concerns at the Animal Shelter at their meeting Thursda More...
The annual Chippewa County Walk for Warmth will be Saturday, February 11, from 9 a.m. to noon, starting and finishing at the Sewell- Avery Center in downtown Sault Ste. Marie, featuring a one-mile route up and down Ashmun Street. More...
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