
BEAUTIFUL DAY AT THE NATIVE AMERICAN FESTIVAL
BY KAITLYN WALES
kaitlyn.wales@stignacenews.com | June 6, 2023
The grass was green, the sky blue, and the sun warm as drummers, dancers, presenters, visitors, and supporters walked the...

Inaugural Bronco The Mac Parade Is Friday Morning
BY ERICH T. DOERR
erich.doerr@stignacenews.com | June 6, 2023
The St. Ignace Visitors Bureau will host the inaugural Bronco the Mac parade, an all-Ford Bronco procession, from St. Ignace...

Eastern Hiawatha National Forest Campgrounds Closed, All Reservations Canceled
BY ERICH T. DOERR
erich.doerr@stignacenews.com | June 6, 2023
Summer in the Eastern Upper Peninsula draws many campers to the region with its warm temperatures and spectacular natural vistas....

Les Cheneaux Community Remembers The Fallen On Memorial Day
BY ERICH T. DOERR
erich.doerr@stignacenews.com | May 30, 2023
Memorial Day is a time of remembrance in the United States, and the Les Cheneaux community held a service at...
Mackinac County Holds Memorial Day Observance
BY ALEXIS RANKIN
alexis.rankin@stignacenews.com | June 6, 2023
A Memorial Day ceremony honoring soldiers who lost their lives serving their country was held Monday, May 29, at the Mackinac County Courthouse. Veterans participated...
St. Ignace Goes Scottish: Highlander Fest is Saturday
BY ERICH T. DOERR
erich.doerr@stignacenews.com | June 6, 2023
While more than 3,000 miles lie between St. Ignace and the Scottish Highlands, that distance may not seem so far Saturday, June 10, when the...
Hessel Woman Arrested on Homicide Charges
June 6, 2023
Joelle Chamberlain, 34, was arrested for the homicide of a 73-year-old man in Hessel Thursday night, May 25. Troopers from the St. Ignace Michigan State...
Mackinac County Sheriff’s Office Weekly Report
June 6, 2023
The week of Sunday, May 21, to Saturday, May 27, saw the Mackinac County Sheriff ’s Office deputies aid the Michigan State Police, the Saint...

Eleanor Irene Dillon
Eleanor Irene Dillon, 89, of Lincoln Park, passed away on Friday, March 10, 2023. Beloved mother of Bob Dillon, Denise (Jonah) Dillon-Hyzer, Jeff (Robin) Dillon, and Jack (the late Robin...

Sara Hodge Cassel
Sara Hodge (McDanald) Cassel, age 79, of Raber, Michigan, died at the Pennington Home in Pickford, Michigan, on May 22, 2023. She was born in Miami, Florida, on December 17,...

Rudolph Kleeman
Lifetime resident Rudolph “Rudy” Gustav Kleeman, 95, of Engadine, went to the Lord on Saturday, May 27, 2023 at his home. Rudy was born May 19, 1928 in Engadine to...

George E Hahn
Former Engadine resident, George Edwin Hahn, 91, a resident of Sault Ste. Marie since 2014, died Monday May 29, 2023 at My Michigan Medical Center-Sault Ste. Marie. Born July 28,...

Arvid G Hamilton
Arvid George Hamilton, 91, of Sarasota, Florida passed away Saturday, May 20, 2023 at home surrounded by his family. He graduated from Pickford High School and then left to play...

Lisa Rogers
Lisa Ann Rogers, 57, of Sault Ste. Marie, MI passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday May 23, 2023 at her home. She was born on August 23, 1965 in Holland, MI...
Rudyard Softball Mercies Pickford, Brimley To Win District Crown
BY BEN MURPHY
St. Ignace News Sports Writer | June 6, 2023
After missing out on winning a district championship last spring, the Rudyard softball team was able to get the job...
Rudyard Baseball Rolls to District Title
BY BEN MURPHY
St. Ignace News Sports Writer | June 6, 2023
The Rudyard baseball team got to celebrate a Division 4 district championship at home on hot and sunny Friday, June...
Cedarville-DeTour Girls Golf Team Repeats as U.P. Champions
BY BEN MURPHY
St. Ignace News Sports Writer | June 6, 2023
It was no secret that the Cedarville-De- Tour girls golf team were the favorites to win their second straight Division...
Pickford Boys Track and Field Goes Back-to-Back as State Champions
BY BEN MURPHY
St. Ignace News Sports Writer | June 6, 2023
After getting bumped up to Division 2 for the 2023 season, there was some that questioned if the Pickford boys’...
LOOKING BACK
Wes MAURER
PUBLISHER EMERITUS WES@STIGNACENEWS.COM | June 6, 2023
136 YEARS AGO The St. Ignace News Friday, June 10 1893 Tug Gladiator returned from Georgian Bay Thursday where she...
News About People on Mackinac Island
Margaret DOUD
COLUMNIST NEWS@STIGNACENEWS.COM | June 6, 2023
What a beautiful week of weather, warm days with lots of sunshine and cool nights. It was picture perfect. People...
Les Cheneaux
Robert SMITH
COLUMNIST NEWS@STIGNACENEWS.COM | June 6, 2023
We are enjoying some absolutely beautiful weather this week. There are lots of folks in downtown Cedarville; people were visiting,...
News from West Mackinac County
Linda LIVERMORE
COLUMNIST NEWS@STIGNACENEWS.COM | June 6, 2023
My ducks are absolutely not in a row, I don’t even know where some of them are… and I’m pretty...