Huron Embarks on Spring Season



Ferry passenger service to Mackinac Island began Tuesday, March 26, with an early-morning trip from St. Ignace by Arnold Transit Company’s MV Huron. The boat made two trips, the first leaving St. Ignace at 7:30 a.m. and returning after it was unloaded, and the second trip scheduled to depart St. Ignace at 4 p.m. and returning from the Island about […]

District Library Approved by State

But Some Townships Object to Plan

The Superior District Library proposal has been approved by Michigan State Librarian Nancy Robertson, who chose to accept the plan Thursday, March 21, after receiving acknowledgement that the county commission had heard the concerns of local township officials on the matter. Her decision comes in the wake of concerns expressed by Jim Hill, chairman of the Mackinac County Board of […]

Donations Falling Short at United Way

Local Area Using More Services Than It Supports

More than five tons of food that was given freely to local residents last year through the food pantry in Cedarville came from a larger food bank in Sault Ste. Marie. Money from United Way helped get that food – about $23,000 worth, at a cost to the pantry of only $5,000 – into the hands of local families who […]

Clark Twp. Project Temporarily Delayed

Upgrade at Cedarville Launch Facility

A $1 million matching grant for improvements at the Cedarville public launch facility has been temporarily delayed but remains a high-priority project approved by the state, reported the Clark Township Board of Trustees Wednesday, March 20. Owing to record low water levels in lakes Michigan and Huron, the state has directed funding toward emergency dredging projects to keep public boating […]

St. Ignatius Youth Present Stations of Cross



At St. Ignatius Loyola Church in St. Ignace, Alex France carries the cross down the center aisle with Dylan Marshall supporting it, followed directly by Conner LaJoice and Robin Chargo during the presentation of Living Stations of the Cross Friday, March 22. More photographs, page 3. (Photograph courtesy of Kelly Moran)

DDA Drafts Mission Statement For 20-year Downtown Plan



Swings at the park, a park for dogs, and crosswalk signs with stop and walk signals may one day be new features in downtown St. Ignace, as they will be outlined in a 20-year plan the city is drafting to guide future of downtown improvements. Part of the plan will be to spell out the role of the Downtown Development […]

DNR to Seek Ideas for Father Marquette National Memorial



Public meetings are planned by the Department of Natural Resources to gather suggestions for redeveloping the Father Marquette National Memorial near St. Ignace, which has been a goal in the community since the museum burned down in 2000. Now, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is taking another look at the site to design improvements. People will have a chance […]

March City Council Pay Reported



St. Ignace City Council members received $1,070 in compensation for the month of March. The mayor receives $70 to attend council meetings and $60 to attend committee meetings or represent the city at events. Councilmen receive $60 to attend council meetings and $50 to attend committee meetings. They were paid the following amounts: Mayor Paul Grondon, $320: Council, March 4, […]

Chippewa, Mackinac Announce Millage Requests for May Election



Millage requests in Chippewa and Mackinac counties, including the Eastern Upper Peninsula Intermediate School District (ISD), a number of schools, and Portage Township, will be on the Tuesday, May 7 ballot. The deadline to file proposals was February 12. The ISD will ask voters for a millage increase of 0.2273 mill for two years, 2013 and 2014. The increase will […]

Planning Commission Elects Chair



The City of St. Ignace Planning Commission reelected Kayla Nixon as the chair and Steve DuFresne as the secretary during its meeting Wednesday, March 20. Their terms are for one year. The planning commission is required to meet four times a year, and this meeting was its first in 2013. The next meeting will be Wednesday, April 17, at 7 […]