Teams and individuals in The St. Ignace News coverage area posted strong performances during the Upper Peninsula state cross-country finals at Gentz Homestead Golf Club South of Marquette Saturday, October 19. St. Ignace captured the first boys state team championship for LaSalle High School, and the Saints girls finished runner-up in Division 2. The Cedarville Trojans girls and the Pickford […]
Foster to Visit Rudyard School
Michigan State Representative Frank Foster will visit the Rudyard Area Schools Friday, October 25. The Michigan House of Representatives member will tour the district’s buildings and learn more about its direct credit classes where through a partnership with Baker College the district is able to offer students classes that can help them earn up to a year’s worth of college […]
Missing Boy Reunited with Parents
A 12-year-old boy from Royal Oak was reunited with his parents near Arch Rock on Mackinac Island after a search of about an hour Sunday, October 20. He was unharmed. The boy went missing from Main Street near the Haunted Theater, and his concerned father called city police for help just before noon. City police and firefighters conducted the search. […]
County Transportation Public Meeting Set for This Monday
A meeting to form a transit authority in Mackinac County will be Monday, October 28, at 2 p.m. at St. Ignace City Hall in the meeting room on second floor. For more information, contact county commissioner Mary Swiderski at 643-1565.
Boulevard Drive Is a Natural Recreation Area, So Why Develop?
LETTERS TO THE EDITORTo the Editor: As reported in The St. Ignace News September 12 and October 3, the Moran Township board is working to develop a recreation area/park. The location is an 80-acre area on Boulevard Drive along Lake Michigan, just west of St. Ignace. Ideas suggested include a boat launch, dog park, rustic camping, walking, and biking paths. “Closing Boulevard Drive […]
Management of Wolves Needed East of Unit C
LETTERS TO THE EDITORTo the Editor: The wolf is a magnificent animal and deserves a place in our environment. The last report was an estimate of [almost] 700 wolves in the U.P. How many wolves are enough? Left unchecked, wolves are out of hand, preying on livestock, our pets, and venturing too close to residential areas. Dogs have been killed and maimed over […]