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Scientists Question U.P. Wolf Genetics

As Testing Improves, Biologists Want To Define ‘What Makes a Wolf a Wolf ’

About 10 years ago, on a crisp fall day in the woods of northern Dickinson County, wildlife biologist Brian Roell took his first sample of blood from a captured wolf being tagged for study by the Department of Natural Resources. The burst of wolf DNA it offered became early evidence in a quickly evolving inquiry into the evolution of wolves, […]

Straits Shipwreck Museum Planned



Mackinaw City will have a new museum next summer when the Straits of Mackinac Shipwreck Museum opens at the Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse. It will be a project of Mackinac State Historic Parks (MSHP). The museum will be housed in a recreation of a warehouse that stood on the site from 1890 to 1940. “Reconstructing the warehouse will help return […]

Artist Studio Tour Set for Saturday

Les Cheneaux Christmas Open House

“This is an inspiring place. It’s fun for us to show the public where we work,” said Julie Porter, one of eight area artists opening their studio doors for the second Inside the Artists’ Studio: A Christmas Open House from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, December 14. The public asked for a return of last year’s inaugural event, and several […]

The Michigan Ties Of Nelson Mandela

Michigan Politics

“Africa for the Africans.” —Ex-Governor G. Mennen Williams Global icon Nelson Mandela, the 1994-97 South Africa president whose death last week had worldwide coverage seldom seen, had Michigan ties. He came to Michigan for two days, including a memorable speech in Tiger Stadium, in June 1990 as part of an 11-city U.S. tour, just four months after release from 27 […]

Auction at Old Mackinac Straits Hospital Building Generates $13,500



An auction of furniture and equipment at the old hospital on Burdette Street in St. Ignace, conducted by Mackinac Straits Health System Saturday, November 23, generated $13,500. Remaining equipment such as wheelchairs and walkers will be donated to the Chippewa-Luce-Mackinac Community Action Agency and St. Ignace Hope Chest. About onehalf of the proceeds from the auction will be used to […]

Straits Audubon Program Is Wednesday



Straits Area Audubon Society will host a community slide show and potluck dinner Wednesday, December 11, at 6 p.m. at Cheboygan Area Public Library. Nature photographers are invited to bring up to 10 images to present at the evening’s program. Participants are asked to bring a dish to pass and your own table service. Beverages will be provided. The program […]

For the Record



The St. Ignace News reported in its story “Continuing to Serve: Leveille Logs 36 Years with Auxiliary” December 5, that Coast Guard Auxiliary member Louis Leveille moved to St. Ignace in the early 1990s. This was inaccurate, as Mr. Leveille has lived in St. Ignace virtually all of his life. It was his Auxiliary friend, Richard Borth, also cited in […]

Violet Gustafson Shares Memories of 100 Years of Living in St. Ignace



Violet Gustafson of St. Ignace was born in 1913, and she will turn 100 Saturday, December 14. She has spent most of those years in this town, where she grew up and reared six children. At her venerable age, she is a pillar in her tight-knit family. She still possesses her distinctive sense of humor. Mrs. Gustafson calls herself lucky […]

Mackinaw City Launches Holiday Celebrations With Tree Lighting, Visit from Santa



The Village of Mackinaw City’s Christmas celebrations began Friday, December 6, with a parade, tree lighting, and a visit from Santa Claus. Once the carols were sung, the fun continued with cookies and hot cocoa at the Mackinaw Crossings mall. The Mackinaw City Chamber of Commerce organized the festivities. The festivities got underway with a parade including two Mackinaw City […]