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St. Ignace Wrestlers Honored; Matson Named MVP


The St. Ignace Saints wrestling team met for an end-of-year celebration at LaSalle High School Sunday, April 15. The 2018 Straits Area Conference champions posted an overall record of 15-3 on their way to their second consecutive district title. The Saints were dominant throughout the season, outscoring their opponents by more than 350 points, 849-486. Several team members received awards […]

Jeep the Mac Sees 733 Cross Bridge

St. Ignace Event Growing as Drivers From Across Midwest Visit Straits, Explore Trails

A giant fleet of Jeeps took over St. Ignace Friday, April 20, as the thirdannual Jeep the Mac parade made its way across the Mackinac Bridge to Mackinaw City. Wintery weather early in the week did little to dampen the enthusiasm for the event, as a record 733 Jeeps took part. The parade inaugurates the summer event season in St. […]

High-tech ROV Is Launched To Inspect Cables


A high-tech remotely operated vehicle (ROV) has surveyed the submarine American Transmission Company (ATC) electric cables that cross the Straits of Mackinac, and the results of the inspection will be analyzed to help inform the ongoing investigation that is being overseen by the U.S. Coast Guard. The device is described as a “working class ROV,” meaning it is equipped to […]

Tribe Gives $164K In Education Grants

Schools in St. Ignace, Cedarville, Rudyard, DeTour, and Sault Ste. Marie will receive money in the latest round of grant awards announced by the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Monday, April 23. The St. Ignace schools will receive two grants. One worth $13,000 will be used for a football bleacher project. The second $3,000 grant is for new […]

Wildlife Surveys Continue Alongside Oil Spill Response


Every day since April 6, members of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services program have been surveying the Straits of Mackinac, looking for wildlife affected by the recent oil spill from two American Transmission Company (ATC) electric cables. Armed with binoculars and a field notebook to record observations, wildlife specialists have been […]

Agreement Reached for Recreation Project as City Council Seeks Update


The St. Ignace City Council agreed to a contract with engineering firm R.S. Scott Associates that will cap the engineering costs for the Little Bear East recreation project at $41,000. The decision was made at the council’s regular meeting Tuesday, April 17. The meeting was postponed from Monday, April 16, owing to a winter storm that brought more than a […]

Kosor Resigns DDA Post; St. Ignace City Manager To Fill In


Renee Kosor has resigned her position as director of the St. Ignace Downtown Development Authority, and the DDA board has offered her 30 days of severance pay, healthcare through May 31, and a waiver of the 30-days notice that her contract required. If she accepts those terms, her employment with the DDA will end immediately. She offered a letter of […]

Tribe To Share Care of Turtle Burial Mound on Mackinac Island


The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians has formally agreed to share in the maintenance and care for the Turtle Burial Mound at Ste. Anne’s Catholic Cemetery on Mackinac Island. The tribe has been involved in the mound since it was created in 2012, after construction downtown unearthed human remains from a long-ago Native American burial ground in late […]