2020-09-17 E-Edition

Truck Show Contest Now Underway

While the traditional Richard Crane Memorial Truck Show was canceled for 2020 due to the health crisis, the St. Ignace Virtual Truck Show photo contest is being held in its place online. Truck owners can photograph their truck anywhere in the United States and post a photo of it online tagged with #StIgnaceTruckShow2020 to enter the contest and have a […]

Long Starts Work As City Manager


Darcy Long began work as the City of St. Ignace’s new manager Wednesday, September 9, bringing to the role the experience and educational qualifications sought for St. Ignace by the City Council. Mr. Long’s career began when he interned in the City of Marquette’s Public Works Department, where he was inspired to study to become a city manager. He went […]

City Police Chief Brown Reinstated


The City of St. Ignace has reinstated its police chief, Tony Brown. Chief Brown will return to work immediately, after his return was approved by the City Council during its Tuesday, September 8, meeting. Official results of an inquiry into a complaint filed against him earlier this summer have not yet been announced, but Michigan State Police St. Ignace Post […]

Uprising Quelled at Prison

A fight among prisoners at the Chippewa Correctional Facility at Kinross Sunday night, September 13, led to the prisoners taking control of one of its housing units. Michigan Department of Corrections facility staff and its Emergency Response Team members moved into the unit in response to secure the prison, and had all the prisoners back into their cells by the […]

Line 5 Resumes Full Operations


The Enbridge Energy Line 5 pipeline has now resumed full operations after professional and third party inspections of the line revealed no integrity issues following the discovery of a damaged anchor support on the eastern leg of its underwater Straits of Mackinac crossing. Enbridge received permission to reactivate the eastern leg of the line Wednesday, September 9, and did so […]

Public Health: What You Need To Know

FREE Feeling the Stress of the Pandemic? There Are Ways We Can Cope

The Covid-19 pandemic has not only caused devastating physical harm to millions of people around the world, including more than 6,500 deaths in Michigan, but it has also brought about negative economic harm and severe mental distress to many people. It can be difficult to track definitive numbers for those who suffer from mental illness and substance abuse disorders, but […]

Program Offers Frontline Workers Free Higher Education

A program offering tuition-free college to Michigan residents who provided essential, frontline services during Covid-19 Stay Home, Stay Safe order was launched last Thursday, September 10. Governor Gretchen Whitmer, along with leaders in education, business, labor, and workforce development announced the Futures for Frontliners program, which was inspired by the GI Bill that provided a college degree to those serving […]

Work Progressing on City Recreation Park

Walking Trail, Dugout, Ball Fields Among Features Now Under Construction

Construction work is continuing on multiple aspects of the Little Bear East Arena Recreation Park project. St. Ignace Downtown Development Authority Director Scott Marshall discussed the work at a meeting of the Little Bear Recreation Park Committee Thursday morning, September 10, and then again at the DDA meeting Friday morning, September 11, as he highlighted that the work is off […]

Ferry Identified as Possible Covid-19 Exposure Site Sept. 4

During case investigation, LMAS District Health Department has identified Shepler’s Ferry from St. Ignace to Mackinac Island between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Friday, September 4, as a possible place of exposure to Covid-19. The business has been cooperating fully with this investigation and was following all Covid-19 precautions. If you were present at this location during the date and […]