Badik Wins 7th Grade Spelling Bee
Mackinac Island Town Crier Staff | March 18, 2024
The Upper Peninsula Spelling Bee Finals took place Wednesday, March 13, at St. John’s School and Negaunee High School. The...
Harbour View Inn Sold
By Stephanie Fortino | March 13, 2024
Jon and Lauren Cotton of Grosse Pointe are continuing to expand their investment in the hotel industry on Mackinac Island....
Shepler’s Abandons Luggage Fees
By Stephanie Fortino | March 11, 2024
Shepler’s Mackinac Island Ferry has suspended its plans to start charging for luggage this season. In letter dated Monday, March...
Lady Lakers Host District Semis
By Erich T. Doerr | March 7, 2024
The Mackinac Island Lakers girls basketball team’s impressive 2023-24 season came to a dramatic close at home Wednesday night, March...
Next Phase of Forest Way Townhomes To Begin
BY STEPHANIE FORTINO
stephanie.fortino@stignacenews.com | February 15, 2024
The City of Mackinac Island is continuing to develop its workforce housing project near the airport. The final phase of...
Next Town Crier to be Published April 20
February 15, 2024
This edition marks the first Mackinac Island Town Crier of our 71st volume. Our next edition will be published online...
Construction is Underway at New Sewer Plant
BY STEPHANIE FORTINO
stephanie.fortino@stignacenews.com | February 15, 2024
In the center of Mackinac Island, between the Annex and Stonecliffe, the Mackinac Island Wastewater Treatment Plant is undergoing a...
Lakers Are Ready for Basketball Season
December 7, 2023
Hopes are high at Mackinac Island Public School for Lakers basketball this season. Both boys and girls teams are entering...
Mackinac Island Soccer Team Is Having Remarkable Season
BY STEPHANIE FORTINO
stephanie.fortino@stignacenews.com | October 5, 2023
The Mackinac Island soccer team is having an outstanding year, and the Lakers are well on their way to performing...
Co-captian Duo of Rickley, Nitzschke Lead Lakers Volleyball
BY STEPHANIE FORTINO
stephanie.fortino@stignacenews.com | October 5, 2023
The Mackinac Island Volleyball season is well underway, and the players are preparing for their annual tournament Saturday, October 7....
Yahoo Wins Final Sailboat Race of Season
September 7, 2023
The yacht race season at Mackinac Island has officially ended with the running of the Horn’s Bar Labor Day Regatta...
Central Beats Northern in Match on the Mack Volleyball Game
BY STEPHANIE FORTINO
stephanie.fortino@stignacenews.com | August 24, 2023
Collegiate volleyball returned to Mackinac Island Public School on Saturday, August 19, as the Northern Michigan University Wildcats faced off...
Nancy Kaye LaFerier
February 26, 2024
Nancy Kaye LaFerier passed peacefully on December 10, 2023, at the Evergreen Living Center in St. Ignace, Michigan. In her...
Michael B. Emmons
February 15, 2024
Michael B. Emmons, of Seminole, FL, formerly of Mackinac Island, Michigan, passed away on January 25, 2024, following a short...
Prentiss Marsh “Moey” Brown Jr.
February 15, 2024
Prentiss Marsh “Moey” Brown Jr., age 97, of St. Ignace, Michigan, died on December 3, 2023, at Evergreen Living Center....
Island Historian Melissa Croghan Wins State Award
December 7, 2023
Mackinac Island historian, painter, poet, and author Melissa Croghan has been honored with a 2023 State History Award from the...
Raisch Is Named Mackinac Arts Council Executive Director
December 7, 2023
On the heels of its 20th anniversary, the Mackinac Arts Council has selected Laura Raisch to serve as executive director,...
Mission Point Resort Staffer Earns Sustainability Award
December 7, 2023
Mission Point Resort’s Holly Moorehead was presented the Sustainability Recognition Star of the Year Award at the Michigan Restaurant &...
News About People on Mackinac Island
Margaret DOUD
COLUMNIST NEWS@STIGNACENEWS.COM | February 15, 2024
Well, Jack Frost has taken all the snow away! We are now riding bicycles again. It certainly has been a...
Horse Tales
Candice DUNNIGAN
COLUMNIST NEWS@STIGNACENEWS.COM | February 15, 2024
This February, a loving family horse that has resided in the Annex every summer since 2016 passed away downstate. Sweetie,...
A Look at History
Frank STRAUS
COLUMNIST NEWS@STIGNACENEWS.COM | February 15, 2024
Many older members of the Straits of Mackinac communities remember the Chief Wawatam, the durable car ferry that carried railroad...
Letter to the Editor: Reader Questions E-bike Rules
September 7, 2023
To the Editor: My husband and I recently vacationed in the Upper Peninsula expressly to visit Mackinac Island and to tour the Island by cycle....