One of the more unique stops among the 60 schools visited by Jim Evans and Dennis Havlena's this year was on Bois Blanc Island February 25, where the two men brought their Mackinac State Historic Parks outreach program to two students and 25 community members. More...
Two lots at the end of the Mackinac Island Airport, condemned in 2006 over airport safety issues, have been purchased by the Mackinac Island State Park Commission, and a third lot should be purchased by early summer. More...
Island physician Don Weersing has taken a position at Mackinac Straits Hospital in St. Ignace, beginning April 23, and Dr. Karen Miljour of Powers will replace him at the Mackinac Island Medical Center. Dr. More...
An essay contest is open to everyone who has sailed in Chicago Yacht Club's 333-mile Race to Mackinac. There have been 99 races since the classic began in 1898, and the contest, entitled Mackinac Memories, will commemorate the 100th sailing in July. More...
One of the early historic preservation architects who helped define the Straits of Mackinac for millions of tourists died January 28, 2008, at the age of 77 in Detroit. More...
To the Editor: Many thanks for the lovely and very well written article on my mother, Loretta Murray Dennany, in Town Crier's most recent issue (February 9 to April 11, 2008). It made my heart sing with pride and affection for little Loretta, who was large in my life. She served as a model for ... More...
"Thank God for newspapers." - Columnist William Powers, National Journal magazine Thanks, indeed, across the land - from New York, from Detroit, from northern Michigan. More...
To the Editor: Many thanks for the lovely and very well written article on my mother, Loretta Murray Dennany, in Town Crier's most recent issue (February 9 to April 11, 2008). It made my heart sing with pride and affection for little Loretta, who was large in my life. She served as a model for ... More...
115 Years Ago The St. Ignace News Saturday, April 8, 1893 Reported that a man was seen to disappear through the ice between here and the Island Wednesday. Over 100 ballots were thrown in this county on account of being wrongly marked or not marked at all. More...
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