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City Begins Crackdown on Vendors, Restaurants With Recyclable Cans By Ryan Schlehuber Vendors who sell beverages in returnable cans and bottles are going to find it difficult to operate on Mackinac Island this coming year, if they do not provide a place to return those cans for deposit. More ...
William R. Shepler is the 2004 recipient of the National Tour Association’s Bob Everidge Lifetime Achievement Award, which recognizes individuals who have made outstanding, ongoing contributions to the association, its members, and the packaged travel industry. Mr. Shepler, president of Shepler's More ...
Santa comes to town atop the Mackinac Island Fire Department’s fire truck for the annual Christmas Bazaar held December 4 through December 6. More ... Park Acquires Lundgren Bluff To Continue Preservation Efforts By Ryan Schlehuber Another piece of Mackinac Island property has been acquired by the Mackinac Island State Park Commission. A 0.22-acre bluff, along M-185, was acquired from Susan Lundgren through several state grants, to continue the Commission’s mission of land preservation on the Island. More ... Lighthouse Restoration Efforts Win Award 30,000-Plus Visit Mackinaw City Site Mackinac State Historic Parks has won an Institutional Achievement award for the renovation and reopening of Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse in Mackinaw City. The award, from the Michigan Museums Association, recognizes exceptional programs, graphic projects, and professional activities of Michigan mu More ...
Mackinac Island Public School, with an enrollment of 65, has only one kindergarten student, Talon Greenlee (far left), and no first grade students. Joining Talon for a Christmas photograph are preschoolers Gabe Hepker, Cheyla Shunk, and Gabe Kromer, who are taught by Vicki Urman. More ... Stop Sign To Be Placed for Snowmobiles For the first time, a stop sign will be placed at the corner of Market Street and Cadotte Avenue this winter to slow snowmobile traffic down at what police call a blind corner. Police Chief Bill Lenaghan, at the City Council meeting Wednesday, December 8, said snowmobilers will have until January 1, More ... Tiernan Trades Badge for Midnight Marine Service Officer Served Michigan State Police 32 Years Officer George “Bud” Tiernan has retired from the Mackinac Island Police Department and now looks forward to starting up a new late-night boat service on the Island next summer. His last day on the force was Halloween evening, October 31. More ... Cheerleaders To Visit Palace Cheerleaders from Mackinac Island Public School will be traveling to Auburn Hills to watch the 12th annual Detroit Pistons Cheerleading Invitational at the Palace Sunday, December 12. More ... Island Planning Commission To Meet Dec. 14 Mackinac Island Planning Commission’s next scheduled meeting is at 3 p.m. Tuesday, December 14, in the council chambers at Community Hall. More ... Planning Commission Approves Roll-Up Enclosure for Ryba Properties By Ryan Schlehuber Ryba Properties was given approval by Mackinac Island Planning Commission, Tuesday, September 14, to install a roll-up enclosure to cover the Orphan Corner Mall on Main Street for winter protection, though one commissioner voted against it, stating it sets a bad precedent. More ... Historic Barn To Move Three Blocks to Lighthouse Site By Phyllis Washburn In continuing with the plans to restore Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse, Mackinac State Historic Parks will return a historic barn to its original site in Mackinaw City, setting it on the south side of the lighthouse property. More ...
Donald L. Libby of Mackinac Island and Grand Rapids was ordained a Deacon in the Roman Catholic Church October 7 during a ceremony at the Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican. The service was attended by his parents, Don and Barbara Libby of Grand Rapids, his sister, Lucile, and many friends. More ... Contest Underway To Seek Lilac Fest Logo Design A new logotype for Mackinac Island’s annual Lilac Festival is being sought by Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau. Artists of all mediums, including graphic design, painters, and illustrators, professional or amateur, are invited to compete in the contest, which has a January 15 deadline. More ... Mackinac Bands Group Attempts Tribal Separation By Ryan Schlehuber It has been a nine-year effort so far, but the organization of the Mackinac Bands of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians is getting closer to being federally recognized as a tribal government. A large obstacle was cleared Tuesday, November 16, when the board of directors at Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippew More ...
The view of Main Street changed after workers tore down Chippewa Hotel Waterfront’s front sidewalk overhang (at left) this fall. The rotting overhang will be rebuilt with the same design. The 61-room hotel is 102 years old. More ... MSHP Receives Grants Mackinac State Historic Parks has received another $9,810 to develop an educational Web site for students and teachers. The grant from Verizon Foundation was made as part of the Verizon Connects program to provide technology to nonprofit organizations. More ... Plans Progressing Slowly for Island’s City Park Plans to re-landscape Mackinac Island’s city park into a Victorian-era design are slowly progressing. More ... Builders To See New, Tougher Construction Rules The Mackinac Island City Council may implement new policies for the Island’s fall and winter construction season. Builders should expect new policies in storing construction material and equipment, especially if a project is in or near downtown. More ...
By Wesley Maurer, Jr. Lumpy Leveille sports eight stars across his epaulets, one for each five years he has served in law enforcement. He spent 14 years as a police officer with the City of St. Ignace, the last five of them as sergeant, and 25 years with the Mackinac County Sheriff’s Department, the last 20 as sheriff. H More ... Island’s Street Address Ordinance, Maps Close to Completion By Ryan Schlehuber Christmas shoppers from Mackinac Island should put address numbers on their wish list this year as the city gets closer to completing its address implementation project. More ...
John S. Lore, a frequent visitor to Mackinac Island and a trustee on the board of the Mackinac Island Community Foundation, has accepted a management post at the Detroit Medical Center (DMC) and will be in charge of fundraising to assist the financially strapped facility. A retired CEO of the Sister More ...
A new exhibit on military medicine is scheduled to open in 2006 at Fort Mackinac, funded with a $133,550 grant, the largest of three awarded in Michigan by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. More ... LaPage, Moskwas Win Big At Island Xmas Bazaar It was perhaps the most anticipated part of Mackinac Island’s annual Christmas Bazaar weekend December 4 through December 6, and five lucky locals and two visitors went home happy and richer. More ...
Members of the Mackinac Island 4-H Club attended the 2004 North American Horse Spectacular show in Novi November 12 to 14, sponsored by the Mackinac Island Horsemen’s Association. Pictured are (back row, from left) Kelly Bean, Danielle Wightman, Christina McLean, Emily St. Onge, Allison Jones, Marie... More ...
By Amy Polk Ronda McGreevy can say she’s delivered cakes by bicycle. The owner of Great Turtle Cake Company once operated her business on Mackinac Island, where automobiles are not allowed, and she transported her cakes in a cart behind her bicycle. More ... McMullens of Cheboygan Portray 1820s Family Historic Mill Creek Exhibit To Open in May The McMullen family of Cheboygan will play the part of an 1820s family in Mackinac State Historic Parks’ newest exhibit, the Millwright’s House at Historic Mill Creek, scheduled to open in May 2005. More ...
The Wissmiller family of California, Michigan natives and frequent visitors to Mackinac Island, are featured in an A&E television series called “Family Plots.” The program, which began as a documentary about a family-owned mortuary, has evolved into a reality series and is being filmed for its secon More ... Star Line Crew Pilots Marquette 1,000 Miles to Fire Island, New York By David Latva The motor vessel Marquette , one of the Star Line ferries to Mackinac Island, has left the Great Lakes and now resides at Fire Island, New York, following a 10-day, 1,000-mile voyage enjoyed by four Star Line pilots and two new owners. Mike North, Larry Spencer, Chuck Gibbons, and Ed Brown of Sta More ... State Park Issues Increased Vehicle Fees To Fund Road Repairs Income, Attendance Up This Summer By Ryan Schlehuber Paved roads in Mackinac Island State Park are cracked and deteriorating under heavy truck use for construction projects, prompting the Mackinac Island State Park Commission to post stiffer fees for motorized vehicles. Commissioners, meeting Friday, September 24, at Audie’s Restaurant in Mackinaw Cit More ... Police’s Winter Vehicle Transport Program Begins The Mackinac Island Police Department is urging those who qualify for the department’s winter vehicle transport program to sign up. Transportation will be offered on a limited and necessary basis to people 55 or older, disabled citizens who cannot be accommodated by the horse-drawn taxi service, and More ... World Business Leaders To Gather on Mackinac Island Grand Hotel will host the 11th annual Forbes CEO Forum September 19 to 21, which will gather as many as 300 of the leading corporate executive officers in the nation to discuss important business community issues. More ... Taxi Reservations Needed After 5 p.m. Reservations need to be made by 3 p.m. for taxi service after 5 p.m. or early the next morning. The taxi number is 847-3323. More ...
It was a nice surprise for 43 people on the Maryanke Tour and Travel two-day mystery tour to Mackinac Island Thursday, September 30, and Friday, October 1, as company owner Maryanke Alexander hosted the senior citizen group at the East Bluff cottage she owns with her husband, Paul. More ... Island Airport Receives $85,000 for Runway Repairs, Parking Expansion Construction in Progress at Various Spots By Ryan Schlehuber Expanded parking space for visiting aircraft and repairs to the runway are planned by the Mackinac Island State Park Commission, backed by an $85,000 grant from the Michigan Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Aeronautics. Expansion of the airport terminal building is being planned, as well. More ...
Reinhard and Eleanor Schumann of Bonn, Germany, visited Mackinac Island earlier this month, visiting friends and relatives and enjoying fishing in the Straits area. More ... Chris Modd, Dick Coates Join Tourism Bureau Board Chris Modd of Lakeview Hotel and Richard Coates of Mackinac Island Bicycle Shop were appointed to Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau’s executive board at the bureau’s October meeting. More ... Special Boat Departure December 11 Arnold Line will have an extra round-trip departure Saturday, December 11, for holiday shoppers and fans and athletes attending the high school volleyball tournament at the school. More ... |
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