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February 11th, 2005
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Mackinac Island firemen tested their new dry suits and ice sled in Haldimand Bay Sunday, February 6. Pictured in front with the new ice sled are Chris Szabo (left) and Rodney Myers. In back are EMT Rick Linn, George Wellington Jr., Joe Gugin, Bob Roach, Franc Doud, and Ben Mosley. Mr. Szabo, Mr. Lin... More...

By Ryan Schlehuber Area seasonal employers have little hope of retaining their foreign workforce this summer and are scrambling in search of foreign workers already working at winter resorts here, or recruiting workers in the U.S. territories or students in Europe to fill their summer staff. More...

The Mackinac Island State Park Commission is bracing for Governor Jennifer Grandholm’s budget message Thursday, February 10, in which it expects some or all of its legislative appropriation to be cut for the fiscal year beginning October 1. More...

A grass roots committee has begun promoting a U.S. postage stamp to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Mackinac Bridge. The group has submitted a proposal to the United States Postmaster General’s Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee asking for an official United States postal stamp of the Mackin More...
Mayor Margaret Doud has hired Kelly Bean as her administrative assistant. The new post replaces the full-time City Administrator position, which was abandoned in July 2003 with the departure of Gary Lennard. More...
Frank M. Fitzgerald, a former Michigan legislator and state insurance commissioner who was known for his high ethical standards and dedication to public service, died suddenly Thursday, December 9, 2004, at LaGuardia Airport while returning from a business trip in New York City. He was 49 and a res More...
In the battle between the only island schools registered with the Michigan High School Athletic Association, Mackinac Island and Beaver Island split their Northern Lights League (NLL) weekend series Friday, February 4, and Saturday, February 5. In the hoops games Friday, the Islanders defeated the L More...
It happens suddenly, and when it does the first time, it can certainly cause great alarm. You begin to see specks, tiny insects, lighted spots, or cobweb-like formations move across your field of vision. It may occur when you rub your eyes, or strain them reading or watching television, when you cha More...
114 YEARS AGO JANUARY 3, 1891 W.H. Wood has just received a fine stock of creamery butter cheap and good. More...