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Comments made during the many meetings held to discuss the city’s proposal for a new ordinance on the restrictive use of luggage carts: More ... Island Park Commission Funds Reinstated Organization Still Faces Hurdles Before State Budget Is Adopted By Ryan Schlehuber Mackinac Island State Park Commission’s state appropriation of $1.5 million has been reinstated by the Senate Appropriations subcommittee for Histories, Arts, and Libraries, but still faces a number of hurdles before the state budget is adopted, probably in late September. More ... Grand Hotel’s Ken Hayward Named to Travel Commission Governor Jennifer M. Granholm has appointment Kenneth L. Hayward to the Michigan Travel Commission. The Grand Hotel vice president of sales and marketing was appointed to represent owners and operators of for-profit businesses from the private sector of travel, tourism, and recreation industry for a More ...
Show To Target Growing Traveling Market of 50 and Older By Jessica Delaney Cameras were seen on Mackinac Island last weekend as a PBS crew arrived to film a travel show, “The Seasoned Traveler,” that will highlight the Island as a destination for people in their 50s. More ... Don’t Pick the Wildflowers The next time you feel an urge to pick that beautiful wildflower, don’t. Many of Mackinac Island’s wildflowers are protected species and are in danger of extinction from the Island. Additionally, for every wildflower picked within Mackinac Island State Park, there is a $50 fine. More ... City Officials’ Mission: Clamp Down on Temporary Motorized Vehicle Permits By Ryan Schlehuber With summer approaching, the pressure to complete construction projects increases for builders, as does the number of requests for temporary use of motorized vehicles to the city. City officials are on a mission to clamp down on the use of motor vehicles this spring and next fall, the Island’s tradi More ...
Winners for the 2007 “Seasons of Mackinac” calendar photograph contest have been announced by Mackinac Island Recreational Development (MIRD). They were selected from among 137 entries by 117 voters during the Winter Festival in February. Each voter picked three photographs for each season. More ...
By Ryan Schlehuber Cathy and Chris Szabo are giving Mackinac Island and St. Ignace something more to boast about with the expansion of their new “casual gourmet” business, Freshwater Foods. The Szabos of Mackinac Island have created food products with Michigan ingredients and, since February 10, prepare them in St. Ig More ... Ivey Abitzs Have Closed Market Street Art Gallery Joshua and Cynthia Ivey Abitz have closed their Mackinac Island business on Market Street, The Ivey Abitz Gallery of Fine Art. More ... Park To Charge 50 Cents Admission May 14 and May 15 As a note of appreciation to local residents, Mackinac State Historic Park will be offering 50-cent admission to Fort Mackinac, Colonial Michilimackinac, and Historic Mill Creek Saturday, May 14, and Sunday, May 15. The offer is open to all residents of Cheboygan, Emmett, and Mackinac counties. Yout More ... Runners To Cross Mighty Mac The second annual Mackinaw Memorial Bridge Race will be Saturday, May 28. Runners will check in at race headquarters in Mackinaw City at 6 a.m. and be transported to the starting line at Bridgeview Park in St. Ignace, then run the race south back to Mackinaw City. More ... Island’s Murray Hotel Evacuated A defective smoke detector prompted the evacuation of 70 guests from the Murray Hotel early Tuesday morning, May 10, but no injuries were reported. More ... County May Become Smoke Free Through LMAS Initiative By Stephen Underwood The Eastern Upper Peninsula may be on its way to becoming smoke-free. Administrators at the Luce-Mackinac-Alger-Schoolcraft (LMAS) District Health Department proposed a smoke-free ordinance for workplaces and public buildings to the agency’s board of directors in their Monday, May 2 meeting. The boa More ... For Islanders, New Addresses Will Come Before Enhanced 911 Service By Ryan Schlehuber Residents and business owners on Mackinac Island probably will not receive letters informing them of their address until after the summer is over, and being provided with enhanced 911 emergency service will take even longer. City officials need to pair each building and apartment with a numbered add More ...
By Ryan Schlehuber The Island’s unofficial construction season ends Friday, May 20, the last day motor vehicles will be allowed to be used on the Island for construction or landscaping projects. Until then, contractors, business owners, and residents will be hurrying to finish any projects that need motor vehicles to More ... Mark Gallagher Scholarship Dinner Raises $1,514 The fourth annual Mark Gallagher Scholarship dinner and talent show, held February 27 at Community Hall, raised $1,514.38. Haley Armstrong and Adrienne Rilenge performed the song “Breakaway” for the talent show and the 50/50 raffle was won by Larry Parel. More ... Judicial Referees Host Conference The Referees Association of Michigan (RAM) will hold its 21st annual training conference Wednesday, May 18, to Friday, May 20, at the Chippewa Hotel on Mackinac Island. More ...
Michigan’s Oldest Standing Church Renovated on Island By Karen Gould Mission Church is Michigan’s oldest standing church building, and under the direction of Mackinac State Historic Parks, the 176-year-old structure is in the final stages of a repair and restoration project started last fall. The project is funded by a $50,000 donation from West Bluff cottagers John More ... |
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