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Laurie Stupak Appointed to Island Park Commission, Manoogian Re-appointed Laurie Stupak, the wife of U.S. Congressman Bart Stupak (D-Menominee), has been appointed by Governor Jennifer Granholm to a six-year term on the Mackinac Island State Park Commission, replacing former U.S. Congressman Bob Traxler, and Richard Manoogian has been re-appointed to a second term on the More ...
By Jessica Delaney Not many people have the opportunity to celebrate their birthday with 250 people. Then again, not many people have served for 30 years as mayor. Sunday, May 22, a surprise party was thrown for Mayor Margaret Doud to celebrate both her birthday and her 30th anniversary as mayor of Mackinac Island. More ... Lake Huron Goes ‘Back to Nature’ as Native Fish Species Rebound By Amy Polk Anglers fishing in Lake Huron can expect to catch smaller and leaner salmon for years to come. They also will find more of the kinds of species that once ruled the waters before exotic fish invaded the Great Lakes. Populations of alewife, the primary forage fish for salmon, have crashed, leaving mil More ...
By Leslie Rott A performance for Mackinac Island students by the Engadine High School Band Wednesday, May 18, has set the stage for a summer band program here. More ... Mackinac Straits Hospital Earns Governor’s Award Mackinac Straits Hospital in St. Ignace has earned a 2004 Governor’s Award of Excellence for Improving Care, reported Michigan’s Health Care Improvement Organization, MPRO, Monday, May 23. More ... Fort Reenactment Planned This Weekend Mackinac State Historic Parks will host a series of free Memorial Day weekend performances recreating the 1763 Indian capture of Fort Michilimackinac in Mackinaw City. The performances will take place on the grounds outside Colonial Michilimackinac. More ...
By Leslie Rott Working hard at Mackinac Island Public School does not go without recognition. On Tuesday, May 24, outstanding high school students were honored at the newly named “Anchor Awards,” which used to be called the “Awards Banquet.” Arial Leeper’s suggestion of “Anchor Awards” was voted by the school staf More ...
By Leslie Rott After almost a full year of hard work, Mackinac Island Public School students were given the opportunity to present their writing to their parents and the community at this year’s Literacy Fair Tuesday, May 24, between 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. at the school. More ...
By Karen Gould What began 34 years ago as a weekly neighborhood Bible study in Petoskey, attended by stay-at-home mothers, has today grown so large it takes over Grand Hotel for three nights in the spring and two nights in the fall. More ... Town Meeting Planned on Park Funding Cuts Friday State Representative Fran Amos (R-Waterford) will host a town hall meeting at the Island House Hotel Friday, May 27, to discuss proposed funding cuts for Mackinac Island State Park. More ...
Mackinac State Historic Parks received help this spring from the Michigan Career and Technical Institute in Plainwell. Ten volunteer students from Bob Vaccaro’s class in the Grounds Maintenance and Landscaping program spent a week cleaning and preparing park buildings, trails, and grounds, including More ... Excessive Load Causes Outage A brief period of darkness was experienced Friday, May 20, when a reclosure in a switching station caused a power outage. Edison Sault Electric Company reported that an excessive load on the circuit caused the outage. The company did some additional switching to balance the service load, and reporte More ...
By Leslie Rott With the completion of winter on Mackinac Island comes the debut of a new “Seasons of Mackinac” calendar. This summer’s release, which is the calendar for 2006, has an even mix of photographs taken by Islanders and non-Islanders, showing the Island in all of its glory throughout the seasons. More ... Wanted: Volunteers For Lilac Festival Events June 10-19 Volunteers are needed to assist with events during this year’s Lilac Festival, said Mary Slevin, executive director of the Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau. Help is needed distributing information, greeting visitors, and assisting tourists with directions and information. Event volunteers are also nee More ... Computer Class Offered at Library Libraries have been known for their books for millennia, but many people still don’t know they now are a good source for computers, too. The Mackinac Island Public Library has taken steps to make computers and technology as much a part of their services as hardcovers and paperbacks. More ... Stonecliffe Neighbors Plan Picnic A neighborhood summer kickoff barbecue will be Sunday, May 29, at the Inn at Stonecliffe from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. More ... Area Art Grant Deadline July 1 Applications are being accepted for grants for arts and cultural projects that will start between October 1, 2005, and September 30, 2006, in Mackinac, Chippewa, and Luce counties. Grants of up to $4,000 are available from the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs minigrant program. The More ... |
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