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Boat Tours Offered at Coast Guard Station Saturday, June 4 Tours, Helicopter Rescue Demonstration Planned U.S. Coast Guard Station St. Ignace will host an open house to promote boating safety Saturday, June 4, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tours of the station and Coast Guard vessels will be offered, and a rescue helicopter from Traverse City will demonstrate rescue techniques. More ... Celebration For Friends of Late Jack Chambers Planned for June 5 A celebration for friends of the late Jack Chambers will be held at the State Street Village Inn in St. Ignace Sunday, June 5, from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m., with cocktails and hors d’ oeuvres. More ... Laurie Stupak To Focus on Mackinac State Historic Parks’ Heritage, Traditions, Culture New Park Commissioner Promotes Northern Michigan’s Beauty When Laurie Stupak was appointed to a six-year term of the Mackinac State Historic Park Commission by Governor Jennifer Granholm last week, she did not know she was helping to make commission history by changing the composition of the board to a majority of women. More ...
By Jessica Delaney In ancient times, knights wore armor and brandished swords. Today, Knights wear ordinary clothing and visit fudge shops and tourist attractions. At least the Knights of Columbus do when attending a state convention on Mackinac Island. More ...
A Michigan mother who operates a graphic design company is the winner of Lilac Festival logo contest. Meg Novak, of Grosse Pointe, who used her artistic talent to take the contest assignment one step further by designing two logos, was selected by unanimous decision from more than 40 entries, said M More ...
American Paintings To Be Shown at Island’s Grand Hotel Until October By Karen Gould A rare showing of two John Singer Sargent original oil paintings is at Grand Hotel until October as part of an American paintings exhibit, “Summer Leisure in the Gilded Age.” All of the artwork, including the Sargent pieces, In a Garden, Corfu, 1909, and By The River, Femme En Barque, 1885, are from More ... Mackinac Bridge Traffic Dips 7.4% in April Traffic on the Mackinac Bridge was down 7.4 percent during the month of April, reported Mackinac Bridge Authority Executive Secretary Robert Sweeney. More ...
By Leslie Rott For Mackinac Island Public School students, every day is an adventure, especially when students have the opportunity to take a field trip around the Island. On Thursday, May 26, they explored wetlands and learned the difference between a pond, a marsh, and fen. More ... Evening on the Bay Set for June 9 The second annual “An Evening on the Bay” event will be Thursday, June 9, with a social hour, silent auction, and boat cruise planned for the event. More ... Lilac Fairy Is Theme For Lilac Festival’s Grand Parade June 19 By Jessica Delaney Lilacs may not be in bloom just yet, but plans for the 56th Lilac Festival are already bursting out in full flower. Between the return of many familiar events and the barrage of new features, the Lilac Festival will offer something for everyone. More ...
By Jessica Delaney The Dog and Pony Club is being organized this year to promote Mackinac Island as a good place to bring pets on vacation and to ensure health and safety for Island horses and pets. Mary Slevin and Sarah Chambers at the Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau, who came up with the idea, already have organized More ...
Students Travel to Mainland for Work Experience By Leslie Rott Students in grades eight through 12 had the opportunity on Thursday, May 26, to try out potential careers through the school’s job shadowing program. More ... Island School Adopts New Program to Help Students Focus By Jessica Delaney Students at Mackinac Island Public School will have a new beat to tap their toes to this coming year with the arrival of a new Interactive Metronome Project. Previously, the nearest provider of the program was Grand Rapids. More ...
A specialized hot rod crate engine, valued at nearly $17,000 and dubbed “the biggest, baddest street engine from GM Performance Parts,” will be the prize in a raffle to benefit the St. Ignace Public Library this month. Tickets cost $5 each and are limited to 5,000, said librarian Cindy Patten, with More ...
Goal: To Stop Spread of Emerald Ash Borer, Bovine Tuberculosis By Ryan Schlehuber The Mackinac Bridge is now a state checkpoint to stop the movement of ash wood that could contain the invasive Emerald Ash Borer and livestock that could spread bovine tuberculosis to the Upper Peninsula and beyond. More ...
Students Visit Sites To Learn About Legends By Leslie Rott With the spring comes endless opportunities for Mackinac Island Public School students. Field trips abound, and one of the many things to explore are the legends of Mackinac. More ...
By Karen Gould “Year to date, our attendance is up, our attendance income is up, and our museum store sales are up,” said Phil Porter, director of the Mackinac Island State Park Commission during the commission’s Friday, May 29 meeting. “Of course, it’s early in the year and two bad days in July could wipe this al More ... Island City Council Amends New Cart Ordinance By Karen Gould The city’s new cart ordinance that took effect on Wednesday, June 1, already has an amendment, but only because of an inadvertent deletion, said City Attorney Tom Evashevski. The ordinance bans the use of luggage carts by pedestrians on city streets, but a key element was omitted when it was adopted More ...
100+ Entries Join Memorial Day Parade By Jessica Delaney It’s not every day that a person can watch as clowns, American Indians, soldiers, marching bands, and even cross-dressing, brass-playing musicians walk down a street together. But visitors to Mackinaw City were able to see just that during the 43rd Annual Memorial Weekend Grand Parade. More ...
By Ryan Schlehuber Bryce Tracy of St. Ignace has been named Mackinac County Central Dispatch Board’s new 9-1-1 coordinator, replacing Pam Matelski, who resigned to take a position with the Michigan State Police in Lansing. More ... Inez Ross To Sign Books at Island Bookstore Wednesday Michigan native Inez Ross will visit the Island Bookstore on Mackinac Island to sign copies of her books Wednesday, June 8, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. She is the author of “Without a Wagon on the Sante Fe Trail” and was one of five women who received national recognition for completing a hike of the 800- More ... Tribal Meeting Set for June 4 on Mackinac Island The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians will hold a town meeting on Mackinac Island Saturday, June 4, at 2 p.m. to hear what tribal members think about tribal operations and programs. A similar meeting will be held in St. Ignace at Little Bear East Arena Monday, June 20, at 6 p.m. More ... |
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