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Area Blood Drives in September The American Red Cross will hold blood drives in Mackinaw City and Sault Ste. Marie Wednesday, September 21. A drive will be at the Church of the Straits, at 307 North Huron Boulevard, in Mackinaw City from noon to 5:45 p.m., while the Faith Lutheran Church, at 1600 Park Street, will host the Red Cr More ... Town Crier Concludes Summer Schedule This issue completes the Town Crier’s summer publication schedule. Our next issue will be published October 8, and our winter editions will be printed in mid-December, mid-February, and mid-April. Weekly publication will resume in mid-May. More ...
Though not as many people attended as first expected, the 48th annual Labor Day Mackinac Bridge Walk was successful on many levels. More ... Emergency Preparedness Meeting Set for Sept. 14 Mackinac County Office of Emergency Services and the St. Ignace Red Cross Disaster Team will host three town meetings in Mackinac County during September to interact with community members on the issue of emergency preparedness and homeland security issues. More ...
By Ryan Schlehuber As far as music is concerned, Hot Carl and the Cleveland Steamers is not your Average Joe band; it is much worse. Though the five members dub themselves as “the worst band on Mackinac Island,” they have somehow become the darling band of the Island, mostly because of their comical rock entertainment More ... Win-Some Women Plan Fall Retreats at Island’s Grand Hotel Win-Some Women Christian Retreats celebrates its 34th year with three back-to-back retreats for women at Grand Hotel this fall. This fall’s retreat theme is “Wait on the Lord” (Psalm 40:1). More ...
Artists Joshua and Cynthia Ivey Abitz will host a public exhibition of their art entitled, "One Night Only Show," at Grand Hotel Saturday, September 10. The show will feature more than 30 recent silver gelatin prints selected from work created in the United Kingdom, Italy, and North America. Public More ...
By Ryan Schlehuber What do Mackinac Island and the new movie “Dukes of Hazzard” have in common? It would be film composer Nathan Barr, whose family resides on the Island. More ...
Boy Scouts Among Groups Working To Restore Light There are a thousand unanswered questions about the little, uninhabited Island that lies just across the channel from Mackinac. Round Island has had a long and complex history, although there is not much sign of it now. More ... Future Projects Planned at Historic Round Island Restoration Work Scheduled This Month Though the Round Island Lighthouse has been stabilized since 1972, when heavy storms and waves washed away the southwest corner of its foundation, there are still several restoration projects left to be done. More ... Anne’s Tablet Significant Gathering Place for East Bluff Poetry Gaggle The meeting of the first annual East Bluff Poetry Gaggle was a success, according to founders and East Bluff cottagers Susan Allen and Jim Lenfestey. Having planned the event only the day before, they were thrilled that a few friends and neighbors managed to show up August 26 at Anne's Tablet for More ... Jack Spencer To Sign Books September 24 Writer and reporter Jack Spencer will sign his book, “Melvin Smallman: A Tale from the Forest Floor,” at The Island Bookstore Saturday, September 24. More ... French Voyageur Historian, Large Inflatable Art Structure Featured at 2005 Culturama By Ryan Schlehuber Culturama will include two unique features during the three-day culture and arts event, to be held Thursday, September 8, to Saturday, September 10. More ...
Grand Hotel Music Director Alex Graham summed up a weekend of jazz. The weather was great, he said, and the music was really good. More ...
FIRST IN Island shoppers waited in line for the doors to open at Grand Hotel’s Attic Sale Friday, September 2. They are (from left) Jill Sawatzki, Elaine Murray, Molly Carroll, Marilynn Putz, Jan Sager, Paula Starkweather, and Bonnie Foltz. More ...
Before rushing back to Lansing to teach at Michigan State University, a group of MSU faculty from the university’s music school paused long enough to perform a free concert on Mackinac Island Sunday, August 28. Historic Trinity Episcopal Church was the setting for the afternoon concert given by the More ...
By Ryan Schlehuber The Mystery Spot, the tourist site of fun, oddities, and, of course, mystery, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this summer. More ...
By Jessica Delaney The last fire that the Mackinac Island Fire Depart-ment put out was one they had started themselves. The firemen have fought some bad fires, and made heroic rescues, but the trend is in prevention. More ... Mackinac Island Fire Department Chief Dennis Bradley Mike Bradley Dan Wightman More ... Battles, Bravery, and Berries at Round Island in 1812 Beware of temptation, and especially beware of raspberries. Such was the lesson learned by one unfortunate French soldier during the War of 1812, according to “Mackinac Region” author James Van Fleet in his 1882 account. More ... Winning Ticket To Be Drawn Sept. 30 in $10,000 Raffle for Bernida Restoration Tickets are still available for a $10,000 raffle drawing to be held at 6 p.m. Friday, September 30, at Mackinac Island Yacht Club on Mackinac Island to raise funds for restoration of the More ... |
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