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Mackinac Island Community Foundation is accepting fall grant applications until Wednesday, November 1, for grants to be awarded Saturday, December 2, at the Mackinac Island Christmas Bazaar. More ... A coyote was shot on Mackinac Island by a Mackinac Island State Park employee after the animal approached a tourist Thursday morning, September 21, at the Post Cemetery. The visitor was not hurt. More ... A select group of Norway maple trees growing on the north side of Mackinac Island will be removed in October. The aggressive and invasive species, introduced years ago to Mackinac Island as a landscape tree, now threatens to envelope the Island and crowd out native trees. Attractive in landscaping f More ... A draft teachers contract submitted by the teachers is being reviewed by the Mackinac Island Board of Education, prior to a meeting with the teachers' bargaining unit, Mackinac Island Education Association. More ... Seth Baker knows exactly what lies ahead in his adventure as Mackinac Island Public School's new social studies teacher and living here the year-around. More ... Colonial Michilimackinac in Mackinaw City will be transformed into a haunted habitat where werewolves, witches, and other legendary characters roam Saturday, October 7. "Fort More ... With fall construction season underway on Mackinac Island, planning commissioners faced a full agenda of site plans, special land uses, and zoning applications at their Tuesday, September 12, meeting. Commissioners approved all requests, most contingent upon architectural review, although not all de More ... The Mackinac Island Medical Center will have an opportunity to purchase the single family house on Franks Street, near Mission Point Resort, where Dr. Don Weersing and his family reside. The owner, William Beaumont Hospital of Royal Oak, intends to sell it. More ... Michael Gamble, 120 feet in the air, removes shingles from the steeple of Ste. Anne's Catholic More ... The Poor Man's Ball, an annual fundraiser for the senior class, will be held in the school multipurpose room Wednesday, October 25. One hundred prizes will be awarded, including $200. Dinner will be from 5:30 More ... Mackinac Island's annual Lilac Festival has again been designated one of the top 100 events in North America by the American Bus Association. More ... The community Christmas tree lighting ceremony will be at 5 p.m. Thursday, November 30, in front of the Tourism Bureau office on Main Street. More ... There was nothing but good things to say about two Mackinac Island statesmen during a reception at the Windermere Hotel Tuesday, August 29. William G. Milliken, the governor of Michigan from 1969 to 1982 who still owns a summer home in the Annex, and the late Philip A. Hart, U.S. Senator from 1958 t More ... In Mackinac Island Yacht Club Bridge League games for the week ending Wednesday, September 13, Nancy Keogh placed first, Susan Bankard placed second, and Howard Burdett placed third place. More ... One of Mackinac Island's more prominent historical figures, Madame Magdelaine LaFramboise, was given her due recognition during the inaugural Festival of Falling Leaves Moon Friday, September 22, through Sunday, September 24. More ... The position traditionally known as dispatcher/clerk at the Mackinac Island Police Department will now be classified as public safety service officer. The City of Mackinac Island's public safety committee, during a meeting Tuesday, September 5, agreed the new title allows for more work flexibility i More ... Aman from New York treated his wife, family, and Island residents to a fireworks display Saturday, September 16, during a surprise 60th birthday celebration for his wife. The fireworks were shot from a barge off Round Island. More ... The Mackinac Island Community Foundation is joining community foundations across the United States in promoting new federal legislation that allows persons over 70 years of age to donate money in 2006 and 2007 from their individual retirement accounts (IRAs) tax-free for various charitable purposes. More ... Applications for Mackinac Island's Recreation Volunteer of the Year can be turned in at City Hall until November 25. More ... Twenty-eight golfers competed in the Frost Bite Golf Scramble Tournament at Wawashkamo Golf Club Saturday, September 23. More ... All Mackinac State Historic Parks sites will close for the season Sunday, October 8, except Historic Mill Creek in Mackinaw City, which closed Sunday, September 24. More ... The November 1 issue of Woman's Day magazine carries an article on Carriage Tours employee and St. Ignace resident Susan Horn, who won a More ... A souvenir booklet for Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse, a children's discovery exhibit at Colonial Michilimackinac, and personal belongings of a former commandant at Fort Mackinac are among projects that will receive funding from Mackinac Associates this year. The nonprofit friends group for Mackinac More ... Those attending the Mackinac College 40th anniversary of the College inaugural on Mackinac Island will host an open house to visit and reminisce with community friends Friday, October 20, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Community Hall. More ... Carl R. Nold, former Mackinac State Historic Parks director who is now president and CEO of Historic New England, received the Association of Midwest Museums'( AMM) Distinguished Service Award September 26 at the AMM annual meeting in the Quad Cities of Iowa and Illinois. More ... Mackinac Island City Council approved two fiveyear contracts with Mackinac Island Service Company for street cleaning, sweeping, and flushing totaling more than $1.5 million. The contracts, which cover a six-month period each year, were approved during a special city council meeting Wednesday, Septe More ... Grand Hotel President R. Dan Musser III of Mackinac Island and Petoskey has been appointed to a seat on the Mackinac Bridge Authority, succeeding Angelo Lanni of Washington, whose term had expired this summer. Mr. Musser was appointed to represent Republicans to a term that runs until June 30, 2012. More ... Gloria Whelan captures a child's attention with the young characters she includes in her books about Michigan history. During a visit to the school Friday, September 29, she read from her newest book, "Mackinac Bridge, The Story of the Five-Mile Poem." More ... All it takes is to look into her eyes to see the enjoyment nineyear old Olivia Chambers gets from the new technology her family, the school, and the community has provided her for this school year. More ... A serving of bruschetta mix from Chippewa Hotel Waterfront enhances dining experience at the hotel, which offers an outdoor patio view of the Island's Haldimand Bay for patrons, said Chef Derek Downing. More ... Excavation for a new hospital in St. Ignace will begin in late October, while federal financing for the $23 million facility lingers in Washington and paperwork is still being submitted to Lansing. The fall digging, while somewhat of a gamble, will permit construction to begin early next spring, mak More ... |
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