Doud Mercantile will close this winter for only the second time in its 124-year history, and Islanders will once again have to make adjustments to the way they shop for groceries and plan their meals. More...
Thirty-two people on Mackinac Island have been arrested on drug-related charges this fall, the result of a threeyear investigation by the Mackinac Island Police Department to uproot drug activities. More...
standing high atop the Mackinac Island fire truck, travels down Market Street to the Fire Hall. There he greeted children by handing out candy canes and listening to Christmas wishes Saturday, December 2. More...
Responding to a Halloween story on Page One of the October issue, Lois and John Findley, owners of Small Point Cottage on Mackinac Island, said their bed and breakfast is not haunted and never has been, contrary to the article. Mr. More...
The proposed three-story, 47-room hotel on Main Street in the Mission area passed through the architectural review process and owner Ira Green received Planning Commission approval for the project in a four to two vote with one commissioner abstaini More...
Mackinac Island Public School's kindergarten class (Class of 2019): (from left) Nicholas Pokora, Makenna Horricks, Aaron Riggs, and Alexandra Pokora. More...
Ray Clark, a member of the Mackinac Island Ski Club and groomer of the Island's crosscountry ski trails, said this winter is the earliest he has been able to groom the trails, owing to a foot of snow that began falling December 1. Mr. More...
Three-year-old Dominic Morse was the successful preschool hunter on opening day of the deer season at Mackinac Island Public School's playground Wednesday, November 15. He was the first in his class to spot this five-point buck at 9:15 a.m. More...
115 Years Ago The St. Ignace News December 1891 to February 1892 "Tony" Corrigan of Mackinac Island, and well known in St. Ignace, was in St. Ignace the first of the week, shaking hands with his numerous friends. More...
The clippity-clop of horse hooves has almost fallen silent on the streets of Mackinac Island. As the most frigid months of the year approach, only 14 horses remain on the Island to serve residents and visitors through the winter. More...
Independent film maker Scott Roguska, 17, has just finished editing his latest project, "Dogs of War," a fictional World War II chronicle of elite American paratroopers near the end of the war. Nine Island students joined Mr. More...
Detroit Free Press Marguerite Sweeney, a Free Press society columnist and editor, documented significant events. On her wedding day, 55 years ago in Detroit, Marguerite Riley was a vision of loveliness. More...
Harry L. Griffith, born January 5, 1935, died peacefully at his winter home in Ann Arbor Friday, December 1. A resident of Mackinac Island since 1989, Mr. More...
Virginia H. Olson of Harbor Springs and Denver, Colorado, died October 21, 2006, after a brief illness. She leaves behind a son and his family, Peter and Marta Olson and their daughters, Brita and Kaia, of Mackinac Island and Harbor Springs. More...
Health Benefits of Eating Fish Outweigh Potential Risks
By Yvan Silva, M.D.
The 1980 publication of studies of Greenland Eskimos and their low rates of coronary heart disease owing to their predominant consumption of fish led to the consideration of fish as healthy food. More...
To the Editor: We read in the last issue of the Town Crier that there are plans to open a Starbucks on Main Street. How unfortunate! What's next? TCBY, KFC, maybe even McDonald's? More...
To the Editor: I am very disappointed that a Starbucks was approved by the city council! I truly believe you have decreased our property values by allowing a worldwide chain to invade our tranquil little island. More...