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Council Ends Motor Vehicle Requests Permits Again Considered in Fall, Emergencies Are Exception By Karen Gould Following the approval of 28 temporary motor vehicle permits, Mackinac Island City Council, May 10, put a stop to considering any more applications for general construction vehicle permits as the 2006 tourist season gets underway. Council will only consider emergency applications. More ...
Ex-Governors Remain in Limelight By George Weeks They have retired from public office, but Michigan's three living ex-governors have not faded from the public stage. More ...
By Leslie Rott Mackinac Island Public School will graduate nine seniors, one of the largest classes since the school began offering More ...
Mackinac Island teachers were recognized Thursday, May 11, with a proclamation thanking them for all of their efforts. It was read by School Board Trustee Leanne Brodeur as they arrived at school. More ...
By Bernie Nguyen Patrick Sinclair's Irish Pub, a unique fixture of Main Street's restaurant options, has changed hands. Chris Szabo, once a partner in the business, now owns it with his wife, Cathy, and his parents, Pete and Marilyn Szabo. Mr. Szabo previously was a partner with Mark and Tom Sposito of St. Ignace an More ... Sidewalk Repairs Are Responsibility of Property Owners By Karen Gould Property owners are responsible for repair costs to sidewalks adjacent to their property, the city's Ordinance and Licenses Committee determined at its Wednesday, May 10 meeting. Committee members also asked the city street administrator, Dennis Dombroski, to notify property owners whose sidewalks n More ...
Roane Strives for Versatility, Fusions of World Classics By Bernie Nguyen Mission Point's kitchens are getting an update for the new season. Executive Chef Richard Roane has come to the Island for his first summer, bringing with him a wealth of culinary knowledge shaped by 20 years of experience in hospitality kitchens. More ...
By Bernie Nguyen The Mackinac Island Community Foundation awarded 12 grants Saturday, May 13, with a total value of $12,482.46. More ...
By Adelbert Delbert" Bunker Gunnery Sergeant, United States Marine Corps (Ret.) More ... Alma Middle School Students Visit Maddy Weatherby, Hannah Schrauben, and Megan Cook visited the More ...
Students Visit Ranch, Tour Canyon During Senior Trip This Month By Leslie Rott Students on their senior trip this month traded Mackinac Island's chilly, rainy weather for the heat of Arizona. More ... Preschool Program Needed Here, Say Island Mothers Island Has 17 Children Uder Age Three By Leslie Rott "I'm an active mom and I feel like I still need a lot of help," said Urvana Morse, mother of two, during a meeting when a group of concerned mothers met Tuesday, May 16, with representatives from Head Start and the Chippewa-Luce-Mackinac Community Action Agency to discuss the possibility of having a More ... Island Film To Premiere This Weekend Documentary Shares Local Personalities By Leslie Rott A documentary, "Mackinac Island - Mecca of the Midwest," will premiere Sunday, May 28, on WTTW Channel 11 PBS in Chicago. More ... New Construction Company Calls Island Home By Bernie Nguyen Islander Joe Gugin has found a way to make both a life and a living on the Island with his new business, J&E Construction, which began three months ago with a contracting job Mr. Gugin received from Grand Hotel. His partner is Ben Horn. More ...
The walkway that connects Main and Market streets and is adjacent to the public restrooms is being resurfaced with paver brick. Preparing the area by leveling the second layer of gravel is Rob Bowman, an employee with Maxwell Paving Stone of Harbor Springs. A one-inch layer of sand will be spread on More ...
By Ryan Schlehuber Nurses at Mackinac Straits Hospital in St. Ignace and the Medical Center on Mackinac Island are better trained to care for victims of sexual assault and protecting evidence following a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program at Kewadin Casino Hotel Convention Center in Sault Ste. Marie March 14 More ... New Questions Surface in Straus Fence Debate By Leslie Rott The proposed construction of a fence on public property in Hubbard's Annex by Fran and Lorna Straus has raised new questions about just where the city property boundary lines are and a new city survey has been ordered. More ...
By Leslie Rott Students from kindergarten through 10th grade presented oral and written projects to their parents and the community at this year's Social Studies Fair Friday, May 19, at Mackinac Island Public School. More ... Margaret Bynoe Earns Music Degree Margaret Rose Bynoe of Mackinac Island was graduated from Aquinas College Saturday, May 6. More ...
Frank Massaway, assistant city foreman, holds up one of the new signs that will be posted on French Lane. The signs reflect the city's new ordinance adopted during the Wednesday, May 24, council meeting, which prohibits horse traffic from entering the 10-foot-wide thoroughfare from Market or Main st More ...
By Leslie Rott Mackinac Island Public School students learned Friday, May 12, that even they can learn how to play American Roots Music as long as they know the basic cords and technique. They were able to participate in a variety of interactive workshops and learned not only about the history of various instrumen More ... Experts at MSU, Travel Michigan Team Up To Form Tourism Plan Seek Local Input for State Strategy at Sault Ste. Marie Session June 1 By Ellen Paquin While Michigan has some of the best natural resources and most attractive tourism draws in the nation, experts say, one thing has been overlooked in the drive to capitalize on those advantages: a solid strategy to guide the growth of the state's $16 to $17 billion tourism industry. A team of experts More ... Durm, McPhee Vie for District Seat on Commission Candidates Run in August Primary Nineteen candidates have filed for office in Mackinac County and will run in the Tuesday, August 8 election. They had until Tuesday, May 16, to file petitions and until May 19 to withdraw. More ...
By Leslie Rott Among Mackinac Island's many annual traditions is the release of the new "Seasons of Mackinac" calendar, which for many marks the end of winter and the beginning of another summer. More ... Police Reports Reports from the Mackinac Island Police Department from May 15 to May 19: More ... A Touch of Craft Store To Open June 5 on St. Ignace Arnold Dock A Touch of Craft store in St. Ignace will open for the season Monday, June 5. Hours will be Monday through Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Occasional evening hours will be posted outside the building. The shop is run by volunteers and features senior citizens' handmade items, including framed p More ... |
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