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Concert Series Will Feature Classical Music By Bernie Nguyen Those who see Mackinac Island as the perfect romantic getaway with just the right touch of Victorian charm will enjoy the soundtrack in the instrumental strains of the Summer Concert Series. Six programs will be presented free on Sundays from July 2 to August 20. The 2 p.m. programs will be at Ste. More ...
By Leslie Rott Other than being mainly a seasonal post office and receiving mail by plane or boat, the Mackinac Island Post Office is just like any other mainland Post Office in the United States. Over the past several years, the post office here has expanded its services to accommodate the large number of summer More ... Mackinac Island Airport Construction Project Gets Underway By Karen Gould A two-year Mackinac Island airport construction project is underway that will include alterations and improvements to the building and the construction of an electrical vault. The Mackinac State Park Commission heard the news as they gathered for their first of three yearly Island meetings that coin More ... Newest Bridge Coins Feature Ferries Eight new Mackinac Bridge coins to honor the old state ferries at the Straits of Mackinac will be introduced in a ceremony at Bridge View Park in St. Ignace Friday, June 16, at 1 p.m. The ferries transported cars and passengers between Mackinaw City in the Lower Peninsula to St. Ignace in the Upper More ...
By Bernie Nguyen The little Island of Mackinac has found a connection to the greater world of classic Greek and Roman history. A Mackinac conference of 13 to 14 scholars next summer will put the finishing touches on a new book based on the discovery of a villa containing a library of papyrus scrolls at Herculaneum, More ... Questions Raised About Golf Carts By Leslie Rott The Street Committee met Thursday, June 8, to review standards for motor vehicle permits after questions were raised at the City Council meeting Wednesday, June 7, regarding the use of golf carts. More ... Annex Property To Get New Building Permit By Ryan Schlehuber One way or another, the construction of Len and Sue Webster's new home in Hubbard's Annex will see major activity by the end of this year, if Mackinac Island Planning Commission's recommendations to City Council are approved. More ...
New merchandise for Lilac Festival enthusiasts to add to their collections include wine glasses, note cards, and key chains, all sold by the Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau to support the festival. More ... 48 Enter First Wawashkamo Spring Scramble Wawashkamo Golf Course held its first Spring Scramble Saturday, June 3, with 48 players entering. More ... Mackinac Living Magazine Wins Award for Best Cover Photograph Mackinac Living Magazine, in January, received an award of excellence for best cover photograph in a national competition sponsored by the North American Travel Journalist Association. The contest is judged by the School of Art and Media Studies at Fairleigh Dickinson University. More ... Concerts Set at Mackinaw City Music in Mackinaw is featuring the musical talents of the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra Saturday, June 24, at 8 p.m. at the Conkling Heritage Park in Mackinaw City. Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra, in its fifth season in Northern More ...
St. Ignace Resort Opens June 15 By Karen Gould Asetback at the new $33 million Kewadin Shores Casino and Hotel in St. Ignace may be turned into an advantage by the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, following a ruling by the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) Friday, June 9, that the land on which the new facility is built does no More ...
By Ryan Schlehuber There are two kinds of bicycle thieves on Mackinac Island, said Island Police Chief William Lenaghan, the ones who steal a bicycle to hitch a ride back home across town, and the ones who steal a bicycle for profit. Preventing bicycle theft in either case lies mostly with the owner, he said. More ... |
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