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School Board Ponders Student Health Issues, Seeks A New Social Studies Teacher By Leslie Rott The bubble gum machine will be removed from Mackinac Island Public School this fall, and the school board is pondering the merits of a pop machine, the proceeds from which support the sports boosters. More ...
From left, Tim Sell, Joseph Federico, Scott Brandonisio, More ...
By Leslie Rott Actor Jeff Daniels is also a talented singer, and the Michigan native will be performing Thursday, August 10, at Grand Hotel. The show, "Jeff Daniels Live and Unplugged," and its companion CD, released in 2005, raises money for his Purple Rose Theater in Chelsea and is performed throughout the count More ... Company Reenactors Bring Civil War Connection to Life at Fort Mackinac The 16th Michigan Company B and 4th Texas Company E of southeast Michigan will bring Mackinac Island's Civil War connections to life when they encamp at Fort Mackinac on Saturday, August 12, and Sunday, August 13, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. More ...
Bringing a bit of New England to the north woods, a new Mackinac Island airport building will sport a colonialstyle cupola on the roof and a porte-cochere at the entrance. The east side of the building will provide a covered area for outbound and inbound luggage and freight. More ... Fort Michilimackinac To Host Marines Reenactors Mackinac State Historic Parks will host the Michilimackinac Marines Encampment at Colonial Michilimackinac in Mackinaw City Saturday, August 5, and Sunday, August 6, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Reenactors from throughout the Midwest will join the 18th-century British troops already stationed at the recons More ...
By Bernie Nguyen "We all speak in prose, but poetry is really a more musical way of speaking," said Thomas R. Smith, one of four poets who came to Mackinac Island to help celebrate the Mackinac Island Poetry Festival, which was held July 28 and 29. Music and poetry describe the readings and workshops led by the poet More ...
By Karen Gould A shortage of diesel plow trucks may delay for another winter the delivery of two new snowplows to Mackinac Island, and that is not the only setback the Mackinac Island State Park Commission addressed last week in its effort to replace the aging equipment. Financial obstacles, including a reduction More ... Police Reports Reports from the Mackinac Island Police Department from July More ...
By Bernie Nguyen Fun, excitement, and anticipation quivered in the air as the 42nd annual Mackinac Island Stone Skipping and Gerplunking Club's Fourth of July StoneSkipping Tournament got underway in the bright, sunny morning. More ... Councilman Argues Small Hotels at Disadvantage With Ordinance By Karen Gould A hotel must have a minimum of 15 rooms before an associated gift shop or restaurant can be added, and such ancillary services must be in the same building as the hotel, said Mackinac Island City Council members at their Wednesday, August 2, meeting. More ... Master Plan Talks Continue Without Quorum By Leslie Rott When the Master Plan Committee met Thursday, July 27, there were not enough members present to take action, as the Committee had hoped to do. Instead, the Committee discussed what the purpose of a Master Plan is and what should be included early on in it. More ... Visitors to Island Still Need To Obey Laws and Traffic Rules By Bernie Nguyen Mackinac Island, though removed from the rest of Michigan in both location and lifestyle, is still subject to the laws that govern the state, said Chief William Lenaghan of the Mackinac Island Police Department. Visitors to the Island should be aware that their behavior here, as everywhere else, has More ... Community Poetry Reading Set for Aug. 10 A Community Poetry Reading sponsored by Mackinac Associates is scheduled for Thursday, August 10, at Mission Church. It begins at 7 p.m. More ...
Summer Salad at Mission Point By Executive Chef More ... Peggy Bynoe To Perform Piano Recital at Ste. Anne's Saturday Mackinac Island summer resident and pianist Peggy Bynoe will perform Sunday, August 6, at 2 p.m. at Ste. Anne's Church. She will be playing piano selections by Scarlatti, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms, Debussy, Harrison, and Barry. More ... St. Ignace To Host Trails Day Outing The Hiawatha Shore-to-Shore Chapter of the North Country Trail Association will host its Fifth Annual Trails Day outing Saturday, August 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the St. Ignace Welcome Center. More ... Straus Fence Back at Top of Agenda at Street Committee Meeting July 27 By Leslie Rott Since the beginning of May, the City Council's Streets and Sidewalks Committee has been debating whether to allow Fran and Lorna Straus to put up a fence 12 feet from the edge of the road, on the public right-ofway along Lake View Boulevard in Hubbard's Annex. At a meeting Thursday, July 27, the com More ...
Performing music by Hoffmeister, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Rossini Sunday, July 30, at Ste. More ... Rogers' Rangers Encampment To Be Stationed at Michilimackinac An encampment of Jaeger's Battalion of Rogers' Rangers will take place at Colonial Michilimackinac in Mackinaw City Saturday, August 12, and Sunday, August 13. The reenactors, who come from throughout Michigan, will join the 18th-century British troops already stationed at the reconstructed fort. Du More ...
By Leslie Rott True or false? The United States Postal Service utilizes the 9-1-1 address system? Who took the picture of Round Island being struck by lighting in the 2007 Seasons of Mackinac calendar? Will Trinity Trivia Trio win again? More ...
Lemonade and stable tours were a winning combination More ... 20th Annual West Shoreline Bicycle Tour Comes to Island As many as 486 bicyclists will be in the Straits of Mackinac area this weekend and should be on Mackinac Island Sunday, August 6. More ... Annual Hunter's Pace, Horse Show Aug. 5, 6 Another weekend will be filled with fun and games as the Mackinac Horsemen's Association hosts its Fourth Annual Hunter Pace and the Sixth Annual Fun and Games Horse Show. More ... Annual West Bluff Yard Sale Aug. 11 The annual West Bluff yard sale to benefit the Mackinac Horsemen's Association will be Friday, August 11, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., behind The Pines cottage, More ... |
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