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. The first closing was during the winter of 1943, when fire gutted the family-owned store, which ... 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...
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. Findley said any apparition tales of a little girl or a man roamin... 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. She wore a navy blue bolero suit trimmed with white linen. She also donned a white, starch... 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. Clark began grooming the major trails Wednesday, December 6. 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? We first visited the Island in 1972, and for the past 25 years have spent five days there twice a year (with the ex... More...
Coming to the state Capitol in January is yet another game of musical chairs, played to the tune of term limits. Lansing is Recycle City, where lawmakers move between chambers and, on occasion, some of their aides and family members get elected to their vacated seats. 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? We first visited the Island in 1972, and for the past 25 years have spent five days there twice a year (with the ex... 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. Two Mackinac Islanders walked over from there to St. Ignace on Monday morning... More...
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