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Looking Back
The St. Ignace News Saturday, July 23, 1892 Advertisement - Cleveland and Stevenson. For President, Grover Cleveland, of New York. For Vice President, Adlai E. Stevenson, of Illinois. Assistant Secretary of War Grant and Capt. Miller of the quarter master's department, arrived at Mackinac Island last Sunday. Capt. Miller is inspecting post quarters and Secretary Grant is to determine the feasibility of putting in water works to supply Fort Mackinac and the cottage on the government reservation. The estimated cost is $30,000. Remember the excursion on the steamer Algomah tomorrow afternoon, and every Sunday hereafter, during the summer months. The cheapness of the trip, 25 cents, should make those excursions very popular. Let everybody go. 90 Years Ago The St. Ignace Enterprise Thursday, July 26, 1917 The nation is now drawing upon its reserve of oil and joy riding may be prohibited in consequence until the end of the war. The enormous supply of gasoline used by the army for transport and other service makes the question of supply a serious matter. Mackinac Island men who have been drafted: John Shomin, Carmele Agnello, Chas. Metivier, Jas. McAllister, Frank Breuckman, Henry O'Brien, Reuben Fisher, Fred Weingarden, Frank McIntyre, William Kennedy, Thos. Andress, Thos. Bazinaw, Jas. Wehner, Alex. Bazinaw, Chas. Truscott. It may be that the second half million men will not be called at once, however, and in that case the names of those called as given above will be more than sufficient to cover any emergency. Attorney Wm. Dohany and wife of Detroit are guests at Grand Hotel. Gail Cable arrived from Los Angeles, Cal. last week. He will assist his father, C.C. Cable, at the Lake View again this season. Emmert & LaPlaunt's barber shop near the Astor hotel is doing a big business. No better barbers ever operated on the Island and this fact is recognized by their ever increasing patronage. Gunn Chambers has his stand in full operation and is delighting the tourists with the many new novelties he is showing this season. No visit to the Island is complete unless Gunn and his curio shops are visited. Tommy Chambers says that he is the best "little hack driver" in Mackinac County, which is not the only reason that he succeeds in getting the largest share of the most beautiful dames to take the drive. The cake walk given at the Grand Hotel casino last Wednesday by the staff help for the benefit of the Mackinac Island Red Cross was a financial success. The management of the hotel donated the casino and the Grand Hotel orchestra for the occasion. The management of the Chippewa Hotel reports that its new features inaugurated this summer are proving exceptionally popular with the Island visitors. The bar has been replaced by ice cream and soda parlors, the fountain and outfit being one of the finest brought to the north country. A band furnishes music on the water front porch each afternoon, where cooling and refreshing summer drinks are served, and the porch on warm days proves one of the most delightful places on the Island. Then there are dancing parties three times a week - Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday evenings, adding to the attractions. 50 Years Ago The Republican-News & St. Ignace Enterprise Thursday, July 25, 1957 Now that the huge steel truss is in place on the Mackinac Bridge, there is an unbroken pathway of steel 3,800 feet long connecting the north and south towers of the longest suspension bridge in the world. If good weather prevails, stiffening truss erection work should also be completed on the two side spans this week, at which time the entire roadway support from shore to shore, 4.2 miles, will be completed. Bob Firns, 29, of Attica, swam the Straits of Mackinac early Monday morning in a five-hour battle against currents. Firns, who unsuccessfully attempted the Mackinac Island to St. Ignace swim in 1948, entered the water at 6 a.m. and arrived off the Don Densmore boat dock near St. Ignace shortly before noon. Nuclear bomb explosions are not responsible for recent bad weather, and fallout from tests at the present rate is not a serious danger, a noted nuclear scientist has reported at Michigan State University. Charles Brodeur of Detroit is attending the Savings and Loans league convention at Grand Hotel. Chuck is also visiting his mother, Mrs. F. Brodeur, and the D.H. Brodeur family. 35 Years Ago The Republican-News & St. Ignace Enterprise Thursday, July 20, 1972 Frank Zurn's sloop "Kahili," fourth to cross the finish line on Monday in the 48th annual Port Huron to Mackinac Yacht Race, wound up cup winner in the First Division with a corrected time, after handicap was considered, of 38 hours, 42 minutes, and 23 seconds. The race, which was extended from 235 to 300 miles this year, attracted more than 200 boats. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brenzie of Goetzville are spending the summer at Mackinac Island employed at Little Bob's Restaurant. The restaurant is owned by their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Huey. The Ladies of Mackinac Island met on July 7th to complete plans for their annual Christmas in July Bazaar, scheduled for Tuesday, July 25, at Community Hall from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be a bake sale, booths for White Elephants, jewelry, knitting and needlework, children's games, balsam and Christmas gifts, aprons, and books. Proceeds will be divided between the library and Lion's Club for the Community Hall, school lunch, and the medical center. 15 Years Ago The St. Ignace News Thursday, July 23, 1992 In the early morning dark of July 13, the crew of Stripes guides its yacht into the Mackinac Island marina - first to finish in the annual Port Huron-to-Mackinac sailing classic. Stripes ended the race in a wind-driven battle for the honors with Cynosure, winning by just 1:17; race officials said it was the closest first-to-finish battle in the history of the race. |
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