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Historic Sites Face Another Battle: State Budget Crisis By Karen Gould Because the Michigan government is running out of cash, the governor has asked department heads, including Phil Porter, director of Mackinac State Historic Parks, to report on programs that would be affected if the state government closes down as early as May. More ...
By Karen Gould The City of Mackinac Island is suing Len and Sue Webster to force them to comply with a city order to restore their Hubbard's Annex lot, which has drawn complaints from neighbors since a foundation for a new house was dug in 1999. The Websters failed to meet an April 15 deadl... More ... Dunnigan Named Head of U-M Library Brian Leigh Dunnigan of Mackinac Island and Grass Lake has been appointed interim director of the William L. Clements Library at University of Michigan, effective July 1. He will step into the role held by John C. Dann, who will retire June 30 after 30 years. More ... Mackinac Island Adopts General Fund Increase of $32,000 in New Budget By Karen Gould The Mackinac Island City Council approved the city's 2007-08 fiscal year budget of $2,224,510 Monday, March 26, which projects a general fund spending increase of $32,000. A public hearing drew no Island residents. The fiscal year began April 1. More ...
By Ryan Schlehuber Mackinac Island art made by Michigan artists can be seen at Victorian Summer Gallery at the corner of Market Street and Cadotte Avenue, a new store operated by Jack Landres. The gallery, he says, is an extension of his Victorian Summer fine arts and jewelry business, and fea... More ... Island Bike Licenses Are Available Bicycle licenses for 2007 are available at the Mackinac Island Police Department for $3.50 and are valid until May 1, 2008. Last year's licenses have expired. To obtain a license, bicycle owners must provide the police department with a description of the bicycle and the bic... More ... Park Board To Meet in Mackinaw City The seven-member Mackinac Island State Park Commission will meet Friday, May 25, at 1:30 p.m. in the banquet room at Audie's Restaurant on Nicolet Street in Mackinaw City. In July and September, commissioners will return to their regular meeting location in the boardroom of ... More ...
By Karen Gould Andrew Doud reopened Mackinac Island's only fullservice grocery store Saturday, April 28. Now called Doud's Market, Mr. Doud says the direction of the store is shifting to provide more services. Over the winter, the interior was remodeled, products were reorganized, and popul... More ...
Equine Passport Is a Detailed Record That Stays With a Horse for Life Recently the United States revamped international travel regulations for American citizens, effecting passport legislation. Did you know that this pertains to many American equines as well? More ... Grand Hotel Now Fully Air Conditioned Andrew McGreevy, who maintains Grand Hotel's wiring, heating, and cooling systems, has designed a waterbased air conditioning system that allows the hotel, for the first time in its 120 year history, to provide air conditioning in all 385 guest rooms. More ... Preschool Graduation To Be May 17 School Board To Meet With City for Workshop A graduation ceremony for Mackinac Island preschoolers will be held in the school library at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 17, with a school board meeting to follow at 7:30 p.m. The preschool class, taught by Jody Barna, will also recite the Pledge of Allegiance to begin the school bo... More ... Preschool Round-up Will Be May 11 A preschool orientation program for Mackinac Island toddlers will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Friday, May 11. The program registers children through Mackinac County Community Action and the state's Head Start programs and allows the toddlers to become acclimated to the scho... More ... Mackinac Associates Plan Four Summer Fundraisers Mackinac Associates, a nonprofit group that supports Mackinac State Historic Parks' preservation efforts, is planning four events this season. The G. Mennen Williams fundraising dinner will be Saturday, June 16, beginning with a tour at Fort Mackinac of both the captain's an... More ... Volunteers Sought To Help at Weddings Mackinac State Historic Parks is looking for volunteers to serve as hosts or hostesses for Mackinac Island weddings conducted at Fort Mackinac, Mission Church, and the "Somewhere in Time" gazebo. Duties include unlocking doors, setting up chairs and signage, welcoming the w... More ... Lake Sweet Presents Research Project Mackinac Island student Lake Sweet presented an original research project, titled "Time-Scale Movement Patterns and Habitat Use By Wood Turtles, Glyptemys insculpta" during Albion College's recent Elkin R. Isaac Research Symposium. More ...
By Karen Gould Mackinac Island's spring construction season is underway, with hotel projects and retail renovation proposals the focus of the Planning Commission meeting Tuesday, March 13. A remodeling project at LaChance Cottage on Main Street includes aligning the depth of the outside d... More ...
By Karen Gould Just as balcony restoration at the Windsor Hotel is near completion, removal of the building's chimney is about to begin. Meeting Thursday, April 12, the Mackinac Island Planning Commission approved the chimney demolition to prevent bricks from falling on traffic below. More ...
By Ryan Schlehuber During her visit to villages in the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa, Arial Leeper had some difficulty breaking the language barrier with the local children, knowing only a little Spanish. So she laughed and smiled a lot. Bringing smiles to people in Central America, thousan... More ...
By Karen Gould After a year of studying and practicing painting techniques, testing a multitude of textures, learning the effects of light and shadow, and experimenting with color, Mackinac Island student artists put their work on display Wednesday, April 25, at the Mackinac Island Public ... More ... Commencement for Class of '07 May 25 in Gym Commencement exercises for Mackinac Island Public School's two seniors will be held in the gymnasium at 7 p.m. Friday, May 25. The senior class includes Kristi Kamphuis and Scott Roguska. Speakers for the event have yet to be scheduled. More ... Commercial Bike Licenses Will Be Held to 1,315, Same as Last Year By Karen Gould Commercial bicycle licenses will be held to 1,315 this year, the same as in 2005 and 2006, the Mackinac Island City Council ruled April 25. The decision was reached two weeks after a public hearing, at which additional licenses were sought by bicycle livery operators. More ... Five Operators Seek 135 New Bicycle Licenses The Mackinac Island City Council issued rental bicycle licenses at its Wednesday, April 25 meeting, after taking applications from rental operators at a hearing April 11. The city issued 1,315 commercial bicycle licenses last year. More ...
By Ryan Schlehuber Crystal Hilborm of Midland was hired as Mackinac Island's special education teacher Monday, April 19. Ms. Hilborm is originally from California. She has a bachelor's degree in psychology and is a certified elementary teacher. She has earned a learning disorder endorsement a... More ...
By Ryan Schlehuber Islander Larry Parel will offer visitors this summer a chance to hear about Mackinac Island from a resident's perspective. Targeting conferences and other groups, he says he will provide a bit of local flavor and history to the visitors as a break from their meeting schedule... More ...
Mission Point Resort owner John Shufelt (left), his wife Jeanie, and resort manager David Sanderson welcome guests to their 2007 annual opening party Tuesday, May 1, on Mackinac Island. More ... Bike Auction Will Be May 26 The annual city bicycle auction will be held on the steps of Community Hall on Market Street at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 26. More than 100 operating bicycles have been collected by the police department since last summer. The bicycles were either abandoned or impounded and nev... More ... Resident Appreciation Days Planned for This Weekend Star Line Mackinac Island Ferry, Mackinac State Historic Parks, and the Butterfly House on Mackinac Island are offering area resident appreciation days Saturday, May 12, and Sunday, May 13. More ... Zoo-De-Mackinac Set for May 19 The 18th annual Zoo-De- Mackinac Bike Bash will bring 2,000 bicycle riders to the Straits of Mackinac Saturday, May 19, with many ending their social ride on Mackinac Island. The cyclists will make their way from Harbor Springs along Lake Michigan on US-119. More ... Power Company To Reimburse Customers After Settling Suit With City By Karen Gould Edison Sault Electric Company will reimburse its electric customers $347,704 and will reduce rates for 2007 by an estimated $725,000 under a settlement reached with the City of Mackinac Island Thursday, March 22. The total financial benefit to customers is estimated at $1,07... More ... Mackinac Island Experiments of Dr. Beaumont To Be Shown on Japanese TV AJapanese children's television special, Adventure TV 2006, featured the medical experiments conducted by Dr. William Beaumont on Mackinac Island in the 1820s. The Beaumont segment occupied about five minutes of the two-hour prime time program, which also covered topics rel... More ... Whelan's Bridge Book on Notable List A picture book about the Mackinac Bridge has been chosen as the only children's book on the list of 2007 Michigan Notable Books by the Library of Michigan. "Mackinac Bridge: The Story of the Five-mile Poem" was written by Michigan author Gloria Whelan and illustrated by Mich... More ... |
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