To protect historic sites and buildings that relay the story of Mackinac Island's past, people have to "want" to do something, said Dr. Jane Busch at a preservation conference at Grand Hotel in May. Having the desire to preserve, she emphasized, is the starting point. More...
Mike Rowe, host of the Discovery Channel television series "Dirty Jobs," spent four days in the Upper Peninsula last week, tackling the challenging maintenance work of the Mackinac Bridge and driving a horse-drawn slop wagon, considered by some the dirtiest job on Mackinac Island. More...
"Never, never, never, never, never give up." Those were the words that echoed off the gymnasium walls by guest speaker Phil Porter, director of Mackinac State Historic Parks, whose advice, once spoken by Winston Churchill, was meant to motivate graduating seniors Scott Andrew Roguska and Kristina... More...
Before school board meetings, it is customary to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, but Thursday, May 24, the meeting included a bit of a kick . . . or a tap, tap, twirl, and a twist, to be exact. More...
Grand Hotel tennis professional Jerry Murray will be hosting tennis clinics for juniors and adults beginning Monday, June 11. The clinics will focus on drilling, match play, and points. Junior clinics will be held Monday through Thursday mornings and adult clinics are slated to be held Monday ev... More...
There are stirrings in the northland about another Stupak-Casperson election face-off, a match touted by Republican State Chairman Saul Anuzis and discounted by Democratic State Chairman Mark Brewer. In 2002, Republican Tom Casperson, owner of a log trucking business in the Upper Peninsula, defea... More...
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