Lilac Queen Kristi Kamphuis (back, right) poses with Karlena Mosley (front right), Shayleen Mosley (front left), and Rhodene "Michi" Mullings on the Lilac Queen and Court float prior to the Grand Parade Sunday, June 17. The float resembled the pumpkin chariot from Cinderella. Its driver is Scott... More...
It's a day that Peiying Kuo will forever remember. Originally from Taiwan, Mrs. Kuo came to the United States in 1988, was married in 1993, and was formally granted United States citizenship with 35 others on the 660-foot-long porch of the historic Grand Hotel the afternoon of Thursday, June 14. More...
Tourism at the Straits of Mackinac peaked in 1998, reports Mackinac State Historic Parks, and dropped from about 950,000 visitors then to about 695,000 in 2006, and with a bad state economy, high gasoline prices, and thousands of travelers from southeast Michigan laid off, business managers here a... More...
Originally a one-day event, the Mackinac Island Lilac Festival has grown into a 10- day extravaganza over its 58- year history, offering various activities to keep people entertained. New this year to the festival's activities was a demonstration of the art of Black Ash Basketry by Kelly Church. More...
For the third consecutive year, students from Mackinac Island Public School and neighboring mainland schools gathered at Great Turtle Park June 11 to June 13 for three days of afternoon soccer camp. It is sponsored by Saginaw Valley State University, Mackinac Island Public School, the City of Mack... More...
Amid all of the headlines out of Lansing on the battle of the budget, there were two bits of good news last week about upgrading of state services for consumers: + The Department of Community Health (DCH), long prodded by Attorney General Mike Cox, substantially expanded its Web site on prescript... More...
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