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No One Injured in Minor Crash That Closes Airport A single-engine Mooney aircraft coming from Grand Rapids landed at the Mackinac Island airport without its landing gear Saturday, July 7, causing minor damage to the underbelly and propeller. The pilot and single passenger were not hurt. More ...
Dr. Keary O'Connor began her two-week rotation residency at the Mackinac Island Medical Center July 15, but she already was familiar with Mackinac life, as she has visited with her family here often during the summers. When she was 18, she worked at the Murray Hotel, Inn on Mackinac, and the Villa... More ...
By Eric Fish Island musician Myk Rise doesn't have a MySpace page promoting himself. He's never had the ambition to be rock 'n' roll's next big thing, and has virtually no ego. What he does have, however, is the music. "The only I dream I had was that I would be allowed to play music and not have to do anythi... More ... The St. Ignace News To Publish Bridge Anniversary Issue July 26 The St. Ignace News will publish a special issue commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Mackinac Bridge. The tabloid-size newspaper will be inserted in all copies of The St. Ignace News Thursday, July 26, to coincide with celebrations in St. Ignace and Mackinaw City. More ... Fort Mackinac Never Sweats To Face Grangers Fifth Annual Vintage Base Ball Match To Be Saturday The cranks will cry "Huzzah!" as the hurlers, behinds, and strikers of the Fort Mackinac Never Sweats and the Rochester Grangers square off for their fifth annual vintage base ball match Saturday, July 21, on Mackinac Island. The evening will begin with a pre-game concert by Traverse City's North... More ...
Student Has Support From Island, Grass Lake Communities By Eric Fish Mackinac Island seasonal resident Claire Dunnigan will compete in the Miss Teen of Michigan 2007 pageant, to be held from Friday, July 20, to Sunday, July 22, in Mount Pleasant. Miss Dunnigan, 15, is the daughter of cottagers Candice and Brian Dunnigan and just completed her freshman year at Gras... More ...
By Sean Ely Children up to age 12 enjoyed learning about the lifetime of Christ through songs and stories in a vacation Bible school sponsored by Mackinac Island churches. This year, from Monday, July 9, to Thursday, July 12, Ste. More ... Mackinac Island Planners Say No to Cutsinger Weekly Rentals By Karen Gould In a 5-4 vote Tuesday, July 10, the Mackinac Island Planning Commission denied a rezoning request for David Cutsinger's house on French Lane. A public hearing on the issue, attended by 22 residents, preceded the vote. Mr. Cutsinger sought to change the property from R-3 (high-density residential)... More ... Council Approves Parade Route for Clydesdales By Eric Fish Kathy Bradshaw was granted permission to swim around Mackinac Island August 11 and a July 24 parade route for the visiting Budweiser Clydesdales were among agenda items acted on at a brief July 18 meeting of the Mackinac Island City Council. More ...
By Eric Fish Mackinac Island represents the finish line for annual summer events like the Chicago Yacht Club's Race to Mackinac and the Bayview Yacht Club's Port Huron to Mackinac race. But the Island will also be serving as the starting line for the fourth annual Mackinac-to-Manitoulin yacht race, set to begi... More ...
By Sean Ely "One, two, three, fun, fun!" Those were the words that echoed off the gymnasium walls at the conclusion of a girl's volleyball camp for student athletes who lived both on and off the Island at Mackinac Island Public School June 25 to 27. More ...
By Eric Fish Megg Ferguson says her new business, Back in Balance, isn't the ordinary day spa. Back in Balance, which opened for business July 3 on Astor Street between Main and Market Street, offers massage therapy with services that vary from 15 to 90 minute massages to the Japanese technique known as Rieki... More ...
Reading To Conclude Festival Sunday By Sean Ely The poems Vincent Carroll writes do not feature horses and fudge, even though he has spent the past four summers on Mackinac Island. He would rather stick with what he knows. "I learned something," he said, "at the Writers Workshop in Iowa from more than one professor: Don't write out[side] of yo... More ... For the Record... In the July 14 story, "Horse Carriage Owners Enjoy Evening Rally," drivers Lisa and Don Eckhardt were omitted from the list of participants. Mrs. Eckhardt drove the carriage carrying Ann and David Levy and Mr. Eckhardt drove the carriage ridden in by Richard and Jane Manoogian and party. More ... Mackinac Island Yacht Club Bridge Results In Mackinac Island Yacht Club Bridge League games for the week ending Wednesday, July 18, Susan Bankard placed first, Bev Benjamin placed second, and Nancy Keogh and Rita Sue Cohen tied for third place. More ... Griffing Art Exhibit Is This Weekend Art exhibit and sale of the work of Robert Griffing will be Saturday, July 21, and Sunday, July 22, at the Visitors Center of Colonial Michilimackinac in Mackinaw City. An admission ticket to Colonial Michilimackinac is required. More ... Poetry Works of Coleridge To Be Focus of July 25 Talk at Grand Mackinac Island poet and summer resident Jim Lenfestey will discuss the poetry of Samuel Taylor Coleridge Wednesday, July 25, in the Audubon Bar at Grand Hotel from 10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. The class is free and the public is invited to attend. No background in poetry is required, and all necessar... More ... Humphrey, Wassom To Perform Sunday at Ste. Anne's Church Local guitarist Roger Humphrey will be joined by Lisa Wassom on flute as part of the Summer Concert Series sponsored by the Mackinac Island Community Foundation. The duo will perform Sunday, July 22, at 2 p.m. at Ste. Anne's Church. More ... For the Record... In the July 7 edition of the Town Crier, a birth announcement of Brendan Michael Hegarty was spelled incorrectly. The text originally read "Hagerty." More ... Cawthorne, Goodman Appointed Park Commission Posts Filled Dennis O. Cawthorne was reappointed to the Mackinac Island State Park Commission for a fourth term by Governor Jennifer Granholm July 16, and Barry J. Goodman of Southfield was appointed for a first term to replace Joan L. Porteous of Reed City, whose term expired in April. More ... |
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