A fireworks display to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Mackinac Bridge will begin at dusk Saturday, July 28, from Windermere Point. The display will coincide with firework displays in St. Ignace and Mackinaw City. A schedule of events marking the weekend celebration can be found on page 5. More...
A freighter passes beneath the center span of the Mackinac Bridge Sunday, July 8. Celebration of the bridge's 50th annivesary is being held this weekend in St. Ignace and Mackinaw City. The bridge officially opened in November 1957. More...
A proposed six-month new sewer service moratorium is expected to be discussed when City Council meets Wednesday, August 1, following a Board of Public Works (BPW) recommendation made Friday, July 20. "This is a short time frame," said BPW Chair Thomas Lewand, of the proposed moratorium, "but, on ... More...
The Mackinac Bridge will be closed to traffic for three brief periods during the celebration of its 50th anniversary Saturday, July 28. The first closure will last approximately 15 minutes, during a military aircraft salute at 10:30 a.m. The proposed plan will take the planes north to south over ... More...
To the Editor: I have been a subscriber to the Town Crier for many years and I eagerly look forward to your history column by Frank Straus each week. For me, his writings create a romantic and life-like bridge to the past, on endless topics about Mackinac and the surrounding area. More...
Dan Mulhern, husband of Governor Jennifer Granholm, is a unique figure in Michigan politics, and not just because he is the state's first "First Gentleman." Beyond that, he is the most influential gubernatorial spouse on political and policy matters in the 170-year history of the Michigan govern... More...
To the Editor: I have been a subscriber to the Town Crier for many years and I eagerly look forward to your history column by Frank Straus each week. For me, his writings create a romantic and life-like bridge to the past, on endless topics about Mackinac and the surrounding area. More...
115 Years Ago 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, arrive... More...
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