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By Eric Fish Brian McKelvey began drawing when he was two years old. Now, nestled between Mary's Bistro and the Iroquois Hotel on Main Street, he operates Street Scenes, which showcases his work. "I just kind of stumbled into this place," said Mr. McKelvey, who owns and operates the shop with the help of his ... More ... Labor Day Regatta Planned Sept. 2 The 13th annual Horn's Bar Labor Day Regatta Sunday, September 2, will take sailors on a 10-mile course around Mackinac Island. The race is characterized as a family fun event and open to all boats, with no entry fee. A skippers meeting and crew introduction will be held at 12:30 p.m. More ... For the Record... Information printed in the August 18 issue announcing the birth of Lauren Jane Raville contained several errors. The baby's parents are Dolores and Joel Raville, and her sister's name is Kathy Elizabeth Raville. More ... Mackinac Island Yacht Club Bridge Results In Mackinac Island Yacht Club Bridge League games for the week ending Wednesday, August 22, Nancy Keogh placed first, Marcia Dunnigan placed second, Ann Timmons placed third, and Tish Butler placed fourth. More ...
By Ryan Schlehuber While the high cost of fuel has forced many non-luxury boaters to plan fewer and shorter trips this summer, the high traffic of bigger boats has kept reservations on the upswing this year for many area marinas. A group of about 20 boaters in the St. Ignace area is among those that have felt the pi... More ... Mackinac Bridge Token System May See Changes To Curtail Abuse By Karen Gould The Mackinac Bridge Authority is expected to change its commuter discount program this fall to curtail abuses estimated to cost up to $500,000 in revenue. The expected plan, which was discussed by the board in July, will move the discounted commuter rates to a digitized debit card and eliminate to... More ... Island Dock Porters Share Challenges, and Rewards, of the Job By Sean Ely A dock porter is likely to be the first person a visitor sees when arriving at Mackinac Island. The dock porters greet hotel guests, get their luggage to their rooms, usually by bicycle, and see the guests off at the end of their stay here. More ... Medical Center To Host Annual Fundraiser at Grand August 26 The 15th annual medical center August fundraiser will be Sunday, August 26, at Grand Hotel. Guests will be treated to a barbecue-style dinner and participate in a silent auction, live auction, and raffle. Items up for auctions have been donated by Straits-area businesses, and proceeds benefit op... More ...
"I didn't want to believe it was in," said Orville Reid of Port Huron, still excited one day after his hole-in-one shot at Wawashkamo Golf Links Sunday, August 19. The 167- yard hole marked his first hole in one. Golfing for 15 years, Mr. Reid was using a six iron, on the 17th hole when he made t... More ... Preparations Underway for 50th Mackinac Bridge Walk Sept. 3 By Paul Gingras In 1958, sixty-five people strode high above the Straits of Mackinac during the first Mackinac Bridge Walk. This year, an estimated 50,000 participants will stroll south along the five-mile span from St. Ignace to Mackinaw City for the 50th annual event, where they will look down to see 50 swimmer... More ... Wawashkamo Junior Golfers Battle To Determine Club Champions Wawashkamo's Junior golfers hit the course Wednesday, August 15, to determine the 2007 club champions. Winner of the 14-17 age group was Jack Schueller with a score of 45. In the boys division ages 11 through 13, Will Barnwell came in first at 38, and Anthony Rickley followed with a 43. More ... Pizzarelli, Freelon Return for Jazz Festival Aug. 31-Sept. 2 John Pizzarelli and T.S. Monk headline Grand Hotel's Labor Day Weekend Jazz Festival this year, with events beginning Friday, August 31, and running through Sunday, September 2. Mr. Pizzarelli, with special guest jazz singer Jessica Molaskey will be featured at the Saturday cookout and concert in... More ... St. Ignace Salmon Derby August 25 Anglers are invited to participate in the fifth annual St. Ignace Salmon Derby, which will begin at the St. Ignace Boat Launch on Hazelton Street Saturday, August 25. There will be a cash prize awarded to the angler who catches the heaviest salmon during the day's event, which begins at 6 a.m. Th... More ...
By Eric Fish From May to October, Stu Stuart performs stand-up comedy on Mackinac Island, but this fall, he will embark on a new adventure conducting beer tours in Belgum through his new touring company, "Belgian Beer Me!" Although Belgium is less than 12,000 square miles and could fit inside the state of Mic... More ...
By Sean Ely At the Royal Winter Fair horse exposition in Toronto there is a feature called Stallion's Row, where people can learn about the various horse breeds through demonstrations and commentary. "It's really a fun thing to witness," said Mackinac Island horseback rider Trish Martin, who got the idea for... More ...
Visitors gathered on the sidewalk as the Mackinac Island firetruck made a run Friday morning, August 17, after burnt food in an apartment above the Trading Post set off the building's fire alarm. Dr. More ...
Mary Jane Barnwell and Steve Murray (right) won the Murray Invitational tennis tournament Saturday, July 28, at Grand Hotel, defeating Marta and Peter Olson (3-2) and Brian and Reinette Murray (3-2) in the finals. More ...
The warm sounds of Caribbean music drifted from Windermere Point as the Fourth Annual Mackinac Island Music Festival got underway early Tuesday afternoon, August 21. Alumni of the Petoskey Steel Drum Band drew listeners before their first song was finished. More ... Mackinaw City's Corvette Crossroads Show Aug. 24-25 The 18th Annual Corvette Crossroads Auto Show is scheduled for Friday, August 24, and Saturday, August 25, in Mackinaw City. It will feature hundreds of Corvettes displayed in the parking lot of Mackinaw Crossings Mall, hosted by the Mackinaw City Chamber of Commerce. More ... Lead Testing Available for EUP Children Mattel, Inc. has initiated a recall for several toy products manufactured between January 2002 and January 31, 2007. The recalled toys may contain unsafe levels of lead. Surface paints on the toys could contain lead levels in excess of federal standards. Lead, if ingested, will have adverse healt... More ... T.V. Series 'Dirty Jobs' To Air Island Segment August 28 Discovery Channel's "Dirty Jobs" television series filmed on Mackinac Island in May is scheduled to air Tuesday, August 28, at 9 p.m. The segment lasts 15 minutes. While on the Island, show host Mike Rowe cleaned streets, drove a horse-drawn slop wagon, and learned about the Island's composting p... More ... Chippewa Hotel Reunion Event To Be Held August 24-25 The Chippewa Hotel will host Michelle Chenard will perform former employees Friday, August 24 and Saturday, August 25. Guests will attend a cocktail party Friday at the hotel, and Saturday will feature daylong activities on the Pink Pony Patio, where a lineup of house musicians will provide live ... More ... |
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