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Proving that "horsing around" is part of the Lilac Festival Parade fun is the group from Seabiscuit Cafe. They include (from left) Karl Thalacker, Chaen Mercer, Brook Dziobak, Macade Ferguson, Keely Johnson, Harrison Myers, Sadie Johnson, Zhane Nash, Teagan Ferguson, Slade Jones, and Ryan Cashion. T... More ...
By Ryan Schlehuber For only the second time in its long history, the Mackinac Island State Park Commission has dedicated one of its 110 buildings to a person. The visitor center at Historic Mill Creek Discovery Park is now called the David A. Armour Visitor's Center, in honor of the man who spearheaded the project ... More ...
U.S. Congressman Bart Stupak presents a resolution passed by both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives recognizing Mackinac State Historic Parks' 50 years of museums and historic preservation programs. Pictured are (from left) Mackinac Island State Park Commissioners Dennis Cawthorne, Ri... More ...
By Diane Ivey More than 200 people sampled Island delicacies at the Lilac Festival's 23rd annual "Taste of Mackinac" at the Harbour View Inn Thursday, June 12. The buffet-style event, held on the lawn of the Harbour View, included dishes from the Pink Pony at Chippewa Hotel, Mary's Bistro, Horn's Gaslight Bar,... More ... Mackinac Island Yacht Club Bridge Results In Mackinac Island Yacht Club Bridge League games for the week ending Wednesday, June 18, Lois Largo placed first, Susan Bankard placed second, Kay Berke placed third, and Dorothy Sharer placed fourth. More ...
By Caitlyn Kienitz A summer concert series will begin this weekend at Ste. Anne's Church, and the first performance will feature the lively jazz of Alex Graham and the Bay View Jazz Ensemble. The series, which is a project of the Mackinac Island Community Foundation's arts fund, will include seven concerts, each st... More ... Bruce Lynn Leaves MSHP; Scott Witsman Takes Post Scott Witsman, a retired Air Force officer from Chicago, has replaced Bruce Lynn as the Mackinac State Historic Parks group travel and special events coordinator. Mr. Lynn, a longtime history interpreter, resigned Friday, May 9, and he and his wife, Jill, a former employee at Harbour View Inn, are... More ... For the Record... A story in the May 31 edition of the Town Crier contained an error: Village Inn is not one of the businesses exempt under the new freestanding sign ordinance. More ... Little Stone Church Plans Arts Presentations For the third year, Little Stone Church's Fine Arts Festival will bring arts opportunities to Island visitors and residents. This season's festival will feature five authors, two musical groups, and an organ recital. The series will begin Sunday, July 6, at 1 p.m. as multiple authors present and ... More ... Entertainment Guide June 20 - June 29 Grand Hotel Daily Entertainment at the following venues: Lunch Buffet - Piano 12-2 p.m. Afternoon tea - Classical Harp 3:30- 5 p.m. Cupola Bar - Piano Bar 5:30-7:30 and 8:30-11 p.m. Jockey Club - Piano Bar 6-10 p.m. Woods - Piano 6-10 p.m. More ...
Car Show This Weekend at Marina By Paul Gingras In 1956, a young motorhead named Ed Reavie pulled up to LaSalle High School in his first car, a red, 1953 Ford Sunliner convertible, a vehicle, he recalls, that stood right "at the top of the food chain" in the automobile world. More ... Library's 11th Summer Author Series Will Begin June 27 The Mackinac Island Public Library's 11th annual summer author series will begin Friday, June 27. The first visiting author will be John T. Fitzgerald, followed by Mike Fornes July 25 and Louise Penny August 22. Dr. Fitzgerald, a faculty member of the Department of Religious Studies at the Univer... More ... Taste of Epona To Be Sunday The Taste of Epona open house will be Sunday, June 22, at the Seabiscuit Cafe to raise money for the Dr. Rex and Elizabeth Orr Fund for the Care of Animals. The event will be from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. More ...
Bullard - Salfai Jessica Bullard of Mount Pleasant and Thomas Salfai of Menominee are engaged to be married. Miss Bullard is the daughter of Ken and Jo Bullard of Mount Pleasant. She is a 2000 graduate of Mount Pleasant High School. Mr. Salfai is a Menominee High School graduate and is the son of Joe and Cheryl ... More ...
By Caitlyn Kienitz "Look back on our struggle for freedom, trace our present day strength to its source, and you'll find that man's pathway to glory is strewn with the bones of a horse. More ...
By Caitlyn Kienitz The 59th Lilac Festival concluded in grand fashion Sunday, June 15, as 72 entries paraded down Main Street from Mission Point to Windermere Point. More ... 59th Annual Lilac Parade Awards Stella King Award: Grand Traverse Pipe Band Grand Award: Horn's Gaslight Bar and Restaurant, The Flintstones Best Float: Mission Point Resort, Smurfs Best Theme: Lake View Hotel, PeeWee's Playhouse Best Horse Hitch: More ...
Pups and Ponies Strut Their Stuff By Caitlyn Kienitz Dozens of dogs decked out in cartoon costumes paraded down the boardwalk from Mackinac Island Public School to Windermere Point during the annual Epona and Barkus Parade Saturday, June 14. The parade was led by Dynamite the Clown. More ... Former B and B To House Grand Hotel Employees By Ryan Schlehuber The former Great Turtle Lodge bed and breakfast will now house up to 21 Grand Hotel employees, as its new owners have secured a special land use permit from Mackinac Island Planning Commission. The commission, at a meeting Tuesday, June 10, approved the request of owners Ken Styburski and Debra B... More ... 'Wawa Wackers' Scramble Results Wawashkamo Golf Club hosted its first member mixed event of the season Wednesday, June 11. The nine-hole scramble attracted 40 members, as well as some guests. Taking first place with a score of 31 was the team of Rusty Preston, Jack Dehring, Christi Dupre, and Cynthia Cawthorne. Each team member... More ...
Amber Lynn Hughey, daughter of Martha and Darwin Hughey, was graduated from Lake Superior State University in late April with a bachelor's degree in nursing. She plans to move to Tucson, Arizona, and work at Saint Joseph's Hospital on the medical surgical unit. More ... 'Mr. Art Critic' To Show July 11 Filmed on Mackinac Island and in Traverse City last fall, "Mr. Art Critic" will be shown at Mission Point Resort on Mackinac Island Friday, July 11, and Saturday, July 12, with two showings each night at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Featuring artwork by Island artists, the tale is about a high profile Chica... More ...
Island summer residents (from left) Monica and Mary McGovern plant their own lilac seedlings Tuesday, June 10, as part of the Learning to Grow program led by Jan Young. More ... |
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