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By Allison Levy More than 20 participants, dressed in what can only be described as their Wednesday best, arrived at the Parade Ground behind Fort Mackinac for the annual Carriage Rally, hosted by Don and Lisa Eckhardt Wednesday, August 13. More ... Sign Ordinance Will Be Reviewed - After Tourism Season By Diane Ivey The Mackinac Island Ordinance Committee will take a closer look at its sign ordinance, but will not make decisions until after the tourist season, the committee announced during a meeting Wednesday, August 13. More ...
By Caitlyn Kienitz For the fourth year in a row, the Mackinac Island Fudge Festival will celebrate the Island's signature treat with special events, contests, and fudge. The festival, which begins Thursday, August 21, was inspired by the film, "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. More ... BPW Will Look Into Compost Odor By Diane Ivey Mackinac Island's Board of Public Works will look into a new way to manage the smell coming from composting operations at the Solid Waste Handling Facility. City Alderman Frank Bloswick brought his concerns about the odor to the board's meeting Wednesday, August 13, saying strong odor from the f... More ... City To Examine Temporary Vendor Rules By Diane Ivey Mackinac Island's ordinance committee will consider temporary merchandise tents used during special events, members announced at a meeting Wednesday, August 13. More ... Police Reports Reports from the Mackinac Island Police Department, August 12 to August 19: A man reported $300 missing from his wallet at 4 p.m. Friday, August 15. He said two female acquaintances showed up at his house the night before and he allowed them to sleep there, as they had no other place to stay. The... More ... School Board To Meet Aug. 25 The Mackinac Island Public School Board of Education will meet Monday, August 25, at 7 p.m. The meeting was originally scheduled for Thursday, August 21. The board of education meets in the school library. More ... Last Poetry Class To Be August 27 The last poetry class of the season at the Grand Hotel will take place Wednesday, August 27, from 10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. at the Audubon Bar. Participants should bring poems they love, by others or themselves, to read or recite. More ...
By Caitlyn Kienitz Dorothy Sharer has seen many changes on Mackinac Island through the years. After all, the West Bluff cottager first visited the Island with her family at the age of four. "We stayed at the Iroquois, and I remember it vividly because I lost my purse," she said. More ... Fundraiser To Benefit Island Medical Center This Sunday The season's premier fundraiser, an auction, raffle, and buffet to benefit the Mackinac Island Medical Center, will be this weekend, Sunday, August 24, at Grand Hotel. The event begins at 5 p.m. More ...
By Diane Ivey Robin Dorman will be introduced as the new executive director of the Mackinac Island Community Foundation at the Foundation's annual community party Wednesday, August 27. More ...
David Rowe, a 26-year member of the Mackinac Island Yacht Club, will take the helm as club commodore Sunday, August 31, relieving Commodore Jack Keck in a change of watch ceremony that will begin at 1 p.m. Mr. More ...
An Irish servant, a Yankee rebel, and a French voyageur were a few of the personalities who turned up for Mackinac State Historic Parks' "Tombstone Tales" cemetery tour from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday, August 13. Historical interpreters unearthed the stories of nine men and women who shaped Ma... More ... Author Louise Penny To Speak at Island Library Crime fiction writer Louise Penny will discuss her mysteries at the Mackinac Island Public Library Friday, August 22, at 4 p.m. Ms. Penny, formerly an award-winning journalist with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, left her career in journalism to write crime fiction, starting with her first... More ...
By Ryan Schlehuber Changing the lighting and design of Mackinac Island's 100 lamp posts may not sound like big news, but what one company has to offer in light-emitting diode (LED) features has impressed the city, which expects to save thousands of dollars on energy output and maintenance. More ... Zuhdi Jasser To Speak at Islamic Forum The head of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy will speak on Mackinac Island Friday, August 29, at the Trinity Church rectory on Fort Street. Zuhdi Jasser has been invited to lead a public discussion on Islamic fundamentalism by the Jewish congregation of Mackinac Island, Kehilat Hatzav Haga... More ... Entertainment Guide August 22- August 31 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 ... Labor Day Regatta Will Be August 31 The 14th annual Horn's Bar Labor Day Regatta, the last of a series of boat races at Mackinac Island this summer, will be Sunday, August 31. A skippers' meeting will take place at 1:45 p.m. at Mackinac Island Yacht Club that day. The race will begin in intervals near the east breakwall, starting a... More ... Mackinac Island Yacht Club Bridge Results In Mackinac Island Yacht Club Bridge League games for the week ending Wednesday, August 20, Susan Bankard placed first, Kay Berke placed second, and Nicki Krzykowski placed third. More ... Legion, Volunteers To Continue Cleaning Headstones August 31 For the last time this summer, local war veterans and volunteers will finish cleaning headstones at Mackinac Island's two city cemeteries, Ste. Anne's Cemetery and the Protestant cemetery, starting at 2 p.m. Sunday, August 31. More ... School Picnic Will Be September 2 The 2008-09 school year for Mackinac Island Public School begins Tuesday, September 2, and will be celebrated with a community picnic. The picnic will begin at noon in the school's playground area. More ...
The Mackinac Horsemen's Association hosted the 38th Annual Mackinac Island Horse Show at Great Turtle Park Sunday, August 17. Thirty adults and children participated in the event. Participants had the opportunity to take part in 12 events, most separated into age divisions: nine through 12, 13 th... More ... Lilacs in Marquette Park To Be Restored Over Next 10 Years By Diane Ivey Approximately 180 lilac shrubs in Marquette Park will be restored over the next 10 years through the Mackinac State Historic Parks' lilac restoration program. The program, headed by University of Vermont lilac curator Jeff Young, will restore and refresh the park's abundant lilacs, some of which ... More ... Encampment, Powwow Begins August 23 A family event that celebrates the history of the St. Ignace area, the Rendezvous at the Straits French Voyageur Encampment and Powwow is set for Saturday, August 23, and Sunday, August 24. Open to the public, the voyageur encampment begins at 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Father Marquette M... More ...
Wawashkamo Golf Club held its annual Battle Day Tournament Saturday, August 2, with 40 players participating. The golfers competed in two flights, men's and ladies, with each flight divided into overall and Callaway divisions, as well as several games on the course. Winners in all divisions were a... More ... |
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