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Click here for digital edition  With a natural white star on her face and four matching white stockings, Minnie, a chestnut hackney, will pull a carriage containing Mackinac Island Mayor Margaret Doud and U.S. Congressman Bart Stupak in the Lilac Festival Grand Parade. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Lilac Festival. More ... Playing with the children of then-Governor G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams, exploring the Island, riding his bicycle, and just having fun like little boys do in the summer are the childhood memories of Jim Dieleman of Grand Rapids. Each spring when the lilacs begin to bloom, Mr. More ... Underwater researchers will return to St. Ignace July 11 to explore a submerged waterfall and nearby cave, seeking evidence of the region's early human inhabitants. More ... The finance committee was unable to reach a consensus on a 2009 millage rate at its meeting Monday, June 1. The rate used to assess taxes in 2008 was 8.85 mills and the proposed millage for 2009 is 8.0375, based on a rollback to compensate for retired debt and property value increases. More ... Shops along Main and Market streets will once again compete for the best Lilac Festival window display representing this year's theme, "American Circus: 1793- 1940." Ballots are available at the Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau and everyone may vote on a favorite window. More ... Foul play or suicide are not suspected in the deaths of two seasonal workers on Mackinac Island last week, and police are awaiting autopsy results to help determine the cause. The couple, Blake Slentz, 26, and Bridgette Powers, 25, were found dead by a roommate in a downtown apartment on Mackinac Island at 9:30 p.m. Thursday, May 28, Chief of Police Jim Marks said. More ... Thirty-six Mackinac Island students got a taste of jobs as part of a job shadow program Wednesday, May 20. Students in the eighth through twelfth grades were placed in occupations in St. Ignace, Cheboygan, Petoskey, Sault Ste. Marie, and on Mackinac Island, said Susan Bennett, the program coordinator and high school mathematics teacher. More ... The Mackinac Island City Council approved Mayor Margaret Doud's appointments to fill two vacancies in the Planning Commission at their June 3 meeting in Community Hall. Appointed were councilman Dan Wightman and Candi Dunnigan. Mayor Doud nominated Mr. More ... Fifty years ago, in 1959, Anna Joyce Andress served as the Island's Lilac Queen. She was born July 15, 1940, on Mackinac Island to Robert and Gladys Andress. More ... The construction of an apartment approved by the city in 1988, but never finished by its owner, received Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) support Wednesday, May 3, following a public hearing. Since the 1988 decision, the city's density standards have changed, making the downtown building noncompliant, yet grandfathered. More ... The first Island Employee Dinner of the season at Ste. Anne's Church drew about 150 people Thursday, May 21, said event coordinator Nancy Marks. The non-denominational gathering is offered free to employees on the Island and provides a place to socialize and meet other people. More ... Balloons filled the sky over Grand Hotel Friday afternoon, May 22, as men dressed in capes and feathered hats stood in the formation of a rosary in Grand Hotel's Tea Garden. The "living rosary" presentation is one of the final events staged by the Knights of Columbus during its annual convention on Mackinac Island. More ... Friday, June 5 4:30 p.m. - Pre-coronation concert at Windermere Point with Alex Graham Quartet 5:30 p.m. - Coronation of Lilac Festival Queen at Windermere Point 9 p.m. More ... Early morning Tuesday, June 2, this sailboat is touched by the rising sun near Mackinac Island. More ... School teacher Karen Allen has received the 2009 Volunteer of the Year Award from the Mackinac Island Recreation Department. Mayor Margaret Doud presented Mrs. Allen's award Thursday, May 28, after the final performance of the school play, "Hansel and Gretel," which Mrs. Allen directed. More ... Each night for about 100 years, the Lake Michigan bluff just west of Mackinaw City has been in darkness. That all changed Saturday, May 30, when the 140-year-old McGulpin Point Lighthouse, topped with a new lantern, was placed into service for sailors at a public lighting ceremony, and once again will mark the west entrance to the Straits. More ... Making use of every minute on Mackinac Island, Jaydin Bellant (left) and McKenzie Wright climb the anchor in front of the Island House one last time before heading to the boat docks Friday, May 15. More ... The walls of the Mackinac Island Public Library are filled with color, as students at the Island school shows off their artwork there. The exhibit features works of students from kindergarten to 12th grade and themes from Mackinac Island folklore to German Expressionism. More ... The winning design for the 2009 Lilac Festival Poster competition was created by Diane Neyer, of Mackinac Island and Traverse City. Mrs. Neyer is a self-taught artist and an avid gardener. Her love of gardening is seen in her work, which displays colorful flowers and landscapes. More ... Scrimshaw artist Gary Kiracofe will demonstrate his craft Friday, June 12, and Saturday, June 13, at his shop, Scrimshanders, in the lobby of Chippewa Hotel. Demonstrations will be from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday. More ... A reception to celebrate the life of Rena Callewaert will be hosted by her family Sunday, June 7, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Island House. Mrs. More ... Jazz filled the air at Windermere Point during the Shades of Blue Jazz Ensemble concert Sunday, May 24. The ensemble, a unit of the United States Air Force Band, played a mix of jazz tunes, including "Watermelon Man" by Herbie Hancock and "Attitude Dance" by Tower of Power. More ... |
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