A fire truck piques the interest of Harrison Myers, 7, who tests the wooden toy's ladder while looking over all of the goodies packed inside Community Hall at the Christmas Bazaar Saturday, December 4 More...
Mackinac Island landscaper Jack Barnwell will speak at the Great Lakes Trade Exposition in Grand Rapids Monday, January 10, about landscaping and gardening on Mackinac Island in the spring, summer, and fall. More...
At the end of October, 20 Norway maples along Cadotte Avenue were cut down to make way for young Autumn Blaze maple trees that were planted in their place several days later. More...
The Mackinac Island State Park Commission will meet in Lansing Wednesday, December 15, at 1:30 p.m. on the Michigan State University campus in room 103AB of the Kellogg Center. More...
(Left) Fourth grade students include (front, from left) Nicholas Pok ora, Gabriel Hepker, A.J. Qualls, Alexandra Pokora, Aaron Riggs, and Brooké Lyne Holder. More...
A Historic District Commission that is being formed will name Andrew Doud its chairman, and commissioners to-be discussed other organizational matters when they met Friday, December 3, in preparation of city council adoption of their bylaws, which p More...
Mary Hanson will lead activities at the Mackinac Arts Coun cil this summer, including the on-going adult Drop in and Draw program and a new drawing program for children. Arts Council President Becki Barnwell said Ms. More...
Jane B. Hart is a longtime summer resident of Mackinac. She continues to have a lifelong passion for women’s rights, aviation, sailing, good books, politics, Mackinac Island, and horses. More...
Digging behind McNally Cottage on Mackinac Island in preparation for the foundation of a planned three-story hotel and retail complex is underway Wednesday, November 17. More...
East Bluff resident Jim Lenfestey has edited and produced a new book of poems, “Low Down and Coming On: A Feast of Delicious and Dangerous Poems About Pigs,” a hardcover anthology of 133 poems by 104 poets on the subject of pigs. More...
Lee and Dori Smith of St. Johns announce the engagement of their daughter, Nicole Smith, to Andrew Doud of Mackinac Island and Detroit. Mr. Doud is the son of Charlotte Doud of Dallas, Texas, and the late Stephen Doud of Mackinac Island. More...
Jane Finkel of Mackinac Island will perform with The Euphonics, an award-winning, student-led a cappella music group from Albion College, in two benefit concerts for Hospice of the Straits Com munity Reflection Garden Friday, Decem ber 17, at the Ch More...
Candace Smith of Mackinac Island and David and Karla Redman of Macomb Township announce the engagement of their children, Pollyanna Smith of Mackinac Island and Dominic Redman of Macomb Township and Mackinac Island. More...
Northern Michigan's three veteran congressmen have lead roles in major issues facing the 111th Congress in its final weeks, and the final weeks in office for two of the lawmakers. More...
To the Editor: I have gone to Mackinaw City and Mackinac Island every year since 1963. This fighting with boat lines makes me sick. I think the boat prices are very reasonable. Mackinac Island, look in the mirror. More...
To the Editor: On Friday, December 3, 107 residents and students from Putin Bay, Ohio, visited Mackinac Island for a weekend of basketball and archery competition. More...
Downtown Guidelines Must Focus on Authenticity, Winter Says
By Ellen Paquin
Seeing Mackinac Island for all that it really is -- a real, working community; a bustling resort whose livelihood hinges on preserving its history, and conversely, a shuttered, sleepy winter village – is at the heart of Nore Winter's efforts t More...
Companies Get Deal If They Comply With Terms; City Continues Study
By Wesley Maurer, Jr.
Uncertainty persists in the Mackinac Island ferry franchise deliberations as the city council continues to look for what it wants to see in the way of ferry service and franchise fees for the three ferry boat companies that serve the island. More...
In keeping with the historic identity of Mackinac Island, both new and replaced fencing should be made of natural material, say three Planning Commission members. More...
Seen for the first time in 108 years, the rough sawed lumber on the front of the Chippewa Hotel has supported what residents thought was a brick facade. More...
Mackinac Island has a need for a hospice care to meet patient needs, say residents and health care providers, and Hospice of the Eastern Upper Peninsula is working with Vital Care to make that happen. More...
Father Pawel Mecwel of St. Ignatius Loyola Church of St. Ignace was appointed Thursday, December 2, pastor of Ste. Anne's Catholic Church on Mackinac Island by Bishop Alexander Sample of the Diocese of Marquette. Fr. More...
Right: Ninth grade class members include (front row, from left) Amelia Roe, Hailey Armstrong, Paul Wandrie; (middle) Adrienne Rilenge, Todd Fridline, Colton Fisher; (back) Sierra Kompsi, Jessica Beaun More...
The preservation firm Past Perfect of Grand Rapids is in need of Mackinac Island photographs prior to 1970 as it performs a historic resources survey of downtown Mackinac Island. More...
A white headstone now marks the grave of a stillborn baby buried in the Post Cemetery in 1892. The stone was placed Wednesday, November 17, 118 years after the infant was laid to rest. More...
Allen R. Green, Jr., 45, of the Evergreen Shores area in St. Ignace, passed away Thursday afternoon, November 18, 2010, at Northern Michigan Regional Hospital in Petoskey, following a short illness. He was born August 26, 1965, in St. More...
Christopher Lyle Craft, 55, died Sunday, November 21, 2010, at his home on Mackinac Island, next to Grand Hotel. He was born August 30, 1955, in Kalamazoo to Melvin Lyle and Barbara (nee Claxton) Craft. Mr. More...
The Mackinac Island Lakers swept the Put-in-Bay Panthers in the girl’s basketball home weekend series, 41- 29 Friday, December 3, and 45-39 Saturday, December 4. More...
Three friends at Mackinac Island, Marie Bunker, Maggie Chambers, and Morgan Brodeur-Bunker, have enjoyed long athletic careers during their school years together. The girls will be graduated May 27, 2011. More...