Maryanke Alexander (left) and Leanne Brodeur impress the Lilac Festival Parade crowd with their dapper Friesians as they portray “Puttin’ on the Ritz” for the Mackinac Horsemen&rsquo More...
At right: The Glen Erin Pipe Band from Lansing performs during the Agnes Shine Scottish Tattoo concert in Marquette Park Sunday, June 20, as part of the Lilac Festival. More...
Mackinac Island Public School will not benefit from a school retirement reform signed into law by Governor Jennifer Granholm Wednesday, May 19. More...
Mackinac Island summer resident and Broadway singer Glenn Seven Allen and co-star Janine DiVita will perform popular Broadway hits from Rogers and Hammerstein at the Grand Hotel Theatre August 22. The 8 p.m. More...
Seven people will be selected by Mackinac Island Mayor Margaret Doud to serve on the Island's first Historic District Commission to oversee exterior construction projects proposed in any local historic district that the Island may establish. More...
Crowds gathered along Main Street Sunday, June 20, to see some of America's favorite Broadway musicals take center stage in the Lilac Festival Grand Parade. More...
Two Island paramedics will receive a pay raise, a new police officer will start in July, and fees will be instated for replacement of commercial bicycle licenses. More...
Horn's Bar and Yankee Rebel Tavern won Best Musical Group for their float of “Mamma Mia.” The girls danced and sung ABBA songs on the float while it traveled down the parade route, includi More...
To the Editor: Years ago, it was my great pleasure to visit Mackinac Island for the first time. It was August of 1978.A friend and I set out for a camping trip to the Upper Peninsula. On our way home we stopped to see the Island. More...
“Gulf oil spill threatens Great Lakes migratory birds” --Great Lakes Echo, Michigan State University (MSU) Knight Center for Environmental Journalism As the crow flies, it's more than 1,500 miles from More...
I am certain I ended up being an actual judge for the Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau, at the Lilac Day Parade on Mackinac, because I just had that "look." Right? More...
While walking and riding through the woods in the last week or so, I noted two wildflowers blooming that were first identified here 200 years ago, thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus) and twinflower (Linnaea borealis). More...
Arnold Transit Company and all other properties of Union Terminal Piers, including a ski hill, have been purchased by James Wynn of Petoskey and several financial backers. The sale, for an undisclosed amount of money, was finalized Monday, June 21. More...
Down Memory Lane Parade Is Friday Night, Downtown Display Is Saturday
By Ted Booker The St. Ignace News
The 35th Annual St. Ignace Car Show comes to St. Ignace Thursday, June 24, with “Cruisin' St. Ignace 2010” kicking off the weekend's lineup from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. The show's festivities will run through Saturday, June 26. More...
Mackinac Straits Health System in St. Ignace broke ground on construction for its 44-bed, 29,900-square-foot long term care facility behind the new hospital on North State Street Wednesday, June 9. More...
Sheldon Smith, former chairman of the Mackinac Island State Park Commission and a frequent visitor to the Island, received the prestigious Howard Keel Award for his tireless contributions to the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) at a special ceremony at the More...
Paying careful attention to spending is going to be increasingly important for the Mackinac Island school in the coming year, said school board members, who adopted a budget of $1,603,323 with estimated revenue of $1,309,018. More...
By Allison Knopp The Epona and Barkus Parade began Saturday, June 19, bringing dogs, puppies, ponies, and their human companions to parade down the boardwalk dressed as their favorite musical characters. More...
Above: Customer Donald Goeckel checks out the official 2010 Lilac Festival vase with Patty Prendergast, manager of Weber's Floral and Gift of Mackinac. Dr. More...
An arsenal of 280,000 wasps, almost microscopic in size, are deployed each week on Mackinac Island. Their mission is to eliminate the rapidly reproducing biting flies and house flies. Dr. More...
Mackinac Horsemen’s Association will offer a Beginner Adult Horseback Riding Clinic again this year. Lisa Eckhardt of Mackinac Island and Snohomish, Washington, will offer her knowledge and experience to help those who are new to horses. More...
Magician Gordon Russ kept the crowd in fits of giggles while simultaneously amazing them with his acts of illusion at his Tuesday, June 22, show. More...
Summer tennis programs at Grand Hotel are underway and will continue through August 27. Programs are run by United States Professional Tennis Association Tennis Professional Jerry Murray, who is in his fourth season at the hotel. More...