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What a gorgeous Labor Day Weekend! The weather was perfect, and people came from far and near to celebrate the holiday! Over 34,000 people walked the Mackinac Bridge on a beautiful morning! Governor Gretchen Whitmer led the walk for her final time as governor! It was a great…
The Weekly Wave
A post on Facebook about the fire at Snows Bar & Grill is heartbreaking and hopeful. “Yesterday changed the world forever for Snows Bar & Grill. It changed forever for the owners and their beloved staff. And it changed forever for all of you: the families, friends, and visitors…
30th Anniversary Truck Show is September 18-19
In 1996 the City of St. Ignace gained a new event with the first-annual Richard Crane Memorial Truck Show. The first iteration only featured two trucks as a sideshow to other activities that day but the idea caught on. The 30th anniversary truck show will be Friday, September 18,…
Nature Notes
Yesterday was Labor Day, and we did the Formal Ride. But this year, I actually drove my horse instead of riding her. It was fortunate in that I was able to bring along a couple of folks who have stayed in a number of Cottages on the Island, who’ve brought horses here, and bought…
Coming Home | Davis Takes Over at Alma Mater as St. Ignace’s First School Resource Officer
St. Ignace Area Schools has a new face among its staff as students return to class this week with the addition of the district’s first school resource officer, Paul Davis. The district has long thought of ways to improve safety, and Davis will do just that, as a uniformed officer…
Horse Tales
September has arrived on Mackinac Island, and this month can be golden. For many horses here, they are at their peek having spent June, July, and August being worked and ridden. The adage “use it or loose it” applies to most of the commercial as well as private horses living on…
News About People on Mackinac Island
What a gorgeous Labor Day Weekend! The weather was perfect, and people came from far and near to celebrate the holiday! Over 34,000 people walked the Mackinac Bridge on a beautiful morning! Governor Gretchen Whitmer led the walk for her final time as governor! It was a great…
Owning a Home on Mackinac Island
The appeal of living on Mackinac Island for more than a vacation, or even an extended visit, is very strong. Imagine riding around on bikes, waving to passing friends and acquaintances, heading to the next cocktail party on bikes, listening to the soft “clip-clop” of horses along…
David Hoffmann: Local news can bring communities together
Hello, I’m David Hoffmann. Like many of you, I’ve been thinking a lot about our country, our communities and how we find our way back to one another. There is too much friction, too much anger and, often, too little understanding of the people and places closest to us. I serve as…
Mackinac Maritime Memories
Michilimackinac, Anishinaabek for the “place of the great turtle,” has a complex, rich, and illustrious maritime history with its port cities and islands that lie within the emerald, turquoise, and sky-blue waterways of the Straits of Mackinac. The meeting of Lakes Michigan and…
A Look at History
At Colonial Michilimackinac, costumed interpreters show how a 1700s public-private partnership brought together uniformed British troops and enterprising fur traders. This means that the buildings within the stockaded walls of the fort housed officers, soldiers, and civilians,…
Water is Life | Environmental Activists and Tribal Leaders Paddle for the Future
The Great Lakes are the lifeblood of multi-billion-dollar commercial fishing and tourism industries in Michigan, and they hold cultural and religious significance for the Indigenous peoples throughout the Midwest and Canada. To celebrate the significance of the lakes and voice…