Mackinac Island News

With other cities competing for tourist dollars, it stands to reason that Port Huron makes the most of its top attraction -- the Port Huron to Mackinac Island Sailboat Race.

NEWS RELEASE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ************************* Straits State Harbor dedication and public tours planned for July 18 The Department of Natural Resources is celebrating the opening of Michigan's newest and most energy-efficient harbor, Straits State Harbor in Mackinaw City, on Saturday, July 18.

Edward Lake, M.D., recently received the Perinatal Excellence Award presented by the Southwest Michigan Perinatal Association for the commitment he makes to ensuring safe and quality care for all women who seek obstetrical services at Community Health Center of Branch County.

Every year about now, this column departs from issues and opinions to ask: Just what do you know about Michigan? Here's our annual summer quiz, suitable as always for clipping and stashing in the glove box, to help pass the time in holiday traffic.

Be sure to pick up Sunday's paper. Inside, you will: Meet a 12-year-old who will be competing in this summer's Port Huron-to-Mackinac Island Sailboat Race.

Terri Lynn Land has long been a favorite to seek the Congressional seat once held by her political idol, former President Gerald Ford.

It almost looked like it wouldn't happen. As Clinton Township tried to tighten its belt and look for areas to save money, the community couldn't devote any money to a summer concert series or fireworks show - a tradition that began in recent years and quickly became a warm-weather favorite.

Travel Michigan and ClickOnDetroit.com have been urging viewers to produce their own :30 second version of the memorable Pure Michigan commercials.

U.S. Coast Guard Station St. Ignace medically evacuated a woman off Mackinac Island, Mich., today at appproximately 4:00 a.m. Station St.

The Pure Michigan Bayview Mackinac Race could add between $30.4 million and $59.5 million to the state's tourism economy this summer, according to a report to be released today by David Littmann of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.

The VFW Post and Ladies Auxiliary #2406 would like to thank everyone for the wonderful support of our 45th Annual Cancer Smorgasbord Dinner, which was held on Palm Sunday at our post home.

"If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you." This is the state motto for Michigan, according to its official Web site .

Families visiting Michigan will be thrilled with the many entertainment choices.

For those who have spent any amount of time traveling across the United States, KOA campgrounds are a familiar site.

We don't understand why Jeff Seidel, in his June 8 column, would encourage people not to come up to Mackinac Island and enjoy our area .

If you like to write, it's often a dream to have a book published. Niles' Doris Holik Kelly fits that mold.

MACKINAC ISLAND - The Michigan governor's summer residence - a picture-perfect, white, traditional American antique classic on a scenic bluff overlooking all of Mackinac Island - was built as a private residence in 1902.

The 10 day, 60th Annual Mackinac Island Lilac Festival is in full bloom, but the many of the lilacs are not.

Photojournalist Byron Goggin, reporting for the Pure Michigan tourism site, learns a little about what it's like to sail from Port Huron to Mackinac Island in a featured unveiled today.

I have many fond memories of going to Mackinac Island as a child. The ferry ride.