St. Ignace News

Father Baraga was met on the ice at the Mackinac Straits by a train of sled dogs probably similar to one pictured here.

Five wrestling matches at once is a lot of action. For somewhere in the area of 12 hours, that is what crowds where treated to Saturday with the annual Northern Michigan Championships taking place at the Jim Mongeau Gymnasium.

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI In accordance with 33 CFR 165.901, the Captain of the Port Sault Ste.

The motor vessel Manistee, in ballast with no cargo, rides high in the waters of the Straits of Mackinac after being freed from ice by the crew of Coast Guard Cutter Biscayne Bay, Jan.

Mackinac Island is an amazing area to visit in upper Michigan. The island is only accessible by boat or plane and once on the island, public transportation is either walking, biking, horseback riding, or horse drawn carriage.

ST. IGNACE, Mich. - Members of the U.S. Coast Guard , Michigan Department of Environmental Quality , oil spill response organizations, Enbridge Energy Partners and several other agencies are scheduled to participate in a unique exercise out of St.

Media Note: At this time, due to limited space, there are no opportunities for media to attend and observe operations during Tuesday's scheduled oil-recovery training.