Residents who enjoy taking part in the annual International Bridge Walk will have to wait as the event has been cancelled for a third straight year. Held at the end of June every year, the bridge walk was forced to take another pause after the organizers and parties involved in […]
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Upcoming Events in July at Bayliss Public Library
(Sault Ste. Marie, MI) – The library will be closed on Saturday, July 2nd, in observance of Independence Day. As the summer heat settles in, so can lots of free time! The summer reading programs for children and adults at Bayliss Public Library continue through July. If you haven’t signed […]
U.P. All-Star Basketball Classic takes place in St. Ignace Saturday
More than 30 athletes will participate
St Ignace Police ask for help looking for wanted man UPDATE: In Custody
UPDATE: The St Ignace Police Department has reported that the subject they have been looking for, Ryan Alan Deshazo, has been apprehended and is in custody. They thank the public for all their leads that lead to the apprehension. ORIGINAL STORY: The St. Ignace Police Department is in need of […]
Hundreds rally at Michigan Capitol for stricter gun laws in wake of recent school shootings
LANSING — Enough is enough. That was the prevailing message at Saturday’s March For Our Lives rally on the steps of the Michigan Capitol, part of a nationwide series of protests. About 500 people gathered in Lansing to demand lawmakers take action to pass stricter gun laws. “How many more (shootings) until our politicians […]
Pickford Library receives $50,000 donation from Ann Marie Smith Memorial
On Wednesday, June 1st, the community of Pickford and the family and friends of Ann Marie Smith gathered to celebrate Ann Marie Smith’s life. Ann Marie Smith was the former librarian of the Pickford Community Library. She passed away on Valentine’s Day in 2020. A memorial service had been planned […]
Where Some See a Black Ash Tree, Others See a Basket by Sharon Kennedy
The bounty of nature has no limits. Along with providing fish and game as nourishment for the body, nature also provides an assortment of flora for a variety of purposes. When we think of flora, we might think of flowers and plants, but trees are plants, too, only large ones. […]
Oil ‘non-recoverable’ in St. Marys River spill, says Coast Guard
SAULT STE. MARIE, MI — Oil spilled from an Ontario steel mill into the waterway connecting Lake Superior and Lake Huron is “not recoverable,” said the U.S. Coast Guard. The estimated 5,300 gallons of gear oil spilled at the Algoma Steel mill in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, on Thursday, June 9, will […]
Bay Mills Boys & Girls Club awarded grant funds for building construction
BAY MILLS — Economic development continues in Bay Mills, this time with a project geared toward local youth. The Bay Mills Boys & Girls Club received another round of grant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Community Development Block Grant Program for Indian Tribes […]
BMIC enters agreement to manage operations at Point Iroquois Lighthouse
BAY MILLS — After years of discussion, a partnership between Bay Mills Indian Community and the US Forest Service has come to fruition. BMIC has entered into an interpretive agreement, which will empower Bay Mills to oversee the operations at Point Iroquois Lighthouse in Brimley, on the shores of Lake […]