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July 20, 2021 — It’s been a productive summer for the resident raptors at the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge, with peregrine falcons successfully raising two chicks this year. One egg laid earlier this year did not hatch. Karl Hansen, bridge engineer for the International Bridge Administration (IBA), reported on the […]
July 9, 2021 — The Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA) board today enthusiastically confirmed that the annual Mackinac Bridge Walk will go on as scheduled this Labor Day, Sept. 6. Board members welcomed the end of pandemic restrictions that will allow the event, citing its importance to the Straits area economy and […]
June 24, 2021 — The annual Mackinac Bridge Walk is back for 2021, and the Mackinac Bridge Authority (MBA) has updated a video explaining the options people have for participating in this beloved event. Based on the success of the 2018 and 2019 events, the MBA will again start the 2021 […]
U.S. and Canadian officials are holding biweekly meetings to discuss the potential closure of Enbridge’s Line 5 oil pipeline through the Straits of Mackinac and the ramifications of the shutdown in the context of a 1977 treaty between the two governments. It’s not clear whether the state of Michigan has been a […]
James Thomas “Big Swede” Sorenson, age 66, of St. Ignace, Michigan, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on June 5, 2021, at his home. He was born in St. Ignace, on December 9, 1954, to Sterling (Bud) and Eudene (Paquin) Sorenson. Jimmy grew up and lived in […]
A 65-year-old man from Ludington was arrested on June 12 for discharging a handgun in the air on the Mackinac Bridge. The incident allegedly began on eastbound US-2 when two vehicles were traveling to the bridge. The Ludington man stated the other driver would not let let him merge onto […]
The Mackinac City Police Department was called to the intersection of Central Avenue and Nicolet Street just after 9 Saturday night for a road rage complaint. When the officer found the described vehicle, the drive wouldn’t pull over and led police on a short chase. After investigating, police learned the […]
ST IGNACE, MI – Troopers from the Michigan State Police St. Ignace Post responded to a fatal motorcycle crash on the Mackinac Bridge at around 10:30am. An initial investigation shows that a 78 year old man from Cheboygan was traveling north across the bridge when he crossed the center lane […]
ST. IGNACE, Mich. (WILX) – On the city’s 350th birthday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer stopped in St. Ignace to announce a record investment in Michigan’s state parks and trails. In the shadow of the Mackinac Bridge from Straits State Park, Gov. Whitmer announced her plan for critical investments in state parks […]
Wilson H. Anderson entered the presence of his Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ on June 6, 2021, released from the physical and mental confines of Parkinson’s and meeting his Savior face to face. Wilson was born on Drummond Island on June 21, 1929 to Henry and Isabel Anderson. His […]
