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Little Stone Church Celebrates 125 Years
Little Stone Church invited friends and members to a fundraising dinner Saturday, July 13. This was the start of their official capital campaign to raise $125,000 in honor of the church’s 125 year anniversary. The church has raised $80,000 so far, and pastor Dan Hans said he is optimistic they will reach their goal. “We have a lot of people […]
Moskwa Named Honorary Golf Outing Chairs
Steve and Patti Ann Moskwa have been named the honorary chairs for the the 22nd Jewel Golf Tournament on Mackinac Island Thursday, August 22. The golf outing is a fundraiser for the Mackinac Straits Health Foundation. Year-round residents since 1979, the Moskwas are very active members of the Island community. They are co-owners of Horn’s Bar and the Yankee Rebel […] The post Moskwa Named Honorary Golf Outing Chairs first appeared on Mackinac Island Town Crier.
100 Years of Bayview Memories
The 100th Bayview Mackinac Race presented by National Fleet Services is a wrap as Peter and David Askew’s Great Lakes 52 Wizard barely edged Chris Duhon’s Mockingbird by a mere nine seconds over the original 1925 235-mile course. After a delay of more than an hour and a half Saturday due to a lack of wind, the record fleet of […]
Vintage Base Ball Game Is July 27
The 22nd annual Vintage Base Ball game will take place on the old Fort Mackinac ball field behind Fort Mackinac Saturday, July 27 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Admission is by donation, and the event is sponsored by Mary’s Bistro and Draught House. The game will be played bare handed and by gentleman’s rules between the Fort Mackinac Never […]
A Look at History
There are three marked burial grounds on n Mackinac Island. The Post Cemetery, one of the smallest U.S. military cemeteries in the United States, is the one with a wooden fence. Saint Anne’s Cemetery, sometimes called Saint Ann’s Cemetery, is the one shaped like a triangle. It is consecrated ground, and is used by persons with standing at Sainte Anne’s […]
News About People on Mackinac Island
The harbor has been an amazing sight with all the Bayview to Mackinac yachts tied up and the “Buck” moon shining down. Only on Mackinac! There were 332 boats in the race from 17 states and Canada, a great way to celebrate Bayview’s 100th anniversary. The Island looked great for the celebration with gorgeous flowers blooming all over, especially the […]
Former Summer Worker Returns as Bayview Sailor
While he was no stranger to getting to the Island by boat, former seasonal employee Joe Frost sailed into Mackinac, his summer home for eight years, on a boat of a different kind Monday, July 22. Frost was a crew member on Sohest, a Beneteau First 36.7, that competed in the 100th annual Bayview Mackinac Race. “[Mackinac Island] just gets […]
Horse Tales
This July has not had a Friday the 13th, nor does upcoming August, touch wood. But August on Mackinac means the annual horse show, no matter the age there is an ingrained unwritten rule that karma has a presence in this event. When it comes to being lucky with horses, horse folk around the world are a funny lot. They […]
Jazz Comes to Marquette Park
The Alex Graham Quintet brought jazz to Marquette Park Thursday, July 11. While the group drew from the songs they play regularly, the improvisational component of jazz makes each performance new and different, according to guitarist Aidan Cotner. And according to pianist Gil Chapman, the same goes for Mackinac Island. “I like coming here because each season is different in […]
Mackinac Island wants you to name the next fudge in second annual contest
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)– Mackinac Island is holding a fudge naming competition for its annual Fudge Festival. People have until Wednesday, July 31 at noon to submit their chosen names at selected Mackinac Island fudge shops. Last year, ‘Crack in the Island Crunch’ won the title. The fudge shops will create their version of the chosen […]
Rodney “Red” H. Crawford
Rodney “Red” H. Crawford, 76, of Onaway, died Sunday, July 21, 2024, at Horizon Senior Living in Standish. The son of Ralph and Joyce (Glaspie) Crawford, Rod was born in Flint December 24, 1947. Raised in Vernon, he graduated from high school and went on to enlist in the U.S. Army where he served until his honorable discharge in 1973. Rod married Judy Cramer February 3, 1973, in Vernon and they made their home in Holly before moving to northern Michigan in 1986.
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